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angryscout2 OP t1_ivtp8a8 wrote

Reply to comment by brademerika in All Systems Red by Martha Wells by angryscout2

This is the first one and I am already hooked. I really relate to Murderbot

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WeTheSalty t1_ivtr710 wrote

The second one is my favorite in the series.
I don't know if you're reading vs audiobooks, but the narrator for the audiobooks is really good.

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LynsyP t1_ivujbgt wrote

YES! If people ever tell me they don't know how they feel about audiobooks, these are the ones I recommend. I feel like Kevin R. Free NAILS it.

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xelle24 t1_ivvj9fk wrote

I really have to listen to the Murderbot audiobooks. I loved the books, and I loved Kevin R. Free on the Desert Bluffs episodes of Welcome to Night Vale.

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angryscout2 OP t1_ivtvl4p wrote

I am reading. I have tried fiction audiobooks and just can't like them. I find it irritating when the narrator attempts to do different voices. I am strictly a non-fiction audiobook guy, specifically history or international relations

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mourninglark t1_ivtynvp wrote

You'd probably like the stuff Wil Wheaton narrates, then. Dude doesn't even try to do voices. I don't like it, but might fit your tastes.

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Gadwynllas t1_ivttmnp wrote

The narrator really performs the work, and does t just read it

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Zazzafrazzy t1_ivv3wmi wrote

I agree. I strongly think the Murderbot series and Project Hail Mary are mandatory in audiobook form. Absolutely outstanding, both of them.

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mattsimis t1_ivunlw0 wrote

Agreed on all the above! Going to doubly ensure there isn't one I've missed in the series.

Murder Bot Diaries made me feel a bit better about AI nightmare scenarios, despite the name!

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BadAtNamesWasTaken t1_ivul458 wrote

Murderbot is the most relatable character I've read in a long time! Especially the way it feels about feelings!

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[deleted] t1_ivv3mze wrote

Right?? Leave me alone so I can consume my media

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