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
it's hard to pull off a sardonic robot protagonist, and I think this did it
Nothing too fancy here but an entertaining and fast paced character focused adventure story. Looking forward to picking up the next installment.
It's good fun. Was a bit shorter than I expected so the ending felt a bit abrupt (reading it as part of a Tor ebook collection so couldn't see how long was left). Murderbot's an interesting character, and the story from their point of view is interesting, especially when there are so many hours of Sanctuary Moon left to be watched. The problem of that perspective is it makes it hard to distinguish the other characters from each other, but overall it's an enjoyable read.
Bit of a quick read, but not going to complain. Personally I liked the storyline, the humour of the murderbot too.
I may or may not be (read : I am currently) throwing money at the other books right now.
I haven't been so compelled to read since a teenager. Murderbot sucked me in completely.