audiobook ramblings
May. 24th, 2025 08:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marcicatListened to book 2 of The Murderbot Diaries (Martha Wells) this week and it was A+ great; very enjoyable! (I absolutely cannot remember most of the titles, or the order of the titles I do remember.)
It's been really interesting to watch the tv show and listen to the books at the same time, because it's made me realize just how much the books being from MB's POV influences everything. So it's like:
TV SHOW: DRAMATIC MUSIC
book MB: actually watching a show, doesn't care about IRL drama
TV SHOW: MOOD LIGHTING
book MB: visual sensors automatically adjust; doesn't notice mood lighting
TV SHOW: SURVEY SUDDENLY INCLUDES SERIOUS RISK OF DEATH FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES, VERY SCARY
book MB: literally no different than any other day; maybe a little nicer than most days, actually
It's great, I'm enjoying both very much. The tv show has reminded me that the humans are justifiably very upset at everything being awful, and also made me appreciate how much book!MB's just having a regular day at the office.
It's been really interesting to watch the tv show and listen to the books at the same time, because it's made me realize just how much the books being from MB's POV influences everything. So it's like:
TV SHOW: DRAMATIC MUSIC
book MB: actually watching a show, doesn't care about IRL drama
TV SHOW: MOOD LIGHTING
book MB: visual sensors automatically adjust; doesn't notice mood lighting
TV SHOW: SURVEY SUDDENLY INCLUDES SERIOUS RISK OF DEATH FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES, VERY SCARY
book MB: literally no different than any other day; maybe a little nicer than most days, actually
It's great, I'm enjoying both very much. The tv show has reminded me that the humans are justifiably very upset at everything being awful, and also made me appreciate how much book!MB's just having a regular day at the office.
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Date: 2025-05-25 01:58 am (UTC)book MB: literally no different than any other day; maybe a little nicer than most days, actually
Oh, that's such a good point. Huh.