I have thoroughly enjoyed my re-read of All Systems Red. I listened to a full cast & sound effect audio. It has elevated my reading experience! Listening to Murderbot’s inner dialogue is much funnier now. I got his nuances and sarcasm so much quicker. It comes across in the books but is more pronounced in the audio. I found myself laughing out loud several times.

One of my favorite things about this re-read was getting to know our core group again. I remember how they were so mistrusting, and I can’t blame them. There are so many layers to what Murderbot is, and no one knows how he’s “malfunctioning.” It was nice getting to see how their relationship starts in this book. There is still a lot of sci-fi jargon, but I understood it so much more this time.

I highly recommend reading this via a full-cast audiobook! Especially if you struggle with sci-fi as a genre.

Oh, Murderbot! He can’t help himself from helping out humans. I love how he tries so hard to think he doesn’t care, but he does. He ends up helping some new humans who hire him. Since it is the same place he wants to go, he decides to help them. I love how quickly we get attached to all these characters. Murderbot gets attached too and does everything he can to save them.

He still isn’t sure what he wants to do or be. He meets ART in this one and makes this book even better. I love their banter, but the way their relationship grows throughout the book is the best. We learn about past events that have happened, and it’s so sad. Murderbot’s dry humor helped with some of the darker/tense moments.
I still highly recommend reading along with the full-cast audio!! It makes the reading experience so much better!

Thank you, Tor Books and tordotcom, for these print review copies of the brand-new omnibus editions! All thoughts and opinions are my own.