Network Effect by Martha Wells

Network Effect (Murderbot Diaries, #5)

by Martha Wells

You know that feeling when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite shows? And you're a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you're Murderbot.

Come for the pew-pew space battles, stay for the most relatable A.I. you’ll read this century.

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I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are.

When Murderbot's human associates (not friends, never friends) are captured and another not-friend from its past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action.

Drastic action it is, then.

Reviewed by HekArtemis on

5 of 5 stars

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This book was perfect, imo. Everything I was hoping for and more. The four non-humans were the standouts.

Murderbot. ART. 2.0. Three.

I loved the interactions between Murderbot and Art, between 2.0 and Murderbot, and I really loved having Three's perspective of certain discussions and choices of the humans. We did not get much time with Three but I grew to like it very fast and I hope it is in future books.

The only problem with this book is that it was just released this week which means any future Murderbot books are forever away. That is just not okay.

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