dd reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot, #1)
Endearing Death Machine
4 stars
How relatable? Merely wanting to escape a dead end job and watch your favorite shows?
Paperback, 152 pages
English language
Published May 2015 by Tor.
3 stars
(3 reviews)
All Systems Red is a 2017 science fiction novella by American author Martha Wells. The first in a series called The Murderbot Diaries, it was published by Tor.com. The series is about an artificial construct designed as a Security Unit, which manages to override its governor unit, thus enabling it to develop independence. It calls itself Murderbot, and likes to watch unrealistic soap operas. As it spends more time with some caring humans, it starts developing feelings that it does not care for.
Darius Kazemi reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot, #1)
I do not remember how I feel about this
3 stars
I read this a couple weeks ago and could tell you approximately nothing about the plot! I remember having a nice time reading it? It's short, which is to its credit. There is some stuff about untrustworthy corporations, and the main character is a robot whose robot-ness seems to be a metaphor for neurodivergence of some kind? I don't know. It never really came together but also, hey, it was short.
jonathan.brodsky@bookwyrm.social reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot, #1)
good
3 stars
This was nice. Extremely pulp, but managed to get at some larger ideas.