The Forever War by Joe Haldeman Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Forever War
Book Review: disappointed
Summary: 2 Stars
I read this book because of the raving reviews, the awards it received and because I am a sci-fi fan. First of all, I was very disappointed with the writing. It is a mystery to me why it got all those awards. Writing style is not compelling, some of the dialogues are plain awkward, character development is unsuccessful and overall the book feels fragmented. The author had some original and very good ideas considering it was written in the 70's, and I can understand why it was a success back then given the relevancy of the story to the Vietnam war. But, he is not a good writer and everything about the book feels out dated today.Book Review: interstellar war MINUS warp drives = time puzzler
Summary: 4 Stars
The time dilation aspect of this book is awesome. Most sci-fi books come up with some "warp drive" or other propulsion system that discounts the effects of relativity. This one is centered around that very problem, with very intriguing results.
Throwing some general relativity into a military story was cool enough, but then Haldeman actually manages to throw a love story into the mix as well. Very well done - as a result, I started looking for other books by Joe Haldeman, as well as similar authors (such as Robert Charles Wilson and John Scalzi).
Book Review: just one more chapter
Summary: 5 Stars
great read i couldn't put it down, if you liked Stranger in a Strange Land then you'll love it, if offended by R rated SF don't botherBook Review: parallels
Summary: 5 Stars
I couldn't help but see the parallels between the war on terror/ Vietnam contained in this book. At first people supported the war but then they moved to apathy or they reach another conclusion.
Politics aside this book is well written and interesting. The ending through me through a loop when they discovered that it was a basic misunderstanding between the two sides of the conflict and a lack of communication, but with the whole time travel thing communication could become quite difficult.
The way society changes each time he came back seemed almost shocking, but I image that is what Haldeman experienced when he came back from Nam.
Book Review: well written and entertaining
Summary: 4 Stars
sorry, I don't like reviews that tell me about the plot.
I enjoyed this book. it was a fun and interesting read.