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Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1)
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I was really excited about where I thought this book was going. It didn't go there, and went someplace somehow less expected and less fun, but it was still an enjoyable read.
Things that were fun:
- The beginning. The basic set up, with just a dude who wasn't very good at any particular thing, a big mystery on a new planet and a lot of deaths was neat.
-The everyman. Mickey was an okay guy. He cleared the bar that is in hell for decent dude. Not by a lot, but apparently a line of salt in Satan's basement is enough to stymie a lot of both MCs and also real people, so, yeah, he was fine, just like the rest.
The let down:
-It wasn't a mystery. Nope, it was exactly what was on the tin, but I guess if your profession is dying, critical thinking is not a job qualification.
-Does he conduct with his penis? Weird sex and relationship mechanics in this. See also: the bar being in hell's basement.
-Goes camp. I thought we were just going to have an average Joe revealing to us the world. But nope, you only thought he was average. He goes much MUCH more average first.
It was fun, and I enjoyed the glimmers of hope I had. I will not likely read on, so I'll give it a solid 3.
Things that were fun:
- The beginning. The basic set up, with just a dude who wasn't very good at any particular thing, a big mystery on a new planet and a lot of deaths was neat.
-The everyman. Mickey was an okay guy. He cleared the bar that is in hell for decent dude. Not by a lot, but apparently a line of salt in Satan's basement is enough to stymie a lot of both MCs and also real people, so, yeah, he was fine, just like the rest.
The let down:
-It wasn't a mystery. Nope, it was exactly what was on the tin, but I guess if your profession is dying, critical thinking is not a job qualification.
-Does he conduct with his penis? Weird sex and relationship mechanics in this. See also: the bar being in hell's basement.
-Goes camp. I thought we were just going to have an average Joe revealing to us the world. But nope, you only thought he was average. He goes much MUCH more average first.
It was fun, and I enjoyed the glimmers of hope I had. I will not likely read on, so I'll give it a solid 3.
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Reading Progress
July 12, 2024
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Started Reading
July 12, 2024
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scifi
July 12, 2024
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man-author
July 12, 2024
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July 14, 2024
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Finished Reading
November 20, 2024
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Haha, the director said he just wanted more past lives to reference, so he gave him 10 more deaths.
Still the book gets a lot of play. There are 17 editions of it, which includes foreign language translations.
Could there be a reason for that?
Maybe there is a tie-in with the book and the Mickey 17 (2025) film with Mark Ruffalo and Robert Pattinson, that is an adaption of the novel?
I can't figure out why the film has 10-more Mickey incarnations than the book? Although, it may refer to the number of book editions?