Reading The Murderbot Diaries

I had heard about the Murderbot Series books from people online. So a few months ago, I added “All Systems Red” by Martha Wells to my “Books to Read” note in Obsidian. I’ve basically abandoned Goodreads, in favor of maintaining my own note-taking system, but that’s a different article for another time. Then I went on to read through the books I already decided to read, in part because I already owned them. I try to be good about reading the books that I already own, before I buy new ones. I don’t always succeed. I had already read six books that I own. So I figured I was due for a couple of new books.

A couple of weeks ago, I was hanging out at Barnes and Noble, Union Square. You know, as one does. After a while, I came across “The Murderbot Diaries, Vol 1” sitting there, as I was perusing the shelves. While I had heard good things about it, I really had no idea what it was about. I needed a change of pace. So, when I saw it, I had to get it. I bought it in paperback, because I wanted something to read on the subway, while I commute to and from Manhattan.

When I was still near the beginning of Chapter One, I could already imagine the voice of Wil Wheaton narrating the book. Spoiler: He’s not the narrator of the audiobook. They’re something about the writing style, where he easily could’ve been.

I didn’t have any idea of what the plot was, other than what’s printed on the back of the book. So now that I’ve read it and thoroughly enjoyed it, you’re saying “Well Andrew, what was it about?”. I’m not gonna tell you. You should go into it blind, and have no expectations. That’s really the best way. All you need to know, is that you should go read it; Sooner rather than later. If you’re an AppleTV+ person, you can watch it. But read it first.

I’ll be reading the other books in the Murderbot series, and look forward to doing so. But first, I need to complete some books from my current home library, before I buy more books..