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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
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
A fun read. It could have used some more substance or backstory but I think that's just me being greedy for more of the world Ashton has created.
dark
funny
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Mickey7 is what happens when you mix sci-fi, snark, and a whole lot of unfortunate cloning mishaps—and somehow make it all weirdly profound and hilarious.
Our guy Mickey Barnes has quite literally the worst gig in the galaxy: he's an "Expendable," aka the human crash test dummy of a struggling colony. Need someone to walk into a black hole, poke a suspicious alien, or fall off a cliff? Send Mickey. He dies, they reprint him, he dies again—lather, rinse, respawn. No one blinks… until something goes wrong.
When Mickey7 is presumed dead and Mickey8 is spun up, we suddenly have two Mickeys, one very big problem, and an existential crisis wrapped in sarcasm. Also, cloning? Super taboo. If anyone finds out there’s a duplicate, it’s game over for both versions. Cue the chaos.
Think The Martian if Mark Watney had a twin and both of them had a death wish, plus some Black Mirror flavor, a dash of alien diplomacy (read: potential doom), and a lot of dry one-liners. The body horror is surprisingly intense—I found myself whispering “absolutely not” while simultaneously flipping pages like my Kindle owed me money.
Edward Ashton gives us an offbeat, oddly heartfelt ride through questions of identity, sacrifice, and what it means to be you when you’re not the only one. It’s clever. It’s dark. It’s lowkey funny in that "should I be laughing at this?" kind of way.
Also, Bong Joon-ho is adapting this into a movie with Robert Pattinson as Mickey—which feels weirdly perfect. From eternal vampire to endlessly respawning clone, Pattinson clearly has a type: morally complicated dudes who can’t catch a break. Can’t wait to see him bring Mickey’s existential spiral to life—with fewer sparkles, but probably just as much angst.
Our guy Mickey Barnes has quite literally the worst gig in the galaxy: he's an "Expendable," aka the human crash test dummy of a struggling colony. Need someone to walk into a black hole, poke a suspicious alien, or fall off a cliff? Send Mickey. He dies, they reprint him, he dies again—lather, rinse, respawn. No one blinks… until something goes wrong.
When Mickey7 is presumed dead and Mickey8 is spun up, we suddenly have two Mickeys, one very big problem, and an existential crisis wrapped in sarcasm. Also, cloning? Super taboo. If anyone finds out there’s a duplicate, it’s game over for both versions. Cue the chaos.
Think The Martian if Mark Watney had a twin and both of them had a death wish, plus some Black Mirror flavor, a dash of alien diplomacy (read: potential doom), and a lot of dry one-liners. The body horror is surprisingly intense—I found myself whispering “absolutely not” while simultaneously flipping pages like my Kindle owed me money.
Edward Ashton gives us an offbeat, oddly heartfelt ride through questions of identity, sacrifice, and what it means to be you when you’re not the only one. It’s clever. It’s dark. It’s lowkey funny in that "should I be laughing at this?" kind of way.
Also, Bong Joon-ho is adapting this into a movie with Robert Pattinson as Mickey—which feels weirdly perfect. From eternal vampire to endlessly respawning clone, Pattinson clearly has a type: morally complicated dudes who can’t catch a break. Can’t wait to see him bring Mickey’s existential spiral to life—with fewer sparkles, but probably just as much angst.
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall I enjoyed this book. I can see how it can be adapted to a movie, with a very tongue in cheek, recor-scratch "so I bet you're wondering how I got here" sort of way.
But I find myself wishing it was just a little bit....more.
I wish it had been a little more philosophical.
I wish it had been a bit more actiony.
I wish it had been a bit more funny.
I don't entirely understand the point of his relationship withCat, especially since Nasha went from being possessive to very blase about him spending the night in her room, just to have a threesome with both 7 and 8. That was just weird.
But I find myself wishing it was just a little bit....more.
I wish it had been a little more philosophical.
I wish it had been a bit more actiony.
I wish it had been a bit more funny.
I don't entirely understand the point of his relationship with
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes