2025 Reading Challenge discussion

This thread is to discuss Exit Strategy, the fourth book in the Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells.

Pages: 176 pages

Length: 1 month (August)

Participants: Caterina, Desiré, Rebecca, Beth

Everyone reads at their own pace during a Buddy Read. Because participants can be at different parts of the book at different times, it is extremely important to mark spoilers so that the book is not ruined for someone who is not as far along as others!!!

Mark spoilers by placing {spoiler} before the text and {/spoiler} after the text but use the < and > instead of the { and }.

Got this one from the library today! Hope to be able to discuss more this month, I'm really enjoying this series.

I am also reading this one now!

Ch. 1 and 2 - (view spoiler)[Dr. Mensah is back, or at least Murderbot is looking for her. I am looking forward to the reunion. (hide spoiler)]

Caterina wrote: "Ch. 1 and 2 - [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Same, I'm excited to see the story start to go full circle! (hide spoiler)]

Another great entry in this series. I love (view spoiler)[watching Murderbot’s evolution through this series. Every time he allows a human emotion to break through it’s so sweet. A lot like watching Spock letting his human side peek out from time to time. Awwww! (hide spoiler)]

If this series was made into a movie, who would you want to see playing the roles? Viola Davis for Dr Mensah?

Favorite quote: “Mensah said I could learn to do anything I wanted. I learned to leave.”

I loved this one too!

My favorite parts are also the moments when Murderbot learns to examine human emotions. There's something so heartfelt about those scenes and I wish there were more in this book. IMO, there were too many fight scenes in this book. I did like the Mensah arc; I'm almost wondering where does the next book go from here. This could have been the perfect end for the series.