Libbum reviewed Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
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4 stars
These novellas are really quite enticing. I really love the way that you know Murderbot is a construct, that he has these conflicting views of what humanity is and how he fits into that. As a consequence the feelings and expectations you have for him and how you want him to fit in, but have to keep reminding yourself that he is indeed a construct. This friction really makes the story enticing and interesting.
This story was probably a bit better than All Systems Red, but perhaps that's just because we now understand Murderbot quite a bit more than we did initially. It's somewhat a pity that these are just novellas an not a fully fledged book, but we know #4 is coming and we'll at least be able to finish the story in a larger and deeper scape that it deserves.