I also tend to reread instead of reading new books. But when the latest Murderbot came out (which happened to be in the middle of a hiking trip, but at the tops of the mountains we had pretty good reception, so I was still able to download it. Kind of love the whole ebook thing*) I used up all my phone battery reading it in my tent. Murderbot: Rogue Protocol is every bit as fun and deep and heart-wrenchingly funny as the last two. "I hate caring about stuff. But apparently once you start, you can't just stop." And I just can't stop caring about Murderbot.
All Systems Red totally deserved its Hugo win. Lots of cool Hugo winners this year, actually. Lois McMaster Bujold got best series for World of the 5 Gods, much deserved. Did you see N.K. Jemisin's speech? Fantastic:
"I look to science fiction and fantasy as the aspirational drive of the zeitgeist." Damn, this woman can write.
* There are millions of books floating around in the sky, people, and you can stand on top a mountain and grab exactly the one you want. Is that not the coolest thing ever?? Imagine what Chaucer would think.
I actually just put the first Murderbot book on my library hold list yesterday! I'm tired of everyone saying how awesome Murderbot is and having no idea what they're talking about.
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I saw NK Jemisin's speech LIVE and it was A PLUS PLUS. And of course it was thrilling to see Murderbot win. It's the most well-deserved of wins! I can't wait for the final novella to come out and THEN I can't wait for the full-length novel.
ReplyDeleteShe's writing a full-length novel????!!!!!!! Happiness!
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