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I'm not sure whether it's me not being focused enough on the audiobook or were there too many technical details that were unnecessary for the smooth plot development. Well, I felt a bit overwhelmed by the technicalities. But I loved the intrigue, the inner struggle of the protagonist and the hopeful ending - there is a very interesting future ahead for Murderbot and some other security units.
#told_by_a_woman

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Maria_Pulver

Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel | Martha Wells

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The cranky and cynical Murderbot is back and now it's for the full length novel. Wells is successfully keeping the light style of the narrative while building a wider narrative and allowing our hero to move into the bigger world, more exciting adventures, new humans to befriend and new character traits to develop
#told_by_a_woman

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ChasingOm

System Collapse | Martha Wells

I usually read sci-fi in the summer, but I wasn‘t able to make it to this book before the semester started so it‘s going on the TBR for December‘s #WinterGames2024. 😄

#earlybirdpoints #holidaybookdragons

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Bookfan1414

Rogue Protocol | Martha Wells

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I‘m loving this series!

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random_michelle

Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy | Martha Wells

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For comfort, I recently reread the entire Murderbot series.

I finished the last book and wanted to immediately start the first one over.

“I closed the story by reflex, like that would make it not exist. After three seconds of shock, I made myself open it again.“

“Disinformation, which is the same as lying but for some reason has a different name, is the top tactic in corporate negotiation/warfare.“

julesG There's another novella

System Collapse

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random_michelle @julesG Yes! Read it! And also two short stories! Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory and Compulsory. 1mo

julesG Also

Fugitive Telemetry

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julesG If so, then you'll just have to do what I do, start over. 😁 1mo

random_michelle @julesG Yeah, but I try to only tear through an entire series no more than twice a year. :)

On the other hand, I don't think I have listened to the short stories (or even if there are audio versions of them).

I also saw there is supposed to be a Murderbot TV series. Not sure how I feel about that. I mean, a LOT happens in Murderbot's head. 1mo

julesG I'm not sure about the TV series either. They cast a "viking" for the role of Murderbot and I would have preferred a more female looking person. Murderbot is caring, and one of its aliases is female, so a male actor came as a surprise. 4w

julesG I can recommend both, the audiobook read by RC Bray and the full cast GraphicAudio. The GraphicAudio versions play on loop in my car. Murderbot is narrated by a male actor. Not my preference, see above, but since GraphicAudio produced the audioplay with Wells' okay, I guess she was fine with the cast. 4w

random_michelle @julesG I've thought about this a bit.

Murderbot is NB and has a dislike of all gendered body parts.

1. But Murderbot was made to be a secunit, so the company would almost certainly have based sec units on a male form, to take advantage of the fact that most men are stronger than most women. So the secunit body would likely be a muscular male with short hair. 4w

random_michelle @julesG

2. Pronouns are presented in the feed, so people don't have to change their physical appearance to be addressed in their preferred pronouns. So it shouldn't matter how someone presents--their gender is what they tell you, not their presentation.

So I think it's likely Murderbot would present masculine to those around them (and to us) but in the universe, how they present isn't important--how they self-identify is. 4w

random_michelle @julesG I was initially startled by Kevin R. Free's narration of the Murderbot series, because, to be honest, I identified so very strongly with Murderbot a male voice was weird.

But Murderbot wouldn't bother to change their voice to sound less masculine, they don't want to be identified as male OR female--I think their selection of “it“ as preferred pronoun is important. Murderbot isn't human (doesn't want to be human) so human genders don't fit 4w

julesG I hear you!!! I agree with all of your points. It's just, for the TV series I wanted to see a character that's more Charlize Theron (somewhere between Mad Max Fury Road and Old Guard) than Alexander Skarsgard (who'll forever be Eric the viking vampire from True Blood for me). 4w

julesG Right, it was Kevin R Free, not RC Bray. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ 4w

random_michelle @julesG I get that! I just think a male actor portraying someone who refuses a gender classification feels more effective (?) in making the point of agender than a female actor. I feel like a sexist world finds someone born female not wanting to be identified as female as “sensible“ or perhaps “logical“ while not wanting to be seen as male (with all the power, real and implied that come along with being male) is more “shocking“. 4w

random_michelle @julesG I never watched True Blood. :) I think it came out after I had already gotten frustrated with the books.

Though I def. preferred Eric. Solely because of his gift to her of getting her driveway regraded. *That* was the gift someone struggling to make ends meet really needs. ;) 4w

julesG I wish I had never read the last book in the Sookie Stackhouse series. That ruined it all. 4w

julesG Yeah, not wanting to be seen as male might be shocking, especially to an audience that never read the books. The readers know MB doesn't want to be either sex and doesn't even have reproductive organs, cause it's not a sexbot. 4w

random_michelle @julesG I think not wanting to be male might be shocking to many. Period.

I've read multiple historicals recently w/ trans characters, but they're trans males, doing something women can't do (like becoming a doctor) which leaves the reader open to believe they are living as men so they can Do The Thing.

I can't think of trans female secondary characters portrayed in such a way, which is why I think having a manly man be Muderbot is good. 4w

random_michelle @julesG Yeah, I don't regret dropping out of that series early. :) 4w

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CatLass007

Exit Strategy: The Murderbot Diaries | Martha Wells

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#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 October #TBRTarot (“Choose a book… that is less than 200 pages”) Murderbot is one of the best characters ever created. I think this series is excellent.

DieAReader, Andrew65, TheSpineView, CBee, GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader 🥳🤖❤️‍🔥 2mo

TheSpineView Great choice! Loved this series. 2mo

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CatLass007

Rogue Protocol | Martha Wells

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#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 (another) October #TBRTarot “Choose a Book… that is less than 200 pages.” I‘m really enjoying this series. And I can sooo identify with Murderbot. He wants to have as little to do with humans as possible and all he wants to do is watch his soap operas. I just want to hang out with my kitties and listen to audiobooks. Recommended.

DieAReader, Andrew65, TheSpineView, CBee, GHABI4ROSES

TheSpineView Fantastic! 2mo

DieAReader Excellent! 2mo

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Mpcacher

Rogue Protocol | Martha Wells

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This is the 3rd book in the Murderbot Diaries series. While they are short books, there is a lot packed into them, both in action and lessons. I really enjoyed the character of Miki and how 'she' affected Murderbot, given the differences in personalities, roles and how they were treated by humans. While the first one in the series is still my favorite, I will continue reading them as I am enjoying Murderbot's adventures and growth. 4/5 stars

Nebklvr I love Murderbot. 2mo

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K.Wielechowski

System Collapse | Martha Wells

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Murderbot, ART, ART‘s crew, and the team from Preservation are still on the planet that caused so many problems in Network Effect but with a different mission: getting the inhabitants to side with them against the corporate rim group wanting to mine the planet for resources. The colonists threw a wrench in the plans when they revealed there was a third settlement that had been isolated for 30 years. The race is on to beat Barish-Estranza to them.

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TheGothiqueLibrarian

Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy | Martha Wells

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I want to take the time to let everyone know that I am a huge science fiction lover. I love anything sci-fi. I have enjoyed many classics like Drowned World as well as movies such as Interstellar and Alien Romulus, and even videogames like Stray. I am longtime Trekkie and Star Wars fan and out of every single sci-fi story and character I have enjoyed. This franchise is by far the best science fiction story I have ever had the pleasure of enjoying.

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