A review by twistykris
System Collapse by Martha Wells

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I simply love Murderbot, ART, and their escapades to saving humans from being mauled, mangled, and murdered, while Murderbot ALSO tries to navigate its PTSD and trauma regarding an event from a previous book.

These books just hit me differently; I can go from laughing because Murderbot tells ART to go fuck itself, and then a minute later, I'm on the verge of tears because Murderbot is just simply not okay. And then I'm in shock and cheering because
Murderbot tells another SecUnit with a malfunctioning governor module "come with us."
I also loved
the ending where we get another bot who ART doesn't like?? and Murderbot knowing it wants to continue traveling with Art is just SO wonderful and assures me we're getting another installation of this series.


I have listened to the audiobook for every Murderbot book and Kevin R. Free continues to be just an absolute delight to listen to. He portrays all of the voices well, especially Murderbot's dry, sarcastic tone. However, there were certain parts I wish I had a physical or digital copy to actually read and follow along with- I think it would have been helpful for me to visualize the coding language Murderbot uses to communicate with another more archaic unit. One reason to just buy the series, ehehe...
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