Dav Ito (they/them) reviewed All systems red by Martha Wells
I'm not sure how I feel...
3 stars
is it weird that I can feel myself heavily identifying with the murderbot? it feels like it should be weird.
Hardcover, 176 pages
Published by Tor.com.
4 stars
(6 reviews)
The series is about an artificial construct designed as a Security Unit, which manages to override its governor unit, thus enabling it to develop independence. It calls itself Murderbot, and likes to watch unrealistic soap operas. As it spends more time with some caring humans, it starts developing feelings that it does not care for.
mouse reviewed All systems red by Martha Wells
what a fun little read
it's hard to pull off a sardonic robot protagonist, and I think this did it
ju reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
Short and fun
4 stars
I was surprised that it was only the length of a novella, but it's a fun read.
Dee 📖 (book aspect) reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
Go Murderbot
4 stars
From the plot alone, this novella would be a bit of perhaps cliche science fiction. What makes it both unique and compelling is that the story being told from the perspective of the "Murderbot" (hence The Murderbot Diaries), a cyborg generally treated by society as a piece of equipment.
Martha Wells's writing does a good job of showing Murderbot's personality, its particular anxieties, its relationships towards humans, and general attitudes towards life. Even if the plot is cliche, Murderbot as a character is the opposite.
polymerwitch reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
relatable
4 stars
A socially awkward, traumatized by PTSD, has executive dysfunction, and just wants to be free and watch entertainment streams ... Murderbot is very relatable.
Aaron reviewed All systems red by Martha Wells
Review of 'All systems red' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I haven't been so compelled to read since a teenager. Murderbot sucked me in completely.