Reviews

Mickey7 by Edward Ashton

youwin's review

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

aphrael's review

adventurous lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Pretty cool book! I like the sarcasm of the main character and the way capitalism works out after cloning was invented. The way the female characters kept falling for the guy seemed a bit wishful thinking on the authors part, a lot of the 'romantic' stuff was superfluous at best. The nature of the aliens wasn't very novel, but overall I really enjoyed the tone of the book and would consider trading more by this autour. 

testaroscia's review

4.0

If you enjoy Scalzi you will enjoy this SciFi tale. Not quite as accomplished as him but the vein is similar and there is a lot to like.

travelsinfiction's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

annagoodman's review against another edition

adventurous funny

4.0

appledaxh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

obwisana's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

capen's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

thekingofburbank's review

adventurous dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Really wanted to like this because I’m dying to see the movie. Bong Joon-Ho has his work cut for him. Love the premise, and some of the death scenes are truly haunting, but the story as written is so inert. So little happens, it’s pretty much a comedy of errors where Mickey 7 and Mickey 8 try not to be identified as clones, and both have a weird little love affair with poorly developed women. There’s a couple action scenes, but they’re confusingly written and not particularly unique. There are also multiple interludes about the lore of the colonization missions and the expendables that are infinitely more eventful than the actual story, all of which would’ve made better books. 

The plot finally kicks into gear in the last 30 pages, where some neat twists start to come into play, but Ashton entirely skips over two of the most compelling moments (one of them smutty, the other a critical conversation that he simply decided not to write, because I’m pretty sure he can’t) that could’ve tied into the themes nicely, instead opting for a stunningly underwhelming climax and cliffhanger for a sequel that I absolutely will not read. 

It tries to have a morbid charm that falls very flat. It’s a lot of “so, that just happened” after something gruesome. I do think the movie will improve upon this, and this story will definitely land better if delivered through a strong script, but it is certainly going to have to completely turn this dull thing inside out. 

3 stars for the scattered great moments that show the potential of this concept and world. 

bearlylupe's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0