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A review by iam
Network Effect by Martha Wells
5.0
Murderbot has become one of the lights of my life while everything else is very stressful, I love it so much.
The first full-length Murderbot novel lived up to everything I hoped it to be.
The switch from novella to novella felt a bit jarring when I read the book visually, but in audio I had no such reservations.
Content warnings include: violence, death, explosions, abduction, hostage situation, unconsensual implants, capitalist corporate hell-hole scifi setting (but there's a light at the end of the tunnel), that dreaded f-word (feelings).
Murderbot is back with the Presevation crew, though there are a few new people part of the core cast. At the same time, an old favourite makes another appearance, and it was everything I hoped it to be.
The human-construct/bot and bot-bot relationships (and how humans view bot-bot relationships and vice versa) were the highlights of the book. Reading from Murderbot's perspective is always hilarious, but in this case it was even more accute because so much personal attachment was involved. The book goes a lot deeper into Murderbot's personal feelings and attachments, and is much more emotionally draining for it, which, of course, it resents.
The plot fits neatly into the rest of the series, being exciting and on-point while also expanding the series setting.
I loved how old threads were picked back up and foundation for future ones were laid, and I once again cannot wait for the next book, and to reread this series again.
The first full-length Murderbot novel lived up to everything I hoped it to be.
The switch from novella to novella felt a bit jarring when I read the book visually, but in audio I had no such reservations.
Content warnings include: violence, death, explosions, abduction, hostage situation, unconsensual implants, capitalist corporate hell-hole scifi setting (but there's a light at the end of the tunnel), that dreaded f-word (feelings).
Murderbot is back with the Presevation crew, though there are a few new people part of the core cast. At the same time, an old favourite makes another appearance, and it was everything I hoped it to be.
The human-construct/bot and bot-bot relationships (and how humans view bot-bot relationships and vice versa) were the highlights of the book. Reading from Murderbot's perspective is always hilarious, but in this case it was even more accute because so much personal attachment was involved. The book goes a lot deeper into Murderbot's personal feelings and attachments, and is much more emotionally draining for it, which, of course, it resents.
The plot fits neatly into the rest of the series, being exciting and on-point while also expanding the series setting.
I loved how old threads were picked back up and foundation for future ones were laid, and I once again cannot wait for the next book, and to reread this series again.