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totefairie
Fugitive Telemetry | Martha Wells
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Bookworm54
All Systems Red | Martha Wells
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I watched the show as it had been advertised while we were watching Long Way Home, and I hadn‘t realised it was based on a book.
I found the first book on audible plus (only available until the 5th August, so go now!). While very similar, the show added some extra scenes for dramatic effect.

I enjoyed the sci-fi elements, found the MC (Murderbot) relatable and likeable!, and the audio was great. Will definitely look for more in this series!

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KathyWheeler
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I love the Murderbot books, and this one was no exception. I‘m invested in what he will do next. This time, I listened to the single narrator version not the dramatization. Both are good. Continued with The Moon Sister. #audiowalk

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Rachel.Rencher
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Today's library haul! I guess I'm in the mood for short stories and empathetic AI bots. 😂

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Rachel.Rencher
Artificial Condition | Martha Wells
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Today has been a so good. I saw my friend at her farmer's market stand and got some lovely produce. My district's surplus building just happened to have the exact classroom furniture I wanted. The parking meter outside the library had an hour left when I pulled up. The 2nd & 3rd Murderbot books were ready for me even though I checked this morning and had a week left on the hold. The crazy part is, I almost didn't want to leave the house today. ☀️

Texreader Oh I love this so much!! Karma is blessing you today!! 3w
Rachel.Rencher @Texreader 🤍☀️📚 3w
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Rachel.Rencher
All Systems Red | Martha Wells
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This is such a surprisingly sweet story told by Murderbot, a Security Unit who hacked his own system so he could no longer be a killer. He just wants to be left alone to watch his soap operas until shit hits the fan on a distant, unmapped planet. How far will he go to protect his humans and not repeat past mistakes all while maintaining his cover?

I'm already eagerly waiting the next books from the library! 🤓

CoffeeK8 Did you watch the show yet? 3w
Rachel.Rencher @CoffeeK8 I haven't! Is it good? 3w
Texreader Excellent review! Daughter has been telling me to read this one. Now I know why! 3w
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ImperfectCJ Interesting that you use masculine pronouns for Murderbot. My elder kid and I have an ongoing discussion about why some readers see Murderbot as "he" and some as "she" even though it has no gender (my kid and I think Murderbot feels more "she"). 3w
CoffeeK8 @Rachel.Rencher yes! Not quite the same but very good! 3w
CoffeeK8 @ImperfectCJ I also felt that murderbot was “she” when reading the book. Someting in the way she spoke, but that doesn‘t correlate to the audio book narrator or the show. 3w
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian @ImperfectCJ I'm not sure which book makes it clear, but Murderbot itself says at some point its pronoun is "it", connected i think to the idea it's not human! 3w
Rachel.Rencher @ImperfectCJ I hadn't even caught that I did that! I think the crew in the book referred to Murderbot as "It", but my brain was picturing just a sexless being, as it described itself when fast-forwarding through the sex scenes in the serials. I think I typed "he" as a default which is unfortunate because that's definitely not accurate. 3w
ImperfectCJ @CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian I do recall Murderbot being quite clear about the "it" thing. My elder kid and I view it as almost a kind of Rorschach test, seeing which pronoun human readers default to. 3w
ImperfectCJ @CoffeeK8 That's part of why I'm not interested in watching the show (not happy with the casting). While I prefer to read this series in print, I actually don't mind Kevin Free as narrator for the audiobooks. His narrating voice reads more on the androgynous side to me, at least in this series. 3w
ImperfectCJ @Rachel.Rencher I think it's really interesting what our brains default to with this. Murderbot seems so human to me (or at least so relatable), I have to make a conscious effort to use "it." 3w
Clare-Dragonfly My book club had a good discussion about Murderbot‘s pronouns too! I figured with the new show (which I am not caught up with, but have been enjoying), more people will be using “he,” since it appears decidedly masculine. (I‘m grumpy about the casting too.) 3w
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Rachel.Rencher
All Systems Red | Martha Wells
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This week's library haul! Starting with All Systems Red 🤖

Jess Hanif! Fantastic. 3w
wildwoodreads Awesome haul 😍 3w
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KathyWheeler
Rogue Protocol | Martha Wells
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There are two types of audiobooks for this title — one with one narrator and a dramatization with several. Both are good, but the dramatization isn‘t a big improvement over the other as most of it is through the eyes of our one murderbot. The story is good, but I missed ART, which is fair since our protagonist did too. #audiowalk

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julesG
Artificial Condition | Martha Wells
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A new novelette, set after Artificial Condition, is coming. For free. On Thursday. More information here: https://reactormag.com/read-a-new-murderbot-story-for-free-right-after-the-seaso...

Bookwomble Thanks for the heads up! 😃 1mo
Lindy 👀👍 1mo
TieDyeDude I have always had a problem with this site, even before the name change. I sign up for their newsletter, and I get it for a few weeks, then it stops. So frustrating because I love the site. Thanks for the info! 1mo
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julesG @TieDyeDude I used to have problems with the ebook downloads they offered. I had to use a strange work-around to get them. But haven't had any problems with the newsletter. 1mo
BookmarkTavern YAAAY! 🤩🤩🤩 1mo
bookishbitch So exciting to hear! Thanks for the link! 1mo
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KathyWheeler
Artificial Condition | Martha Wells
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I liked All Systems Red and liked this one even better as we see our Murderbot attempting to navigate human society more. I think I‘ve found a new series. 😊. I started the tv show also and liked it too. I finished the book in the middle of my #audiowalk, so I started The Moon Sister.

julesG Murderbot and ART. 💖 1mo
KathyWheeler @julesG yes! I love them. 1mo
julesG There's a free story featuring ART, set after the second novella, coming on Thursday. I posted about it earlier 1mo
KathyWheeler @julesG Thanks! 1mo
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