Go murderbot!

If you’ve read the other books you know how good this one is. If you haven’t, don’t wait. Yes, it’s short. Is it worth it? Absolutely. It’s short because it’s sharp, witty, packed with AMAZING writing and internal monologue. The action sequences are second to none, but the humor of the protagonist makes me still laugh out loud; even on my eighth listen. Top 5 book material.

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Empty space station, combat bots, AI people

I'm really enjoying this series - this book lives up to the promise of the previous 2. A spare and simple writing style fits the character of the protagonist and still provides gripping action and visuals. What makes someone a person?

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Decent but not as good as the first two

This was still a good book, but it wasn't as good as the first two.

The story took longer to get into - it was a very slow build-up, which I guess is usually fine, but grated within a short story. It was still a good story when we got there, and was with book two the best parts were still when there were no humans around (though there was less of it in this book than the second).

Narration I felt wasn't as polished either. Or... maybe it was, but the narrator took his performance in a different direction than I would have liked? There are no mistakes per se, but there was a lot of breathing and breathiness to the narration which I would have preferred be removed in post-edit. This book wasn't a great experience with headphones unless you specifically want to hear someone draw in a breath before each paragraph.

Is this a good listen? Yes, definitely.
Is it worth 1 credit? Probably not.

At just over 3 hours long, I struggle to call this series value for money. Still, if you can pick this up for free via the audible plus catalogue (as I did) it's worth a listen.

book 3 was well worth a listen and the series a good binge

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Love Murderbot

Would love for them to be longer with more Murderbot, but short and sweet woks too.

It’s interesting watching It learn the world and It’self.

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Offt

Well, that hurts.

I appreciated this novella a lot more the second time.

Excuse me while I go have an emotion.... or maybe I'll just re-watch the entirety of The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon so I can put off feeling feelings.

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Too short

It’s a great shame that murderbot is so addictive because the stories are too short. Poor value in quantity. Quality? Can’t argue with that.

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Great

Loved this book. The murderbot books are well worth a read/listen. Amazing how invested in the outcomes for the murderbot I felt. Great narration once again.

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when I'd the next one due?

Enjoyed this book and the series. Interesting thinking about the nature of humanity mixed in with good action scenes and wry humour.

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My favourite after Book 1

The Murderbot books are great. After the first, All Systems Red, this is probably my favourite.

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Great Series

Not sure if it is the story or the performance but loved it all.
Thought provoking, yet simple and funny.

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