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3.5 stars
Almost every Tor.com novella I've read has been wonderful (see Passing Strange and Every Heart a Doorway), and All Systems Red is no exception.
Before I started I was confused by reviews, which often boil down to, "SQUEEE I love Murderbot!" Kind of a scary name for a lovable character, no?
After reading I get it - Murderbot is one of the most relatable narrators I've read in a while. Part machine and part organic components and referred to with the pronoun "it", Murderbot is like many of ...more
Almost every Tor.com novella I've read has been wonderful (see Passing Strange and Every Heart a Doorway), and All Systems Red is no exception.
Before I started I was confused by reviews, which often boil down to, "SQUEEE I love Murderbot!" Kind of a scary name for a lovable character, no?
After reading I get it - Murderbot is one of the most relatable narrators I've read in a while. Part machine and part organic components and referred to with the pronoun "it", Murderbot is like many of ...more
I liked this novel, and I'm not a fan of reading science fiction. I found it funny how Murderbot decides to keep working for the company (in a mediocre way) so he can keep watching the shows. His evolution of thinking the humans are idiots, although they are scientists, so less idiots than most humans, to actually dislike the notion of them dying. The ending does feel a little rushed or messy, I'm looking forward to see what they do with the TV serie.
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This was really short -- more like the intro to a much bigger story -- so I am looking forward to seeing where this series goes.
Feb 25, 2018
Denise (deesbooknook)
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4.5*
Jan 27, 2019
Dave
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Apr 15, 2019
Claire
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