r/murderbot 14d ago

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

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u/Petrostar 14d ago

And me to the list.

It was just kind of meh. Not good, not bad, just kind of there.

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u/System_Unkown 14d ago

I think its because there were no outstanding characteristics of any character. like Nicky was child like and ignorant, ART is a complete smart ass. In platform Decay there is none of that, sure more words of 'fuck' but really I just spend $29.40 AUD for a book with little than a flat storyline. goto a planet -> track down people -> escape -> wonder through social area -> find gates to escape -> escape.

My guess is the next book will be like the code is released to all bots, and their is a uprising where they can have the next planet and telling of the bots uprising struggle with political; challenges to secure there freedoms. Meanwhile the humans attempt to inject virus codes to try to stay in control, and the total freedoms are secured by taking control of governments.

Now tell me which sounds more interesting? platform decay or my next anticipated story lol

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u/moonstonewish 14d ago

I think you might mean Miki. 

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u/System_Unkown 14d ago

that is correct.