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Compulsory by Martha Wells
3.75
adventurous funny fast-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

 okay but for reals, what made SecUnit disable that governer module in the first place? Cutiosity is gnawing at me. - I know, I know; AI self-awareness stories are a dime a dozen but I love Murderbot so a true deep dive into the place in her psyche that cracked open would be a treat to read. I suppose we're moving in that direction in the series.

Okay back to Exit Strategy after this quick little detour.

Plot/Storyline/Themes:
SecUnit being a binge-watching machine. She loves this show "The Rise and Fall of Sanctury Moon"hell anything Sanctury Moon and Murderbot is in the feed. She's a Fanbot.

Two Sentences, A Scene or less - Characters:
Murderbort before Aydesh and team: "I can always kill the humans after the next series ends. Even the humans think about killing the humans"

Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Scene: :
SecUnit's process of reasoning before deciding to save Sekai was so typical of early Murderbot processing. It's Scary and adorable. Scadorable

Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Quotes:
🖤 “likes SecUnits. Even I don’t like us. We’re part human, part-bot constructs, and we make everybody nervous and uncomfortable.” (proving it's possible for a synthetic to feel self-hate)
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Concepts:
■ SecUnit
■The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon
■ Hacking and Inceptioning The HubSystem

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