ah, Murderbot, what can i say. what an absolutely amazing series of books. i'm so happy it found some friends who can meet it on its own terms and help it figure out what it wants. just warms the heart. also, no spoilers, but that part where Murderbot says please to the station security? twice? breaks me, every time. thank god there are more of these, i can't wait to get to them.
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読書狂 started reading Thief of time by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, part 26)
Thief of time by Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett (Discworld, part 26)
In Discworld, time is a resource managed by the highly capable Monks of History. Everybody wants more time, which is …
The Truth by Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #25)
The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything. But then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, struggling scribe William de …
読書狂 rated Fugitive Telemetry: 5 stars
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
No, I didn't kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn't dump the body in the station mall.
When …
読書狂 reviewed Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
"Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling …
Murderbot, what can i say.
5 stars
読書狂 reviewed Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #23)
Carpe Jugulum (; Latatian for "seize the throat", cf. Carpe diem) is a comic fantasy …
mm, witch books just don't do it for me, i think
4 stars
once again i find that the witch books don't pull me in the same way others in the Discworld series do, but i love the message in this one, and i do like vampires, so i ended up liking this one more than any of the previous witch books. Magrat was actually kind of a badass for a few minutes too, which i appreciated.
読書狂 reviewed Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
SciFi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is again on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris …
i think _i_ need to go have an emotion in private now.
5 stars
i think i need to go have an emotion in private now. #Justice4Miki
Murderbot continues to be the most relatable, charming, action-packed and yet still somehow emotionally poignant series of books about an exhausted ex-slave semi-cyborg who just wants to be left alone with its TV shows but keeps getting dragged into situations where the only good choice is to set aside its own comfort and put itself at risk to protect others... And if that doesn't have you interested in this series, man, i don't know what to say. (^_^)
読書狂 reviewed The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #22)
didn't quite do it for me
3 stars
mm, i love rincewind, so i did enjoy this book, but i'm sure it's not one of Pratchett's best. i don't know if it's my lack of feelings about Australia, or maybe the real life events that took place smack in the middle of my reading this, but it was a solid MEH from me. i felt like it wasn't as funny as other Discworld novels, but it also didn't seem to have anything serious to say, so i'm kind of left wondering what the point of it was.
読書狂 rated Artificial Condition: 5 stars
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
Artificial Condition is the follow-up to Martha Wells’s Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times bestselling All Systems …
読書狂 reviewed Jingo: A Discworld Novel by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #21)
It isn't much of an island that rises up one moonless night from the depths …
what a weird time
4 stars
Content warning discussion of Vetinari and Vimes' efforts as relates to the book's conclusion
what a weird time that must have been for Vetinari. i'm not sure i'm 100% on board with this one, which is unusual for me, coz normally i like watch books a lot, but i think the fact that even Vimes wasn't really able to solve anything, and that it took an incredibly smart and savvy politician to end things, and even that really didn't prevent the war, is just a little too realistic for me. we don't have a Vetinari irl, we don't even have a Vimes, so i think Jingo just reminded me of how much society sucks rn? but the whole thing with Colon and Nobby and Vetinari was absolutely hilarious, and even 71 Hour Ahmed grew on me, so all in all, a solid Watch book.
読書狂 reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, …
a classic
5 stars
i haven't read this in 4 or 5 years, and i forgot how much fun this book is. the semi-bittersweet ending is moderated by the fact that i know there's like 7 more volumes, and i am sorely tempted to speed through them ahead of book club schedule. (^_^)
読書狂 reviewed Hogfather by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #20)
Who would want to harm Discworld's most beloved icon? Very few things are held sacred …
one of the best discworld books
5 stars
if you like your christmas with a hearty serving of humor and a side of philosophy, you'll like this one.
読書狂 reviewed A Beast's Love is Like the Moon by Guri Nojiro
Tired of the fast-paced city life, Izuki has agreed to take care of his uncle's …
i'm not crying, you're crying
5 stars
読書狂 rated Feet of Clay: 5 stars
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #19)
Nineteenth in the Discworld universe and third entry of the City Watch series, this novel follows Captain Carrot, Commander Vimes, …