System Collapse

I was so looking forward to reading this and I really wanted to love it... I didn't, though, since I was dropped right into the middle of the action - of the aftermath of “[b:Network Effect 52381770 Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) Martha Wells https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1640597293l/52381770.SY75.jpg 63614271]”, an earlier novel in the series, which I don't remember at all.I felt confused for a long time because there were lots of references to the earlier book that I simply didn't get. I finally got somewhat into the flimsy excuse for a story at around the half-way mark - and still felt let down by Murderbot's anti-climatic “redacted” event and a story that felt like an “extension”, an add-on.“[b:System Collapse 65211701 System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) Martha Wells https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1674575978l/65211701.SY75.jpg 90712113]” should have been published as part of “Network Effect” because as it is, it's just like Wells recovered the “missing chapters”.Yes, I knew part of that before even starting to read this one but I don't re-read and an author should make an effort to get me up to speed.Three out of five stars - and even those feel slightly generous. Meh.Blog Facebook Twitter Mastodon Instagram Pinterest Medium Matrix TumblrCeterum censeo Putin esse delendam