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Something about the whole *REDACTED* bit has me rubbed the wrong way too. It feels less seamless in how it is displayed, compared to the earlier reduction of The Company's name.

This, of course, could easily be reduced to MB being *traumatized*. But given that the MBDiaries are meant to be recountings of events that already passed, the difference in writing is really noticeable and a bit displacing.

I'm not entirely sure how to feel about this one due to it's focus on Murderbot's, er, trauma? From the last book?
This book also feels formatted to a more humanlike? perspective.
Which, as a great fan of inhuman perspectives, leaves me disappointed.

I have only gotten this far because the audiobook lady puts the boi to sleep in the car.
I have not been consciously listening.

Excellent. Just Excellent.

Eh, so far it's one of those turn-your-brain-off books, but I do like that she reanimated a dead frog. :)

Slow start, but once you get to the core it is anvil after anvil being dropped.
Sooooooo good.
I love that she also talks about the history and origins behind certain problematic parenting behaviors.
I've already started implementing some of these strategies and have seen great improvement.
This book is so great.

FAVORITE AUTHOR.

He makes me THINK.
Oftentimes it is as though he reached into my brain and pulled out my very own thoughts, feelings, and observations on certain topics, writing them articulately on paper.

Poor Rita. Thinking Dexter's cheating on her. :'(

Starting this one again! Now that I actually have time to sit and read, I am taking advantage of it!

Dexter you idiot. The water's drugged.

This just took a turn for the disturbed.
Like yeah it cannibals, but you expect it to go one disturbed way and then this happened and ohmigosh what????
Like wow. This girl is Not Right In The Head.

Nevermind he finally snapped. :D

After so many exciting things in the last book, this one is falling a bit flat.
The case is pretty interesting, cannibals are pretty original, if only it would stop getting blocked by Dexter's baby fever(positive) and Deb's baby fever(negative).
And Dexter's brother is back and screwing with his home life. Which. Is really annoying.
The Dark Passenger getting nerfed is cute but also Rrrrrrragshdbdggggfggg

What's really interesting is that the art exhibit in Paris felt more like the brutality of murder and the Actual Criminal Case for this book feels more like an art exhibit in Paris.

I've seen artists with much more psychedelic body horror art than what is being described for the case.

However, the Parisian show impressed me with Just How Original and Unsettling it was. Absolutely Astonishing!

Very good so far!
I am loving the internal struggle Dexter is having with having killed an innocent person for the first time.
Rita is excellent as always, and I love that Cody has been put in Cub Scouts!

Granted, it was only in his mind, but still.


Talk about a slow burn.
They met in book 2 and essentially cuddled on the couch while watching a show together, MB HELD ART's hand, ART did experimental surgery on MB, they part ways on good terms and MB got ART's number. No contact, but a few mentions for 2 books, now MB saved ART's life after getting kidnapped and instantly started arguing, now he's calling ART pretty

MB called ART pretty.~~

I swear they argue like a newly married couple.

ART is dead for half the book and MB is mourning while onboard it's corpse and the second it's back and both of them are able, they're arguing and calling each other unreasonable jerks.

ART: My humans are in danger.

MB: That doesnt mean you can put MY humans in danger. >:(

ART:*crappily apologizes*

MB: Stop being NICE to me! >>:(

Excellence.~~

Murderbot <3 A.R.T. 4eva

This is a great breakdown of how criminality expresses itself through the younger years up to adulthood.
I may not agree with every word written, but the vast majority is something I have really enjoyed having in a worded format.
I have seen and experienced some of this behavior and it is largely unsurprising, yet still it is a bit mystifying as to how they can think this way.