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All Systems Red by Martha Wells
4.0
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
'π‘Œπ’†π’”, π’•π’‚π’π’Œ 𝒕𝒐 𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 π’Šπ’•π’” π’‡π’†π’†π’π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’”. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π’Šπ’…π’†π’‚ π’˜π’‚π’” 𝒔𝒐 π’‘π’‚π’Šπ’π’‡π’–π’ 𝜀 𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 97 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 π’†π’‡π’‡π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’†π’π’„π’š'

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This book slowly got under my skin. I started it, thinking it was funny. I had some full on giggles in the car. The narration had the right level of sardonic naivetΓ©. I felt a bit bored by the sci-fi elements and the plot at times. It's somehow quick and slow at the same time. But by halfway in, that didn't matter because Murderbot absolutely had me hooked and I was completely invested in its interior life, and it's wrangling with its own humanity and that of others. 

It was fun and funny, and sometimes that's the best way to carry serious subjects like AI, slavery, free will and the nature of humanity. I definitely want to know what happens to Murderbot.