Reviewed by inlibrisveritas on
Murderbot is the best and I adore ART just as much. It's unreal how relatable these two are. All the sarcasm, eye-rolling, and social anxieties are just soo...me. Not to mention the fact that like Murderbot I forget to react to people when they are talking to me or I don't have the same emotional response that they do, which makes them upset and it's a whole thing...*shrugs* 10 years ago I would be worried as to why I relate so much to an AI instead of 98% of the other characters I read about,
these days it's kind of a relief.
Martha Wells does such a good job of pacing out the mystery of Murderbot's 'awakening' and their slow understanding of what it means to be an individual in a universe where it's dangerous for an AI to come anywhere close. We get the added bonus of an unusual friendship with a bot nicknamed (by Murderbot) ART that just works on so many levels.
I really can't wait to dive into the third installment.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 25 April, 2020: Finished reading
- 25 April, 2020: Reviewed