Défaillances Systèmes

J'ai commencé par la série #Apple avant de découvrir le livre... On sent bien la différence. Le livre est court et se lit vite, et pose les bases d'un univers intéressant, posant plus de questions que de réponses. On verra les tomes suivants !

En revanche, la traduction... Avec des "iel" à toutes les sauces, je hais cette mode. Dans mon dictionnaire français, il existe "il", "elle", et pour les objets, il existe "ça". Ce style de traduction n'est spécifié nulle part. Si j'avais su, j'aurais pris la VO. J'ai les yeux qui saignent à chaque fois que je tombe dessus, avec une très forte envie de le corriger... Pourquoi ne pas faire une édition "vieux cons" et une édition "jeunes woke avec orthographe 90 en prime", afin que chacun ait ce qui lui convient ?

Bref: - le livre: 4/5 - la traduction, 2/5.

Note totale, 3/5.

A re-read so I can catch up with the series. The story, writing, and world building are all still enjoyable, and Murderbot remains adorably, yet suspiciously, relatable.

Murderbot is a really compelling character. The story was a little thin, but it served mostly to introduce the character.

Murderbot's clearly depressed and has social anxiety, but deals with it the best they can. I loved the ending, but wonder if we'll see the Preservation crew again.

Freedom is a pure idea. It arises spontaneously, without instruction.

This book was just a simple joy to read, a lot like traditional first-person sci-fi from an intelligent robot's perspective. Of course, by the title of the series, you probably will figure out quickly that this robot is a murderbot, and he's having some emotions about things he's done in the past... and the story evolves quickly with the team he is contracted to work for, with a bit of a twist. Overall, this was a fun and interesting story. It evolved quickly and read like a simple first-person descriptive tale of the bot's experiences and thoughts, but it leaves me wanting just a little bit more. Of cousre, it's a series, so I'll read more and expect that desire will be satisfied as I learn more about Mr Murderbot. I recommend this book!

Murderbot has hacked himself out of main control.

The idea of an android, part bot with lingering organics, gives rise to ideas of a machine that sometimes feels human, a very introverted and relatable human; with its increasing independency situations develop more unexpectedly than what I anticipated, and that kept me reading the whole book almost in one sitting.

The secondary characters add enough depth to the story and help the development of Murderbot throughout it, queer characters are also a welcomed presence.

It was a very fun and fast read 😁

It’s rare to find a compelling sci-fi book that also has a hefty helping of humor and sarcasm baked into its tone. I will definitely be reading more of this series. 

From the plot alone, this novella would be a bit of perhaps cliche science fiction. What makes it both unique and compelling is that the story being told from the perspective of the "Murderbot" (hence The Murderbot Diaries), a cyborg generally treated by society as a piece of equipment.

Martha Wells's writing does a good job of showing Murderbot's personality, its particular anxieties, its relationships towards humans, and general attitudes towards life. Even if the plot is cliche, Murderbot as a character is the opposite.

A socially awkward, traumatized by PTSD, has executive dysfunction, and just wants to be free and watch entertainment streams ... Murderbot is very relatable.

This was nice. Extremely pulp, but managed to get at some larger ideas.