Vladys’s review of The Murderbot Diaries Series 7 Books Set – All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, Network Effect, Fugitive Telemetry, and System Collapse > Likes and Comments
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That's a great reading review Vladys, and not necessarily of the book itself. I'm sure it happens to many, I know it does to me, that at times after a very challenging read I feel either burnt out or unable to start anything that would be less than the perfect last read. That's when I read what I refer to as in-between reads of which I have no great expectations and that just provide some calm after the raging seas of a challenging read. And after that I'm usually reenergized and ready for a new challenge.
Thank you Daphna! I am happy to hear I am not alone in my periodically returning difficulty. Happy 2026 to you!
What an entertaining review, Vladys!
I could never read James Joyce after having had to read the 'Portrait of The Artist as a Young Man' at Uni. Henry James, yes, but I haven't read 'The Ambassadors' yet. The Murderbot sounds fun!
Thank you Jeanne! I did read everything by Joyce at some point, except the unreadable. Then I thought I would reread Ulysses but no, at least this river could not be entered twice. Or maybe the boundary of the unreadable shifted
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Jan 02, 2026 02:29AM
That's a great reading review Vladys, and not necessarily of the book itself. I'm sure it happens to many, I know it does to me, that at times after a very challenging read I feel either burnt out or unable to start anything that would be less than the perfect last read. That's when I read what I refer to as in-between reads of which I have no great expectations and that just provide some calm after the raging seas of a challenging read. And after that I'm usually reenergized and ready for a new challenge.
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Thank you Daphna! I am happy to hear I am not alone in my periodically returning difficulty. Happy 2026 to you!
What an entertaining review, Vladys!I could never read James Joyce after having had to read the 'Portrait of The Artist as a Young Man' at Uni. Henry James, yes, but I haven't read 'The Ambassadors' yet. The Murderbot sounds fun!
Thank you Jeanne! I did read everything by Joyce at some point, except the unreadable. Then I thought I would reread Ulysses but no, at least this river could not be entered twice. Or maybe the boundary of the unreadable shifted
