# Mickey7 by Edward Ashton

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Mickey7 by Edward Ashton and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a short, fun science fiction book with dark humor. No complaints recur among the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Dark humor science fiction (1 comments): "the books are such delightful dark humor SF, loved them" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46396964))
- Short and fun read (1 comments): "This was a short but fun book." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46387537))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250275032?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781250275035) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Mickey7 by Edward Ashton", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mickey7/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).