Compulsory
2018 • 8 pages
Ratings34
Average rating4.1
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Ratings34
Average rating4.1
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Featured Series
7 primary books9 released booksThe Murderbot Diaries is a 9-book series with 7 primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Martha Wells and Marek Pawelec.
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Did I spent 99 cents on an eight page short story? Yes. Was it silly to spend almost a dollar on an eight page short story? Yes. Would I do it again in a heartbeat? Yes. Would I buy Martha Wells's grocery list if she wrote “The Murderbot Diaries” on it? Yes.
This short story is a little snippet of Murderbot's life as a secretly rogue SecUnit before meeting the Preservation team in [b:All Systems Red 32758901 All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) Martha Wells https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1631585309l/32758901.SY75.jpg 53349516]. It's quite an agreeable addition to the Murderbot Diaries, completists can be pleased to add it to their collection, but no-one needs to have it: it doesn't tell us anything that we didn't already know.
TL;DR
Very short story of Murderbot before meeting his crew. I liked it, it's also free so there's that.
My Scoring System
I have five things I look for in a book, if the book checks all five it's a 5/5 stars book, if it checks none it's a 1/5 stars and everything else is a combination:
✓ - Main Story: Murderbot helping out humans as he always does.
X - Side Stories (if it applies):
✓ - Characters: Not much explanation about the characters, just a few names.
✓ - Setting/Ambiance: Not much explanation about our suroundings, just that we're in a mine.
✓ - Ending: Just another day for Murderbot.
Extensive Review
You can read the story here for free:
https://www.wired.com/story/future-of-work-compulsory-martha-wells/
