Dav Ito (they/them) reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
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.
eBook
Finnish language
Published 2023 by Hertta Kustannus.
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.
is it weird that I can feel myself heavily identifying with the murderbot? it feels like it should be weird.
it's hard to pull off a sardonic robot protagonist, and I think this did it
It's a short novel so I can't expect much in character development outside of the main one, but that is my one critique: I'd like to know more about the other members of the crew and their situations.
But overall it was a fun listen; engaging, interesting, suspenseful.
I haven't been so compelled to read since a teenager. Murderbot sucked me in completely.