bbbhltz reviewed System Collapse by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
Just more Murderbot
3 stars
Yes. It is just more Murderbot. And that is a good thing.
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Yes. It is just more Murderbot. And that is a good thing.
Murderbot just has near infinite potential as a character. It's multiprocessing nature makes the stories complex but so rich, I feel like starting the whole series again now to pick up the bits I missed.
I was excited to hear more about other SecUnits with hacked governor modules.
I continue to love the Murderbot series. By this point, the action parts have lost impact because there's too much precedent for how they're going to turn out, so I think it's wise of Wells to play that part down a bit in this book, in favour of a story more about persuasion and trust building. And the ongoing saga of Murderbot learning about both its limits and capabilities continues to be one of the most relatable arcs in SF/F.
Oh my [REDACTED] god, it was just too short.