Not just a compelling read on the whole "what is human" SF trope but also a VERY insightful expression of what it is like to be autistic.
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Mostly just keeping track of what I've been reading for myself, but always interested in what like-minded souls enjoy when I stumble across their online traces.
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grey not grey reviewed The Murderbot Diaries #1-4 by Martha Wells
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grey not grey reviewed Artificial condition by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
grey not grey rated Artificial condition: 4 stars
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Artificial condition by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
It has a dark past - one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it …
grey not grey reviewed Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
The one with Miki
4 stars
Engaging, moved along well. The series is starting to feel a little formulaic but I'll read the next one. The exploration of different aspects of "what does it mean to be a bot" is compelling, Miki is a great character.
grey not grey rated Rogue Protocol: 4 stars
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Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
SciFi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is again on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more …
grey not grey rated Rogue Protocol: 4 stars
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Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
Sci-fi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more …
grey not grey rated All Systems Red: 4 stars
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All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved …
grey not grey reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
Engaging, unique
5 stars
I am reminded of one comment I read some time ago from somebody talking about machine intelligence - tehy weren't so much interested in what art a machine would make for humans, but what they would make for one another. To some extent, this series explores that.
grey not grey reviewed Tiny Upward Shove by Melissa Chadburn
grey not grey rated Baltimore Omnibus Volume 2: 5 stars
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Baltimore Omnibus Volume 2 by Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart, Christopher Golden, and 2 others
grey not grey finished reading Baltimore Omnibus Volume 2 by Mike Mignola
grey not grey reviewed Slavic Myths by Noah Charney
Overview and intro to Slavic Myths and their mythological ethnography
Great read but not definitive
5 stars
A very good overview and intro to Slavic myths from an ethnographic perspective. Some questionable conclusions but nothing too egregious considering it's really meant to be a very broad introduction.
grey not grey rated Slavic Myths: 5 stars
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Noah Charney, Svetlana Slapsak: Slavic Myths (2023, Thames & Hudson)
Slavic Myths by Noah Charney, Svetlana Slapsak
Overview and intro to Slavic Myths and their mythological ethnography