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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
Smart, very entertaining, peppy, and truly thoughtful. I loved its tone: always light, but with quiet notes of despair and fear. of a life wasted. Or, in this book’s case, many of the same life. It’s quite well structured and doesn’t redress popular tropes, which I appreciated.
Bong Joon-ho is adapting it, starring our greatest a-list weirdo, Robert Pattinson. There’s a second book that I’m putting off for a bit; I wonder if the film means to kick off a media squid with multiple films etc. I hope not.
Bong Joon-ho is adapting it, starring our greatest a-list weirdo, Robert Pattinson. There’s a second book that I’m putting off for a bit; I wonder if the film means to kick off a media squid with multiple films etc. I hope not.
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really really hate when there's nothing telling me that something is a flashback vs current events.
fast-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.75 stars for the great concept and fun and lively writing style.
However, I had a lot of complaints about this book:
- There was a lot of dialogue that did not progress the plot or develop the characters.
- There was a lot of repetition in Mickey's inner monologue about meals/calories, worries over being caught, opinions he had about the ship's weapons, etc.
- I don't usually complain about book's having too much exposition as it often works as world building for me, but this book had far too much exposition, mainly as side characters' backstories and cautionary tales about other planetary colonisation attempts. In particular, the backstories were not incorporated in smoothly, I recall that Nasha's scant backstory was delivered 75% of the way through the book.
When you strip away the dialogue, exposition, and repetition, Mickey 7 is just a story about Mickey trying to cover up his multiple and stopping Commander Marshall exterminate the creepers. The wonderful analogy of The Ship of Theseus and what makes a ship/a person was referenced far too often, with little character development between mentions.
However, I had a lot of complaints about this book:
- There was a lot of dialogue that did not progress the plot or develop the characters.
- There was a lot of repetition in Mickey's inner monologue about meals/calories, worries over being caught, opinions he had about the ship's weapons, etc.
- I don't usually complain about book's having too much exposition as it often works as world building for me, but this book had far too much exposition, mainly as side characters' backstories and cautionary tales about other planetary colonisation attempts. In particular, the backstories were not incorporated in smoothly, I recall that Nasha's scant backstory was delivered 75% of the way through the book.
When you strip away the dialogue, exposition, and repetition, Mickey 7 is just a story about Mickey trying to cover up his multiple and stopping Commander Marshall exterminate the creepers. The wonderful analogy of The Ship of Theseus and what makes a ship/a person was referenced far too often, with little character development between mentions.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes