"So, you're a SecUnit." She made a half-shrug gesture I didn't understand. "Is that...weird?"It was a complicated question with a simple answer. "Yes."this novella was meant to conclude the murderbot series, and while it does tie off the story that begins in book one and ends on a satisfyingly-ambiguous note for murderbot's future; a perfectly reasonable tone for a full-series endpoint, i'm glad i read this knowing there are two more published after this (and more on the way) because i am not th...

Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries #4)by Martha Wells, Kevin R. Free (Narrator)Murderbot "cares" now. How disgusting but it does care about Dr. Mensah, who freed it from a lifetime of slavery to its former owners. And Dr. Mensah needs its help because she's been kidnapped by GrayCris. This makes MB very mad and you do not want to make MB mad!Three of Dr. Mensah's co-workers are trying to negotiate Dr. Mensah's release but negotiating with murderous cheating creeps never goes well so Murderbot

4+ stars, pushing 4.5. This fourth novella wraps up the initial set of the adventures of Murderbot. Review first posted on Fantasy Literature: Murderbot, the snarky, introverted cyborg hero of Martha Wells’ THE MURDERBOT DIARIES series, returns from its trip to Milu, the deserted terraforming facility in space. The cyborg Security Unit ― which has committed the unprecedented crime of hacking its “governor” that required it to obey orders ― was searching on Milu for additional evidence against th...

It was very dramatic, like something out of a historical adventure serial. Also correct in every aspect except for all the facts, like something out of a historical adventure serial. Amazing. As always.I’ve written a full review for the Murderbot series before, so I guess the biggest thing I have to say about this conclusion novella is that it sticks to everything it has already succeeded at. This series is… so much fun, and also one of my favorite examples of playing with tropes I’ve

And he kind of accepted that he is needed, wanted, and loved (in most bot way possible).

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells is book 4 in the series. I read the first one but have listened to the rest. Since book one, I picture the unisex murderbot more female than male but in book two it seems more male. Either way, it is certainly has more humanity than most humans. The story is peppered with humor, lots of action, adventure, corporate intrigue, and fantastic tech busting from our favorite murderbot! It is a super hacker on two artificial legs! A wild ride through the universe with one

“I don’t want to be human.”Dr. Mensah said, “That’s not an attitude a lot of humans are going to understand. We tend to think that because a bot or a construct looks human, its ultimate goal would be to become human.”“That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.” And so, my friends, we have arrived at the conclusion of Murderbot novella series - the four stories that made sure that what seems like every other word out of my mouth over the last week has been ‘Murderbot’. And this conclusion is g

4.75 Stars. Still in love with this series!

"I had a complex emotional reaction. A whole new burst of neural connections blossomed. Oh right, I often have complex emotional reactions which I can't easily interpret."Murberbot continues its adventures, and exploring the learning curve of what it means to be a Murderbot. Absolutely solid balance between planning, action, and dialogue in this installment."It was very dramatic, like something out of a historical adventure serial. Also correct in every aspect except for all the facts, like some...

Exit strategies are what SecUnits do best, next to fighting. They move very quickly and think very quickly, before humans know what is going on, the SecUnit will have packed you and your bag to safety. Murderbot has just found out that his favorite human, if it had a favorite human, has been kidnapped by the malignant corporation who tried to kill her before. Murderbot may have been the inadvertent cause of this dastardly deed. Murderbot is extremely perturbed. You don't want to upset this extre...

Sale Alert: Kindle daily deal 27Feb22 $4.99Re-reading right before Network Effect comes out on Tuesday 5/5. So happy to hang with Murderbot again.Holds up well. Totally excited to jump into a new story tomorrow.Original ReviewMurderbot, so far has been un unexpected treat. I love the journey I’ve taken with the Cyborg security unit gone rogue that for the most part just wants to be left alone to watch media, but instead gets dragged into protecting the stupid humans who seem to be in danger all

If you're into stuff like this, you can read the full review.Emotions Galore: “Exit Strategy” by Martha Wells“’I don’t want to be human.’[...]Dr. Mensah said: [...] ‘We tend to think that because a bot or a construct looks human, its ultimate goal would be to become human.’‘That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.’”In “Exit Strategy” by Martha WellsSecUnits are sentient constructs, part machine, part organic, largely human in form and created in part with human tissue, that are owned by compani...

"I was having an emotion, and I hate that. I’d rather have nice safe emotions about shows on the entertainment media; having them about things real-life humans said and did just led to stupid decisions."Murderbot has always been really interesting, but in Martha Wells' Exit Strategy it is also a much more well-rounded character. Once again, Murderbot finds itself protecting stupid humans when it would rather be watching one of its favorite space soap operas. These humans include some of the team...

WINNER OF THE HUGO FOR BEST SERIES, 2021 WORLDCON: DisCon III!This is the point in the series when Murderbot comes in from the cold. Nothing about this read is emotionally easy because Murderbot is so confused. Until the organic memories can be fully integrated into its systems, emotions will keep flooring it. Author Wells gets all five stars for this entry in the series because that integration is not an easy thing for Murderbot, or in fact for the organic being reading its diary.(Possibly I wa...

Niki's Narrative Novella Review [Part 4/4]: I entered into this final installment a little worried. For the character, for my emotions, for that heightened expectations that comes from reaching the end of something truly fantastic and hoping the quality holds up. I was not disappointed. Exit Strategy had the perfect balance of all the amazing elements that make this series so special. Did I shed a tear at some point during this book? I can’t remember. It might have been a combination of laughing...