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A review by doubleohelix
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Short but sweet, a simple premise from a very cool perspective, written just the way I like it, revealing the world through action and dialog.
It reminded me a lot of the Thing, with the same kind of tension and mystery and isolation. Very well done.
My only criticism is it is too short, I would have liked to be immersed in this world longer, and a lot of the humans kind of blended together, though I think that might have been the point; they are as indistinguishable to murderbot as robots are to us.
At times murderbot seemed a bit too human, I would have liked to see the thinking of a robot be a little more alien to our way of thinking. Super enjoyable read, I can’t wait to read more stories in the series!
It reminded me a lot of the Thing, with the same kind of tension and mystery and isolation. Very well done.
My only criticism is it is too short, I would have liked to be immersed in this world longer, and a lot of the humans kind of blended together, though I think that might have been the point; they are as indistinguishable to murderbot as robots are to us.
At times murderbot seemed a bit too human, I would have liked to see the thinking of a robot be a little more alien to our way of thinking. Super enjoyable read, I can’t wait to read more stories in the series!