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A review by realadhdoug
Network Effect by Martha Wells
4.25
The Murderbot stories just keep getting better and better. In this adventure, Murderbot and his human companions cross paths with his old frenemy Art…and hilarity ensues. Getting a front row seat to Murderbot trying to process his feelings about Art (and just the fact that he has feeling at all) is a lot of fun.
As with the previous books in the series, the story is much more character-driven than plot-driven. Most of their time is spent sitting around talking about their plans or speculating about how something went wrong.
To be honest, what actually happened kind of went over my head. All I know is that Art showed up and initially pissed Murderbot off, but he eventually came around and decided that he’d like to continue working with Art in the end. Oh yeah, and they also have a baby together maybe? And then there’s a part where Murderbot sets himself free from captors by dislocating his hand Addams Family style and untying himself or something. That was fun.
Anyway, stuff happened. But more importantly, and this is why I enjoyed the book, Murderbot expresses such profoundly human sentiments in such a vulgar way that it’s simultaneously hilarious and heartwarming. I’m definitely going to continue the series to see where he goes next…
As with the previous books in the series, the story is much more character-driven than plot-driven. Most of their time is spent sitting around talking about their plans or speculating about how something went wrong.
To be honest, what actually happened kind of went over my head. All I know is that Art showed up and initially pissed Murderbot off, but he eventually came around and decided that he’d like to continue working with Art in the end. Oh yeah, and they also have a baby together maybe? And then there’s a part where Murderbot sets himself free from captors by dislocating his hand Addams Family style and untying himself or something. That was fun.
Anyway, stuff happened. But more importantly, and this is why I enjoyed the book, Murderbot expresses such profoundly human sentiments in such a vulgar way that it’s simultaneously hilarious and heartwarming. I’m definitely going to continue the series to see where he goes next…