All Systems Red

So, I actually liked this less the second time around than I did the first time. More of a 2 stars now.

My biggest problem is the main character, Murderbot. When I'm stuck in the head of someone that doesn't want to do anything, - including their job - admits to not caring about anything, it's an uphill battle for me to care about them.

To no ones great shock, I like the secondary characters much more than the main character (much like my feels for The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells and everything to do with Moon) but...well, if you've read the book you know why this doesn't help my issue.

Look, I read books to be entertained, not read about someone that wants to, literally, watch TV all day.

(I do have the second book checked out from the library, and I intend to read it in the next couple of weeks then go from there if I'll continue the series.)


Original Review

I went back and forth so many times on the rating for this book. I mean, it took me a good thirty pages (of an already short book) before I settled in to the writing style. It seems rather jerky and abrupt at first, but I'm assuming that was a style choice. (And also a side effect of the first person narrative that, really, was quite necessary, even if I don't usually care for it. And a byproduct of me not being able to picture ANY of the characters.) Then things picked up and we got moving and I sighed in relief that this would be another great Wells read for me. (My expectations probably did this book no favors.) But, then I reached the last page - almost literally - and was rather unhappy with the ending. I mean, I understand why Murderbot did that, but that's not what I wanted to see happen. So...I think I'll probably catch up on the rest of Wells books before I come back to this series.