Mickey 7 is a well known smash hit made into a motion picture.
Of COURSE --I'd never read it. But having chosen the theme of Outer Space, it seemed like a good year to pick it up, and because it isn't the latest media darling, the audio book was available immediately at my local library,
Overall, I'm not sure how I feel about it. The premise is fascinating, Mickey Barnes is an Expendable. A person who's sent out on dangerous missions that only a human has the dexterity or decision making skills to carry out. If Mickey perishes, they have a way to regenerate him with memories and personality intact.
Mickey joined up to escape an unpleasant situation on his home planet, but now that he's been regenerated a few times, he had to admit that this life is a challenge. Left for dead at one point, he actually survives, and comes back to his bunk to find that Mickey 8 has already been regenerated. As one might imagine, this creates a great deal of comedic problems, and thought provoking situations.
I liked this novel. I admit, I did not LOVE this novel. The writing is good, and the premise is fantastic, and original. What I didn't like is that the characters were kind of flat overall. Given that this is an action/plot based kind of a book, it makes sense, but I still wanted maybe a bit more.
I will definitely be reading more from this author, but I'm not sure I want to read more of the Mickey 7 series. It was a solid OK. I suspect if I was a 17-22 yr old man it would have been perfection.
Have you read this series or seen the film?
STATS
First Published : 2023
Pages: 330
Available as an Audio Book : Yes
Trigger Warnings: poverty, racism, classism, bugs, medical issues, body horror, supernatural creatures
(this is not a full list, read responsibly)
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