I think Clarissa Mao (Melba) is also more interesting in the book. In the book she's the boss of the maintenance crew, but is way out of her depth. Her subordinates figure it out and lend her a hand, and she forms a rapport with them.

When Ren finds the bomb she planted, she is legitimately torn about having to kill him, and his death haunts her long afterwards.

In the show she comes across as a sociopath who kills her boss on the first day of work.

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Ashford on the show is way more likable than he is in the book.

Unfortunately, as much as I love Carmina, the security officer Bull in the book, which is one of the characters she replaces, is more interesting. He was an earther who repatriated to the belt, so much of his story was about him proving himself to the belter crew of The Behemoth. Carmina has none of that, she's belt through and through.

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Book 1 of 2025: #AbaddonsGate by #JamesSACorey, 3rd book of #TheExpanse series.

Finished in under 2 weeks! Good start
for my #reading journey.

Read Physical and on my Kobo at the same time cuz stats lol

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Still reading #AbaddonsGate

I'm on chapter 49 now, which is around 91% of the book, and stakes are at stake now

I feel like some big stuff is coming, send help

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I am beyond 75% of #AbaddonsGate now, how does it keep rising the stakes every timeeeee

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I finished _Abaddon’s Gate_. I thought the authors did a pretty good job with the religious figure, Anna. Sometimes a character like that can feel trite, or forced into a certain perspective, but she was complex and nuanced and came across as genuine.

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