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Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)

John Scalzi

Start date: January 1, 2013

Finish date: January 31, 2013

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Jun 01, 2011 Eric rated it really liked it

Shelves: science-fiction, john-scalzi

To me, this book was an inverted version of Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. Ender is a child sent up to space, kept in the dark, to fight without his knowledge or consent, aliens that are a great distance away. John Perry is a senior citizen that signs up to fight and is told exactly who, where and what his enemies are, and fights them in close-range skirmishes. Both books are great sci-fi reading, although I do like Ender's Game a bit more than Old Man's War. ...more

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Jul 22, 2009 Infromsea rated it it was amazing

I can't say enough about how good this book is, fast paced, well written and just an overall good book. Take an afternoon and read this book. ...more

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Jan 11, 2013 Dave rated it liked it

Shelves: sf

Writing isn't anything to shout about, and the setup takes a while. Otherwise, an above-average military SF novel. Doesn't come close to matching Haldeman's The Forever War. ...more

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Mar 12, 2009 Tristan added it

Re-reading for the nth time. Excellent as always.

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Oct 26, 2011 Karl Smithe rated it really liked it

Old Man's War is a good adventure war story. My only complaint is the one inch tall intelligent aliens.

But the next two books of the trilogy get more serious. I should not have waited so long to read them. ...more

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