All Systems Red

Such a fun little novella, and a fun start to a series! Nothing too notable but was still very enjoyable and a nice bite size book

4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔.”𝑴𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 I wanted to read good sci-fi, so I picked this up knowing it was about a Murderbot—a dangerous killer machine..But as I entered the world, I met a socially awkward someone who prefers watching entertainment shows over interacting with humans… lol, my kinda person—or maybe not a person?Anyways, this story takes place on another planet where a team of researchers are studying the flora and fauna (yes, there is fauna—dangerous ones), and our Murderbot is there to keep them safe. The story, the characters, and the plot—all kept me hooked to their adventures. A captivating, fast-paced, and action-packed read which I finished in around 1-2 sittings. This is the story of a socially awkward killer machine with emotions (which it doesn’t want, really). Someone who wants nothing more than to avoid conversations and just watch entertainment shows, and get through the mission peacefully… yet keeps getting involved, emotionally.It keeps saying it does not care about the humans, but the moment something goes wrong, our Murderbot is ready to risk itself to save them. Very “I hate everyone but also nobody touch them” energy! What made Murderbot so relatable to me was the social awkwardness, the discomfort around people, the wanting to avoid conversations at all costs, and using shows as escapism instead of dealing with actual humans—maybe I am it and it is me ;)The team dynamics were so fun to read because the humans kept trying to understand Murderbot while it just wanted everyone to leave it alone and let it watch its shows in peace. The moment when they said, “See, I told you, he’s shy.” and the Murderbot cringing, was just hilarious.Also, I really liked the fact that beneath all the action and humour, the story quietly touches on freedom and identity too. Like technically Murderbot is supposed to obey govt orders, but it is trying to get away from being chained. To prevent its past from repeating, it’s developing its own thoughts and feelings..Another thing I loved was that the sci-fi never felt too complicated or heavy. It was very easy to get into even if you are not someone who reads sci-fi all the time.With humour, action, found-family vibes, and one extremely relatable socially exhausted Murderbot, I would definitely recommend this one.𝑻𝑳;𝑫𝑹Overall, this was such a fun and weirdly relatable sci-fi read about a socially awkward Murderbot who would rather binge-watch dramas than deal with humans. Fast-paced, funny, action-packed, and full of chaotic human interactions, this was way more entertaining because of Murderbot’s personality alone.Find more on Ruminative Bibliophile.

""Eu não sei o que quero. Eu disse isso certa altura, eu acho. Só que não é só isso: na verdade não quero que ninguém me dia o que eu quero...""\n\nAcho que essa frase define bem o que é esse diário do robô assassino, uma liberdade real de poder tomar suas próprias decisões e com isso se sentir realmente dono do próprio destino!