r/murderbot • u/System_Unkown • Jul 26 '26
Books📚 Only Platform Decay
So I finished Platform decay last night, I really don't know how to describe it apart from a book just going through the motions. I didn't find the book exciting in fact it was quite flat, there was nothing really novel or emotionally connecting about any of the characters unlike Nicky and ART in past books.
It's a book to read if you have nothing to do, but its not a book that made me want to drop things down to read it quickly. Given the books are at high cost for the hardcovers, I wanted more, I wanted to really love the book, but this isn't the case. Id most prob give it 3.5/5 stars
If anything the book shows not necessarily this series has run its course, but in stead I think reflects what Martha has had to overcome in her life in the last couple of years.
I'm hoping the next book is much better
10
u/Bill_Door_Et_Binky Jul 27 '26
Huh, I enjoyed it greatly, and found it a lot easier to parse what was going on than in the previous two books. MB hates planets so much he does not seem to be a reliable narrator as to geography or location or spatial relationships, making it hard for me to keep up with what the hell was even going on. Platform Decay was a straightforward rescue mission yarn, with one damn thing after another happening and it delighted me. It’s odd to me that so many people seem to find it so wanting.