Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) in Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library

Nov 11, 2011 valpal rated it really liked it

Pretty Good! I'll definitely be reading more books by this author. Reminds me of the old-fashioned 'hard' sci-fi books. Very interesting concept. I'd sign up.

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Sep 09, 2008 Joshua rated it really liked it

Shelves: sci-fi-and-fantasy

I liked this one a lot, so much so that I'm left wondering what took me so long. I've had this book and its sequals sitting on my shelf for quite some time, but something new always came up. So I'm glad I got around to it and even more glad I really enjoyed it, but there's about the something in the storytelling that really threw me off. I'll get back to that.

The book is a Starship Troopers meets cyberpunk. It's Star Wars cantina meets horror splatter. This is the story of humanities expansi ...more

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Mar 03, 2010 Sarah Sammis rated it really liked it

Shelves: pc, scifi, read-in-2012

Old Man's War is is the start of John Scalzi's well known series of the same name. It opens with John Perry, aged seventy-five, visiting his wife's grave and then joining the army. Earth is at war with a variety of extra terrestrial species and her army is made up of volunteers who have lived their lives and want the chance at an extended life.

The book has three parts: life before the transformation, life on the ship after the transformation and then the war itself. Although John meets a variety ...more

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Jul 07, 2007 Heather rated it really liked it · review of another edition

this book is smart, funny, heartfelt and (literally) gut-wrenching. it IS about a war, after all. for science fiction it has some great new (at least to me) ideas, so for that alone i was willing to give it 4 stars. but then, of course, there is the humor. i am sucker for most anything if it makes me laugh.

only downside i can think of: sometimes there was too much talking. hi, i got the point 2 sentences, or a whole paragraph ago. i saw one review said the first half was better than the second ...more

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Apr 24, 2010 Bryan457 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own-it, military, favorites, science-fiction, superhuman

I loved the concept, the characters, the story. It is on my reread list.

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May 02, 2009 NebulousGloom (FK) rated it it was amazing

This is the best military science fiction book I have ever read. I haven't read all of them, but I have read quite a few. I spent the entire time I read the book saying "This book is so fantastic!" over and over again. It isn't really heavy on the plot, as it is mainly a character driven story, but I think a lot of military sci-fi is like that. Definitely reminiscent of "The Forever War" and maybe a little of "Starship Troopers", but without as much about politics. This book is an absolute must ...more

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