Jessica Strider
Pros: character development, some interesting fight scenes
Cons: some of the quieter sections dragged a bit
System Collapse picks up a short time after Network Effect. Perihelion’s crew is trying to help the colonists on the colony planet reject the claim over them by the Barish-Estranza corporation. They learn of a group that split off and is living in a blackout zone, so Murderbot and a small group go to warn them of what’s going on.
A redacted traumatic event has reduced Murderbot’s operating capacity and lowered its self-confidence. Murderbot’s avoidance of emotion hampers its recovery, even as it makes the SecUnit less able to do its job. Murderbot feels the most human in this book. I thought their resolution to the separated group was brilliant. There are a few honest laughs and more snarky humour.
There are a few fight scenes, but not as many as the previous book.
I did find some of the exploration scenes tense, but they got a bit boring as they stretched on. Though I felt that more my second time reading it than the first.
On the whole it’s an interesting story with Murderbot having to face its trauma, despite its attempts not to.
Originally posted at scififanletter.blogspot.com.
Pros: character development, some interesting fight scenes
Cons: some of the quieter sections dragged a bit
System Collapse picks up a short time after Network Effect. Perihelion’s crew is trying to help the colonists on the colony planet reject the claim over them by the Barish-Estranza corporation. They learn of a group that split off and is living in a blackout zone, so Murderbot and a small group go to warn them of what’s going on.
A redacted traumatic event has reduced Murderbot’s operating capacity and lowered its self-confidence. Murderbot’s avoidance of emotion hampers its recovery, even as it makes the SecUnit less able to do its job. Murderbot feels the most human in this book. I thought their resolution to the separated group was brilliant. There are a few honest laughs and more snarky humour.
There are a few fight scenes, but not as many as the previous book.
I did find some of the exploration scenes tense, but they got a bit boring as they stretched on. Though I felt that more my second time reading it than the first.
On the whole it’s an interesting story with Murderbot having to face its trauma, despite its attempts not to.
Originally posted at scififanletter.blogspot.com.