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All Systems Red
All Systems Red | Martha Wells
A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells for fans of AI morality playsIn a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn't a primary concern.On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied 'droid -- a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as "Murderbot." Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is.But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.
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TieDyeDude
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#wondrouswednesday @eggs

💥 Patrick deWitt, Stephen King, Ed Brubaker, V.E. Schwab, Kate Moore, Jeff Lemire

💖 Ugh, umm... gotta go with The Giver, whatever genre you want to fit that into :)

📚 Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children), Martha Wells (Murderbot), Stephen King (Dark Tower, Bill Hodges)

Eggs Love Schwab ❤️❤️ 15h
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BookmarkTavern
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Hey fans of the audiobooks for the Murderbot series!

Do you need more Kevin R Free being a sarcastic mechanical being questioning their own personhood while also taking care of an overly curious human? Of course you do.

I just discovered this podcast today where an AI named Mikey and an astronaut named Len and I‘m hooked after one episode. It‘s called Ask Your Father by Gideon Media. #BookCast

peanutnine Ooh sounds fun! 4d
rretzler I‘ll have to check it out! 3d
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Maria_Pulver
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When a security android slash synthetic slave goes rogue, it becomes a wild card in a sci-fi adventure. However, the best part of the book is the part of this android being very humane, shy, sarcastic and sacrifices himself to safe the humans who for the first time treat it decently.
Will go straight to the second book in the series
#SeriesLove2024 #told_by_a_woman

rretzler Love Murderbot! I‘m caught up and impatiently waiting for the next book to come out! 3w
Maria_Pulver @rretzler finished the second book yesterday, but had to put aside the third - have a book to read for a book club meeting first :( 2w
rretzler @Maria_Pulver I envy you a bit getting to read them fairly closely in time. It seems I'm always waiting for the next one to come out and I forget what happened last. Perhaps a reread is in order! Enjoy, once you get back to the third! 2w
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Robotswithpersonality
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The Murderbot series reread begins! Having bounced around in this series universe for a while, this first book definitely feels like just a taste of larger discussions about autonomy, enslavement, the nature of a self, corporate greed(lack of ethics), but it's honestly the perfect length introduction to Murderbot's POV. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? The marvelous mix of the anti-social IDGAF attitude (arguably masking trauma) with heightened emotional vulnerability where its emerging preference for specific humans is concerned, which presents as some combo of herding cats and leading fluffy ducklings. 1mo
Robotswithpersonality 3/4 So far, I've lived up to my promise to take notes/start a detailed character map, because Murderbot's disdain for the details of human appearance and drama means I started to lose track through these books of who's who and how they're connected to each other. I anticipate tracking such things will improve my reread by adding some depth and complexity that may have been missing the first time, or got lost in the gaps between when I could get subsequent books from the library. 1mo
Robotswithpersonality 4/4 Even if each adventure does still read as its own mission, I'm glad to be along for the ride. Pretty sure I'll be buying each volume after each reread. If you haven't picked them up, I highly recommend!

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julesG Get the hardback editions if you can. They come with a dust jacket that's slightly rough to the touch - 🥳🥳 no fingerprints on the dust jacket and a nice haptic feature. 1mo
Robotswithpersonality @julesG I honestly didn't realize paperback was an option until this second read of the first book. When I went to look up the second in my local bookstore, only the hardcover was showing as an option...so might be getting hardcovers by default! Curious about texture now - the protective mylar on library dust jackets means I'm often in the dark about how they really look/feel without the mega-shiny. 1mo
julesG I've seen the paperbacks here in Germany a few times for the first four novellas, but they might be out of print by now. 1mo
Robotswithpersonality @julesG Location, location, location! ☺️Hmm, must investigate further...🤔🕵🏼‍♂️ 1mo
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Doppoetry
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Mehso-so

The plot was intriguing but aside from Murderbot, everyone else had a paper-thin personality.

Doppoetry A friend recommended this to me and I was more inclined to listen to it because it was short.

I've read this type of story before, the type of story where the author always asks “When does AI become more than AI“ While I understand the limitations of around 100 pages it really does feel too wishy-washy. My other criticism is the “LGBTQA“ representation that felt more like an off-handed joke than actual rep and it was embarrassing to read.
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Doppoetry Another thing that kills a narrative for me is when the main character continually repeats that they “don't care“. They don't care about the setting, they don't care about this and they don't care about that. It kills the enthusiasm and feels like the author is shooting themselves in the foot when they refuse to engage with their world or characters. 1mo
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HiMyNames_Alyssa
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I've been waiting to post until I finished the series but I'm waiting for the final book from libby because I don't want to use an audible credit on a book I'll finish in a week lol. But these are so good if you like some light hearted and witty sci-fi. Definitely recommend.

julesG I'm currently re-reading the series. Bought the GraphicAudio editions. 2mo
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IndoorDame
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I finally see what all the fuss is about and I‘m jazzed to read the rest of this saga!

wanderinglynn Love this series! 2mo
Tea_and_Starstuff A fave! Glad you enjoyed it 2mo
Ruthiella Murderbot is the bomb! 2mo
julesG 🥳🥳🥳 2mo
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Dragon
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A friend just told me about Audible Plus so I‘m binge listening to all The Murderbot Diary novellas available. I forgot how snarky and funny Murderbot is 🤖❤️🐉. A couple weekends ago The Stanley Cup was on display in the Inner Harbour so had to get a picture 🥅 🏒

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Mpcacher
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I am not usually a Sci-Fi reader, but picked up this novella after seeing it recommended and I was really impressed. It was both smart and funny, plus a little bit sassy. Of course it also had some action and the inclusion of morality issues gave it some depth. Being Sci-Fi, it had a lot of technical stuff, but it never felt overwhelming or hard to follow. I have added the second in the series (Artificial Condition) to my TBR list. 4.5/5 stars.

HeatherBookNerd I‘m not big on Sifi either, but I‘m completely obsessed with the series and I‘m burning my way through. (edited) 2mo
Mpcacher @HeatherBookNerd I have requested the next one from the library and am looking forward to it, even though I have many other books on my to read list.
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Deblovestoread
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Spent part of my day reading the first Murderbot Diary book. I‘ve seen lots of love for these books but had no idea what they were other than SciFi. I liked it and look forward to reading more in the series. This was on Sharon‘s TBR and I wonder if she would have liked it. #Sharreadathon #LitsyLove #SeriesLove24

TheSpineView This is a great series! 👍 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo
Graciouswarriorprincess I love this series! 2mo
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Tsana
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Now that I‘m back at work, I‘m also back to commuting and listening to audiobooks. This is my current aural re-read. Loving remembering the origins of Murderbot.

julesG Try the GraphicAudio 😁 that's what I'm listening to on my errands 2mo
Tsana @julesG Do you mean the “dramatised adaptation”? I‘ve been listening to the basic audiobooks because they‘re free in Audible and don‘t cost a credit. 2mo
julesG Yes, the dramatised version. But, I understand that you're listening to the regular audiobooks. I did that too when I noticed them being free. 2mo
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HiMyNames_Alyssa
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I'm very behind on posting my reads so far this year. I'm already almost done with book 3 of the Murderbot Diaries. I listened to the first one several years ago before I had the means for something like audible. I'm very happy to be reading the rest. My new 40min commute is allowing to plow through media and im here for it

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AmandaBlaze
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Anyone interested in an a Murderbot #buddyread? We‘d do a book a month.

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5feet.of.fury
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Just listened to this novella while playing some Mortal Kombat. I liked this, Murderbot is definitely A Mood. It poses the question ever present in the genre since I, Robot; when does artificial intelligence become intelligent life? But Murderbot might not be ready for peopling. It‘s really taking time away from their entertainment streaming time.

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monalyisha
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An actual description of my staycation this week:

“Mensah set up a watch schedule, including in time for me to go into standby and do a diagnostic recharge cycle. I was also planning to use the time to watch some Sanctuary Moon and recharge my ability to copy with humans at close quarters without losing my mind.”

Same, Murderbot. Same. 👯‍♀️

#AuldLangSpine @BarbaraJean

julesG I think I love Murderbot because I can relate to its introvertness. 3mo
monalyisha @julesG Oh, totally! I didn‘t dislike the book. I just think the setting & the description of missions, etc might not be for me. I do like the social commentary (non-corporation-owned political entities, polygamous family units; that part‘s interesting, in addition to the characters). I‘m keeping an open mind! 3mo
staci.reads 😂 I feel you, Murderbot. 3mo
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monalyisha
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Mehso-so

A little found family story, with a grumpy anti-social introvert with a heart of gold, a hacked comm unit, and inorganic weapons built-in to its body in the center.

I think I liked this enough to continue, at least on to Book 2. It was sweet, and endearing, with a healthy dose of side-eyed humor. But I wasn‘t *immediately* captivated or enthralled the way I expected to be. It felt, very much, like a piece — not a whole. 🦾👇🏻

monalyisha 1/2: I‘ll admit to skimming sentences which included words like “beacons”, “safety units” and “launch vehicles,”; “mapping functions”, “hoppers” and “systems analysis.” I keep trying to get into sci-fi but it very clearly does not come naturally. 🙈 3mo
monalyisha 2/2: This was an #AuldLangSpine pick from @BarbaraJean, who actually listed Book 7 on her list. Because they‘re short and there‘s so much love for the series, I‘ll optimistically give the next installment a shot — maybe on audio, and with crossed fingers! I‘m not ruling out the possibility that I might come to love the Diaries and look back on this so-so rating like, “Who was she? I hardly know her.” 😆 3mo
julesG Audible might have the audiobooks for free for subscribers. There is also a GraphicAudio version for the first four novellas. The second book - as GraphicAudio - is my current commute audiobook in the car. 3mo
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monalyisha @julesG That‘s good to know! I‘ll look into it. Thanks! 3mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I have a weird theory about Murderbot. I think it should have been one book. I found the individual books to be fine but as a whole I loved the series. They work only together. And I am not a series person, I usually read one maybe 2 and am done. 3mo
RamsFan1963 I was so-so on the first book also, but from the second one on, especially in audio, it's one pick after another. 3mo
BarbaraJean Haha—yes, Murderbot is quite definitely sci-fi! I‘ll be interested to know if the second one works better for you. I feel like there‘s less setup needed and perhaps fewer of the technical terms. The audiobooks are really good, although I switched to print halfway through the series because I tend to glaze over with the technical terms when it‘s being read to me! 3mo
BarbaraJean @ChaoticMissAdventures I like your theory! I have a hard time keeping track of what happened in specific installments; it does feel more like a whole than specific episodes. And one of the things I love so much about the series is how Murderbot‘s character deepens over the series. 3mo
Adventures-of-a-French-Reader @monalyisha The second novella of the series was so-so for me, but I liked the 3rd one, and I'll soon start the 4th one. The novellas are quite short, so it's a plus ;) 3mo
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monalyisha
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I‘ve officially started my first #AuldLangSpine book! Moxie is monitoring my reading. 🐇

@BarbaraJean

monalyisha She already thinks she should have been cast as Murderbot instead of Alexander Skarsgård. 3mo
IndoorDame It‘s important to have a little furry supervisor 😁🐇 3mo
tpixie How adorable #RabbitsOfLitsy or #BunniesOfLitsy !! 3mo
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dabbe Hello there, Marvelous Moxie! 🖤🖤🖤 3mo
BarbaraJean 🎉🎉Love peeking at your shelves in the background! 3mo
monalyisha @BarbaraJean It‘s kind of a weird shelf, tbh. 😅 Just a random (but alphabetized, of course) assortment of Children‘s Lit. MUCH too risky to put any highly cherished books by a rabbit‘s food dish! 3mo
rabbitprincess MOXIE 🥰🥰🥰 3mo
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Anna40
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Murderbot,a “messed-up second-hand SecUnit”-half bot half human- accompanies a team of scientists on a mission to collect data.But something or someone is after them and they don‘t know who&why.Murderbot loves watching TV shows where he learns about human behaviour&feelings.He prefers TV humans&is both annoyed&intrigued by real humans.This is a fun book but AppleTV is turning the books into a show&I‘d rather watch than read this. very original👍

BookmarkTavern This whole series is a delight! 💖 3mo
Anna40 @BookmarkTavern Yes, it is. But I think one book‘s enough for me. I‘ll watch the show. I guess science fiction is not for me 3mo
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HeatherBookNerd
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Fun, quick book about a murderbot who‘s not much of a murderer. He‘d rather be avoiding his work and watching Netflix. But the humans on his current mission have found him helpful and now he has to interact with them, which he finds super awkward. This is book one in a series, and even though I‘m not a big fan of sci-fi or a multiple-book series, I will definitely keep going.

julesG Murderbot ❤️❤️ 3mo
BookmarkTavern This series is so good! 💖 3mo
HeatherBookNerd @julesG @BookmarkTavern such an entertaining clever story 3mo
BookmarkTavern If you enjoy audiobooks, I can‘t recommend these ones enough! 💕 3mo
julesG @BookmarkTavern And the first four books have been turned into GraphicAudio books recently. Also very entertaining 3mo
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PageShifter
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I really lost my heart to this adorable Murder Bot! Hilarious character and so unique.

Story itself was interesting and went fast forward, some of the last scenes maybe a bit too fast. But that ending. Loved it!

#SeriesLove23

TheSpineView It is a great series! 3mo
Ruthiella Murderbot is awesome. 3mo
BookmarkTavern This is such a wonderful series! 3mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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How are fans of the books feeling about this??

I am excited to see it come on screen, and am so glad it is going to be a series and not a movie. I am also excited Apple is carrying it, they are doing some amazing work.

I am just not so sure about Alexander Skarsgård being the lead?

If you are a fan how did you picture Murderbot?

Ruthiella I pictured Murderbot as female, but I probably won‘t watch the show anyway. And he is an appealing actor. 3mo
julesG Murderbot is caring. Very caring. So, if I had to gender it at all, I'd stand with @Ruthiella - it is more female than male. I keep hoping that Apple keeps its visor down and doesn't show Murderbot's face until the last minute. Which means that I'm hoping Skarsgard plays Ratthi. 3mo
julesG And I really want to see a more mature woman for Dr Mensa, but can't think of a fitting actor right now. Well, I am not sure about this. If I ever watch it, I'll probably watch it with my son (super fan) and we'll complain about all the changes the TV show made to the original material. Then we'll sulk and go have an emotion in private while watching the wall. I'm curious to see how they do Sanctuary Moon though. 3mo
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Hooked_on_books I totally picture Murderbot as female. I love the idea of this being done, but am worried. 3mo
Mrs_B I‘m agreed, I pictured Murderbot as being female or androgynous. I do think they‘ve not got the casting right here. I wonder what the author thinks about this? 3mo
Ruthiella @julesG I picture Sanctuary Moon as being totally cheesy! That would be fun to recreate. The cast should be super ethnically diverse. In my mind , that‘s the universe Wells created. People are still good and bad, but their allegiances are to corporations, not countries or cultures. 3mo
julesG @Ruthiella Yes, to all you wrote. To me it's a diverse cast, too. And that's why I think making the books into a TV show hinges on the casting. 3mo
julesG @Mrs_B Wells hasn't said anything on Instagram about it, just shared the news that Skarsgard was in the series. 3mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @Ruthiella @julesG @Hooked_on_books I think it is so interesting how people pictured Murderbot. I pictured them as a larger more masculine nonbinary person who is racially ambiguous. I wonder if people pictured them as a woman because they were really into soap opera shows? Which is often seen as feminine. Did I picture them as masculine B/C security is often more masculine? 3mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I reread this in September and now I cannot remember if the books described them at all. 3mo
Ruthiella @ChaoticMissAdventures Murderbot is never described other than technical capabilities and its effort to appear more human than secunit. I think my feminine assumption came from the fact that the author is female. 3mo
julesG @ChaoticMissAdventures a SecUnit doesn't have a gender. It's not a SexBot and Murderbot emphasises it often. My son and I base the "if we had to assign a gender to Murderbot, it would be female" on the caring aspect - never on the soaps. Murderbot is described as a high tech killing g machine. It describes itself as having short hair (which it later grows out) and I'm fairly certain most people around Murderbot see it as either androgynous or male 3mo
julesG Even the aliases Murderbot uses are androgynous/gender neutral. So, if you asked me to select an actor for Murderbot I'd be inclined towards Charlize Theron starting with Mad Max Fury Road and going towards Old Guard. 3mo
Hooked_on_books I actually never thought of the shows Murderbot watches as soap operas. For me, I feel like there are characteristics (introverted, socially awkward, blunt) that I personally really identify with and I‘m female, so I pictured them more female. 3mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @Hooked_on_books @julesG @Ruthiella It will be interesting to see how Skarsgård pulls it off, overwhelmingly I am hearing no matter how people pictured Murderbot they for sure didn't picture someone like him. But I know he is a big nerd so I have hope he does well with it all - I think he is also a producer. 3mo
julesG Do you think he's the same level nerd as Henry Cavill? If so, this could go well after all 3mo
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TracyReadsBooks
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MURDERBOT IS COMING TO TV!!!!!!!!

I would be screaming out loud if it weren‘t for the fact the rest of the family is asleep…so, instead I‘ll have to stick with giddy excitement expressed through gleeful smiling.

How am I supposed to sleep after reading this article in The Verge?!?

Cannot. Wait. Can. Not.

Murderbot is a favorite and I‘m beyond excited to see these stories on the small screen. Yay!!!

currentlyreadinginCO So excited!! 3mo
Hooked_on_books Ooooooo! I hope they do it justice! 🤞🏼 3mo
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BookmarkTavern
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I love this book series, so I am… unsure how I feel about this right now. Keeping my fingers crossed though. 🤞🏻

#BookAdaptations

https://deadline.com/2023/12/alexander-skarsgard-star-murderbot-apple-chris-amp-...

majkia oh wow. I'm sort of happy, but.... I've always seen our secbot as female, so this is.... hmmm. 3mo
TheKidUpstairs Hmm...I love Skarsgard, but not sure if he's the right fit for this, but I think the Weitz brothers are a good choice for the wry tone of it... we shall see! 3mo
5feet.of.fury I haven‘t read these so I can‘t have an opinion yet, but that man 😍 3mo
Ruthiella @majkia Me too. That‘s why I can‘t listen to the audio books because the narrator is male and I feel that Murderbot is female. 3mo
Clare-Dragonfly Jeez. I am happy for Martha Wells but not thrilled with the idea of having a face for Murderbot… especially a white man‘s face. I think Murderbot‘s appearance should be extremely ambiguous in terms of gender and ethnicity. 3mo
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starlight97
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Murderbot hacks its own governor module which means it doesn't have to obey orders anymore and protect the people it is supposed to protect as a SecUnit. But it doesn't care much for murder especially after finding out it can now access the combined feed of entertainment channels carried on the company satellites. "As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure."
I enjoyed this short one immensely.
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Anna40
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My copy of the first in the Murderbot series has arrived! @Soubhiville @Adventures-of-a-French-Reader and all my Litsy friends who‘ve been praising this book and getting a no science fiction reader to get so excited about reading sci-fi

Anna40 @TheSpineView I have to finish another book first before I get to this one but am very excited to read it 4mo
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Balibee146
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It's a very dark day here - too dark for my eyes to cope with print so starting my next read on #kindle

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TheSpineView
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#HumbleHarvest @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Novella

Great series made up of mostly novellas.

Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 4mo
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Adventures-of-a-French-Reader
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As a reader who is not drawn to science-fiction, I feel this novella is a great introduction to the genre. I already checked out the other three novellas of the Murderbot Diaries ;)

The plot was interesting, it reads like an episode of a series. And most importantly, when finished, we want to read what comes next...

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Emilymdxn
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This has been on my list forever and I‘m so happy to have ticked it off this #scarathlon - short, original, funny and interesting. My only complaint was that it could have been longer really to get more depth in.

#skeletoncrew

kwmg40 The 5th book in this series is a full-length novel and it definitely provides more depth and complexity. 5mo
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julesG
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This GraphicAudio was good, but the audiobook was better, IMHO.

#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 6mo
TheSpineView Awesome 📚 👌 6mo
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hissingpotatoes
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5/5⭐ Absolutely delightful. Murderbot's voice instantly draws you in. I read this novella in one sitting because the perfect pacing made me have to know what was going to happen. #roll100

Ruthiella I ❤️ Murderbot! 6mo
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wanderinglynn
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#two4tuesday

This was really tough because I read a few awesome books this month including Magic Claims, Star Splitter, and The Kaiju Preservation Society. But I picked the tagged because it is a masterclass in writing in 149 pages. Martha Wells is simply brilliant.

Thanks for the tag @The_Penniless_Author 😀

TheSpineView Thanks for playing!😍📖📚 7mo
julesG Chef's kiss review. 😁 7mo
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wanderinglynn
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In only 149, pages, there is a lot packed into this SciFi novella. Incredible character development of a part organic, part inorganic android, and through first POV no less, asking the underlying human question of "who am I." The set-up, the tension, the conflict—this novella is a masterclass in writing. Simply brilliant.

Book 3 for #20in4

ChaoticMissAdventures I am reading this series now! I love how she has created Murderbot ❤️ 7mo
wanderinglynn @ChaoticMissAdventures I had so many people recommend this series to me. I‘m so glad I finally read book 1. I‘ve now ordered the rest of them! 7mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Even better the second time around!
I love Murderbot.
A book about a security robot who has hacked his controls, downloaded thousands of hours of soap operas and must still do his job around humans who he doesn't enjoy.
This lighthearted, unique and fun novella is a ride and worth all of the awards it has gotten! This time I am reading the entire series 😀

julesG My son would tell you, wait till your 27th re-read. 🤣🤣🤣 He loves the Murderbot novellas. 7mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @julesG oh my! Well, at least it is short? Has he convinced you to read it yet? 7mo
julesG The other way round. I introduced it to him. And then had to tape my mouth shut so I wouldn't give anything away. 7mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @julesG Yes!!! Love it when a parent introduces a favorite book to their kiddos!! 7mo
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TheSpineView
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LiseWorks Great book 7mo
Eggs Looks good!!! 7mo
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Bookwomble
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Sorry, Gurdjieff, Murderbot (and a cold glass of vino) just landed! 😏🤖🍷

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LiseWorks
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I loved this book. I am not a robot book reader, but I read it for #NSR23 @Nessavamusic and got a bingo spot , plus The robot was funny. I want to read another as it's part of a series. #SeriesLove23 @TheSpineView @Andrew65 I also got another bingo spot for #JulyISpyBingo @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks and finished another book for #20in4 Readathon @Andrew65

Nessavamusic Love Murderbot! I encourage you to definitely continue! 8mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 8mo
Andrew65 You‘ve got me intrigued, need to search this series out. Well done 👏👏👏 8mo
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rockpools
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This morning‘s thoughts on Murderbot: a little disappointed that I don‘t love it as much as I‘d hoped to. I‘m enjoying it, but… Maybe I‘m just not very good with sci-fi-y sci-fi.

This evening‘s thoughts on life (and Murderbot): I am Very Very tired! I could go to bed and finish All Systems Red. 🎉🎉 I wonder how they get out of this. I wonder if they stick with the same characters in

rockpools the next book. And how did they hack their own systems?! I‘d quite like a repair cubicle…

Yeah, ok, maybe I‘m enjoying it.
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julesG I knew you'd get it. And yes, most/all characters reappear in the next book (can't remember sorry - my re-read might happen after Gladstone's). 8mo
julesG Also, I want a repair cubicle too. But instead of watching media, I'd like to mainline books. 😁 8mo
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RamsFan1963 I was so-so on the first book, but I started using the audiobook version for the rest of the series and really came to love Murderbot. I can't wait to listen to System Collapse. 8mo
peanutnine The first book was my least favorite of the series but book two is my favorite so I was glad I didn't give up! 8mo
Centique Ah ha ha we will draw you in to the Murderbot love! And agree that Book 2 is the best @peanutnine 🙌 8mo
rockpools @Centique I will DEFINITELY read book 2 then. My library seems to have just discovered that Tor.com is a thing. They‘ve just acquired Gideon the Ninth as well, which I‘m pretty sure I told you I‘d attempt at some point. Probably need to do something short, sad, and in translation in the meantime though, to balance things out. (I‘m still working thro Robin Hobb on audio. My lengthy fantasy limits are buckling under the strain!!) 8mo
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booklover3258
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Pickpick

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/zQ6JZKHfJXc

Enjoy!

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paisleyjess
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Mehso-so

I like the characters but I wanted more story and more world building.

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I binged these four novellas in May - they each do stand on their own, but it's such a satisfying arc it's like one solid book. The best narrative voice, I love a big and complex space adventure through the eyes of a incredible protagonist. Also, it's one of the only books where I can say, “read the first paragraph of the first book“ and have that be a better pitch than anything I can give.

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Tea_and_Starstuff “I could have become a mass murderer after I hacked my governor module, but then I realized I could access the combined feed of entertainment channels carried on the company satellites. It had been well over 35,000 hours or so since then, with still not much murdering, but probably, I don‘t know, a little under 35,000 hours of movies, serials, books, plays, and music consumed. As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure.“ 10mo
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SpeculativeFemale
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I bought this book at a low point looking for something fun and different to take my mind off things, and it did not disappoint! I love the characterization and development this offers even in such a short book. I'm so glad I decided to give it a try!

#nebulaawardwinner #hugoawardwinner

Johanna414 One of my favorite series! 10mo
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wideeyedreader
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This series has been on my list for ages, so of course I picked up the physical copy of this when I found it recently—and I‘m so glad I did! I love Murderbot so much, and this little adventure was such a delight to read! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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HeyT
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#BookReport
It was a novella kind of week for me. Spear was excellent and I reread Murderbot on audio during my commute to work.

#WeeklyForecast
My goal this week is to take a big chunk out of the Nantucket series read.

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TwitchyRedPen
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I enjoyed it well enough, but my friends LOVED it. So I'm hoping that I pick up their love in future books. :)

RamsFan1963 I didn't think the first book was great, but the series gets better and better from the 2nd book onward 13mo
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SpeculativeFemale
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I haven't posted recently as I haven't read a much the last ten days or so. My father passed away very suddenly and unexpectedly last week.

Today, after a doctor's appointment, I decided to try to do a few things for myself, so I went out and got my hair all chopped off and bought this book, which was recommended as very funny. Hoping it'll help take my mind off things.

xicanti I‘m so sorry about your father. 13mo
Jas16 I am so sorry for your loss 13mo
TheSpineView So, so sorry for your loss! Sending hugs!💞 13mo
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BarbaraJean I‘m so sorry—losing a parent can be so rough. Hoping you find spaces of rest and peace in the coming days. 13mo
Dragon So very sorry for your loss 💔 take care of yourself. 13mo
BookmarkTavern I am so sorry for your loss. ❤️❤️ 13mo
MaureenMc I‘m so sorry for your loss. 💗 13mo
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currentlyreadinginCO
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My first Martha Wells & she had me at Murderbot 🎉

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shortsarahrose
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The second book in this series is on @peanutnine #ALSpine list, and my cousin is obsessed with this series, so I‘ve been meaning to pick it up for a while. I instantly identified with Murderbot (just leave me be so I can consume my serials!), but had a bit of trouble getting into the story. I think some of that was the audio narration, though. Got more into it the second half. A soft pick, but will pick up the second book at some point.

Ruthiella I started this on audio but had to switch to print. The narrator was fine, but not the voice that I imagined. 1y
shortsarahrose @Ruthiella absolutely agree - definitely think I would‘ve enjoyed it more in print and plan on reading book two that way 1y
peanutnine I forgot that Artificial Condition was the second in this series. I was honestly underwhelmed with this first one as well. It was hard for me to get into. I think the series really picks up in book 2 1y
shortsarahrose @peanutnine that seems to be the case with a lot of series! 1y
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