A review by stardustrohrig
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Note: Murdebot refers to itself with it/its pronouns so I will use those when referring to Murderbot. It does not consider itself human and does not want to be considered a person. 

I enjoyed this one as much as the previous story. I really liked the sort of friendship Murderbot develops with ART - I don’t think Murderbot would call it a friendship but it approaches that level. Murderbot does a lot to help ART figure things out by sharing the media it has watched and ART ends up helping Murderbot figure out what happened in the past. I also enjoyed how Murderbot ends up helping the group of humans it encounters while traveling back to where the massacre occurred to do its research to find out what happened to it in the past. There's a lot to be said about Murderbot learning from its past and how it interacts with people and other AIs. As much as I've enjoyed the first two books I have to say I have mixed feelings with the way intelligence is talked about in these books, and I've written more on my blog if you would like to read it.  

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