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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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Seeking revenge, making friends

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

July 26, 2024 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

CBR16 BINGO: Scandal, because Murderbot is seeking to uncover all sorts of illegal activities by the GrayCris Corporation Having recently joined the ranks of the Murderbot fandom, I’m eagerly frolicking my way through the series. While the third installment, Rogue Protocol, struck my fancy less than the first two installments, it’s still a good time and I’m itching for more. In Rogue Protocol, the construct known fondly by us readers as Murderbot and by others as SecUnit is still gathering evidence that the GrayCris Corporation […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: CBR16, cbr16bingo, KimMiE", martha wells, Murderbot Diaries

KimMiE"'s CBR16 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: CBR16, cbr16bingo, KimMiE", martha wells, Murderbot Diaries ·
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“As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure.”

All Systems Red (Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells

June 19, 2024 by cheerbrarian 4 Comments

In five(ish) words: Free will, space-faring, android, science fiction, charming. I see how “charming” might seem out of place for something called “The Murderbot Diaries” that revolves around our understanding of a security droid’s awakening to and wrestling with purpose, but here we are. This novella packs a lot of meaning and thought-provoking content (and even a little humor) into its pages. This book reads like a space episode of Doctor Who, the type where the Doctor and their companion is stuck on a space […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: martha wells, Murderbot Diaries, novella, robots, space

cheerbrarian's CBR16 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: martha wells, Murderbot Diaries, novella, robots, space ·
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Murderbot, why are you like this

System Collapse by Martha Wells

March 31, 2024 by LittlePlat 1 Comment

  I love Murderbot. For someone who does not consider themselves a person, our SecUnit is still very relatable. When things get stressful, they love to retreat and re-watch their favourite TV shows. When I find everything getting a bit stressful, I retreat and read Murderbot. We’re not so different, really. System Collapse is the seventh book in the series and it directly follows the events of Network Effect—so the following review is going to be a bit spoiler-y by nature. When we were last with […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: martha wells, Murderbot Diaries, System Collapse

LittlePlat's CBR16 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: martha wells, Murderbot Diaries, System Collapse ·
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The big reread that I should have done before my last review

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

Network Effect by Martha Wells

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

February 1, 2024 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

After reading the latest novel in Martha Wells’ Murderbot Diaries, I decided I wanted to reread the whole series, which I originally reviewed for CBR14. I had thought of doing this before reviewing System Collapse, but I told myself it wasn’t necessary and I should focus on all the books on my TBR list. But I love this series so much and going back through the whole run was fun. I expect this is the kind of thing I will do with every new Murderbot release. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, CBR16, ElCicco, Exit Strategy, Fiction, Fugitive Telemetry, martha wells, Murderbot Diaries, Network Effect, Rogue Protocol

ElCicco's CBR16 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, CBR16, ElCicco, Exit Strategy, Fiction, Fugitive Telemetry, martha wells, Murderbot Diaries, Network Effect, Rogue Protocol ·
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Free Will

System Collapse: The Murderbot Diaries Book 7 by Martha Wells

January 21, 2024 by ElCicco 1 Comment

I read all the previous Murderbot stories at the beginning of CBR14 (reviews here, here and here), and while the details of those novels were perhaps a little fuzzy for me when I started this latest Murderbot, I was quickly up to speed and enjoying the continuing saga of everyone’s favorite misanthropic human-robot hybrid. As usual I zipped through this and loved it for its snarky humor and for its development of Murderbot’s relationships with the humans it works for and the artificial intelligence it […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, CBR16, ElCicco, Fiction, martha wells, Murderbot Diaries, System Collapse

ElCicco's CBR16 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, CBR16, ElCicco, Fiction, martha wells, Murderbot Diaries, System Collapse ·
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I, too, like a rousing sci-fi series about a murderous robot that wants nothing more than to watch soap operas.

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

Network Effect by Martha Wells

December 15, 2023 by ingres77 8 Comments

Before I get into the reviews, I’m just going to preface this by saying I don’t really remember all the individual books, but Murderbot is one of my favorite characters ever. All Systems Red (5/5) “Murderbot” is the self-chosen name of a security android appointed with the task of protecting a team of scientists surveying a planet. It is a rogue SecUnit, however, and has overridden its governor, unbeknownst to everyone else, and wants nothing more than to disengage from the world and watch soap […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Exit Strategy, martha wells, Murderbot Diaries, Network Effect, Rogue Protocol

ingres77's CBR15 Review No:35 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Exit Strategy, martha wells, Murderbot Diaries, Network Effect, Rogue Protocol ·
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