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This was a lot of fun! I don‘t picture this actor as Mickey Barnes but I always make up my own movies in my head 😆. I‘ve been trying to read more science fiction/fantasy and this was light and easy to digest for someone who isn‘t too techy or science-minded. Mickey is a great character and I‘m excited for the next book! 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫

Popcorn sci-fi that only lightly touches on cloning and personhood.

This is a very well executed medium stakes SF book. Doesn't require a lot of investment, gives you a good time, but has a little bit of substance to it too. There is a sense of the ridiculous and a touch of hope to relieve the dystopian elements. I'd give it a 4 star, entertaining but not with the sparkle, sparkle of a 5 star.

Final #roll100 read for 2024 - I got through 47 of these - excited to continue in 2025! This was ok sci-fi - clearly taking some inspiration from the Martian but didn‘t quite pack the same punch. Soft pick.

My 2nd Ashton book &while I can see many loving this book, it fell a little short 4 me. My problem was not being able 2 connect 2 Mickey or the characters. Ashton writes stories similar 2 Andy Weir, but where Weir‘s stories are infused w/ humor & humanity, Ashton‘s has the humor but is missing that depth that I love so much in this genre.
Still, I would recommend his books 2 those who enjoy speculative sci-fi that doesn‘t take itself 2 seriously.

44/150 Multiple deaths and resurrections shouldn't be this amusing, but this book is genuinely funny. Mickey is a great character, who's developed a unique view on life as an expendable, the person who does the dangerous, life ending jobs, knowing he'll be brought back in a new cloned body. Witty and often laugh out loud funny 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫
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4.5 ⭐This book was so much fun. Space travel takes time, and for most it is a one-way trip. Mickey just needed off his planet, and the only way to get out of trouble was taking a job as the expendable on a one-way trip to terraform a new planet. His job is to die. His conscience and everything that makes Mickey Mickey, is uploaded, preferably frequently, and when the crew need someone to do something dangerous, or something that will

Mickey7 signed up as an "Expendable" on a mission to establish a beachhead colony on a distant world. His job: to take on all the tasks most likely to get him killed, then have his memories downloaded into a fresh new body. It all goes wrong when he returns from a failed mission to find Mickey8 in his bunk. An entertaining SF novel for fans of John Scalzi's Redshirts and protagonists who are interesting screw-ups.

"This is gonna be my stupidest death ever."

Just starting this one! My son read it and liked it--so far so good!

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Loved this book! Mickey as the narrator is the best! Would you join space exploration if you were an expandable and they could recreate you every time that you died? Oh Mickey your so fine!😂. I‘ll be reading the next Mickey novel. Great science fiction.

Great

Wowza!! What an unexpectedly fun read!! Science fiction isn‘t a go-to genre for me, but this one sounded so original- & it wound up exceeding my expectations! Mickey7 is his planetary colony‘s Expendable- meaning he‘s there as a real-time test dummy that can be brought back with basically a printer & uploaded memories. But this 7th version‘s story doesn‘t follow protocols… Funny & fascinating, I couldn‘t put it down! Can‘t wait for the sequel!

A success insofar as I'm curious enough to pick up the next book with this character. It's understandable given the events described, that the main character has a certain detachment, but it was effective enough to make me feel detached for much of the story. I think this is another entry in the 'ending makes the book' category. What is the value of life? Anthropocentrism aside...clones do bring out the worst case scenarios in writers.

Princess Bride reference!

Today's book award goes to the dedication that was so over the top it startled laughter out of me.
First day back at work after the holidays, that laugh was precisely what I needed. Here's hoping the rest of the book goes as well!

This was an enjoyable read, it reminds me of the Murderbot Diaries.. in terms of the tone of the main character. Really well laid out story line and plot twist at the end, overall great read. Strongly recommend.

Currently Reading ;)

Good premise but dragged a bit. Too much on goo and paste. After reading Andy Weir my expectations for this genre is high.

A realistic and entertaining science fiction book that I couldn't put down!

This one was okay. I think it's going to fall right in the middle. It was fun but it spent so much time discussing his every day life I felt like I didn't get enough details to really imagine all the things on the plant and dome. I wish that would have gone into more detail instead of talking about going to the cafeteria 100 times. 3/5

What a fun read!

Mickey has signed up for a mission where he is expendable. When another version of him is created, and two of him are wandering around, madness ensues in all the best ways.

This read is immersive, fast paced, and adventurous. Mickey's character is snarky and had me laughing out loud several times.

I can't wait to revisit this world and these characters again.

A Pick-ish 3½⭐
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While the concept of “expendables” was interesting and it had loads of potential I still found myself wanting more from this. But for others, it could possibly be perfect. For me personally, I believe it droned on scientifically a little too much and didn't have enough actual story.

This was fun! I really enjoyed the fast pace and I enjoyed the snark of the lead character. Definitely recommend!!

I really enjoyed Mickey7. Mickey and Nasha are a blast. Love the backstory. I am very excited that Bong Joon Ho is making a movie adaptation!

Mickey Barnes is an expendable on a space colony. Whenever dangerous work needs to be done, it is up to him to risk his life. Mickey7 is the seventh rebirth, and the story follows what happens when a second Mickey is accidentally created at the same time. The is a fast paced, fun and immersive read and the audio was fantastic. Loved it! #pantone2022

Such a fun and unique concept - a great easy weekend read!
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Super fun sci-Fi. Read in combo egalley and #audiobook. Both were awesome sauce. Snarky and fun!! #ARC #NetGalley

This is my pickup order. This wasn't on my radar whatsoever, but when I saw that Bong Joon-ho's (Snowpiercer, The Host, Okja, Parasite) next project is an adaptation, that is all I needed to know! I also picked up Red Rising. I read the first 2 chapters & was immediately hooked. I'm clearly on a sci-fi kick!

🎧 “Stupidest death ever.”

I read this book in one sitting. The narrator is great. I loved this book!

Mickey is the “expendable” in a terraforming colony, the job description is: immortal. Mickey has died 6 times.

There are strict laws, there can never be two Mickey‘s alive at the same time. What would happen if there were accidentally two? Well, let the fun begin as there can be only one.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️+ 👇🏻

Edward Ashton‘s SF novel is a breezy, entertaining read held together by Mickey7‘s excellent first person narration. Ashton does well in differentiating Mickey7 from Mickey8 and setting out the background and perils of colonisation such that it isn‘t until the end that you realise how thin the actual plot is and how slight the supporting cast. That said, there are a lot of ideas at play here and I can well understand the buzz surrounding it.

I haven‘t read science fiction in years and this was so much fun! Mickey7 is an Expendable on a colonizing mission. His job is to do the dangerous stuff. If he dies doing it, they just generate a new one.
In this book, we get a good story along with a thoughtful treatise on immortality. Is a new Mickey the same as the old Mickey.
Read it! It‘s good. Release date: Feb. 15

First book of the #DashingDecember #readathon finished. @Andrew65

Quite enjoyed this story about an Expendable on a beachhead colony. Topics of immortality, what defines sentient beings, what humans do when conquering new territory.

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Incidentally, 1/3 of my organic clementines harvest arrived. 😋

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Mickey is an expendable. Meaning, he's kind of immortal. Also, he's the one who has to do the dangerous jobs in the beachhead colony.

When the 7th instalment doesn't die, but an 8th version has already been generated; colonists die; the local fauna starts being really aggressive;...

Half way through the #ARC and really enjoying it.

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Intriguing story that raises questions about what it is to be you. Mickey is the "expendable" on a deep space mission to colonize another planet. He gets all the dangerous jobs and when he dies a copy of himself is printed. Liked the plot and the character of Mickey7 was well done. 4⭐

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