Martha Wells: All Systems Red

[beccaelizabeth]

Murderbot is Relatable.
Just wants to sit and watch TV.
"Granted, I liked the imaginary people on the entertainment feed way more than I liked real ones, but you can't have one without the other."

So there's this great little adventure seen through the point of view of someone who epically does not want to be there, and just

mood
biggest mood
forever mood.

I am giving this 4.5 starts on LibraryThing, and the .5 is because it is only short.

Comments

[oracne]

There's a second one, also too short. I want moooooooore.

[ithiliana]

More is coming!

http://www.marthawells.com/murderbot.htm

[melannen]

I feel like it's actually about the right length, because if it was longer that would mean more things *happening* to Murderbot, and I just want it to be able to watch its entertainment feed.

...that said, I do tend to finish a re-read and then turn around and start over again because I want more time with Murderbot.

[ithiliana]

I just want it to be able to watch its entertainment feed.

PERFECT comment!

Yeah, I have re-read several times. Murderbot is right up there with Addison's Goblin Emperor, one of Ilona Andrews series, and Ursula Vernon/T. Kingsolver's books as "I can read this and feel better no matter how awful life is" list!

[ithiliana]

There is so much about Murderbot that I relate to in directly that way!

And it is too short--but the second one is out, and the third and fourth in production. I think Wells is doing what Bujold is with the Penric novellas--a serial novel of sorts!

But faster--the third and fourth will be out later in 2018!

http://www.marthawells.com/murderbot.htm

[baronjanus]

WAIT, is the reason I'm not finding 3&4 is that they're not out yet?! Rude.



There's some meta to be had about genderless characters and gendered writing there, but it's a bit beyond me at the moment.