On and off, I've tended to read quite a bit. So, I thought I'd put up some reviews of books as I read them. In time, I may go back and add reviews of some of the books I read in the past. Not massively exciting, but I suppose it may be of interest to someone, somewhere (perhaps).
The Forever War - Joe Haldeman
I borrowed this sci-fi classic. It is excellent. The premise is simple - a man is conscripted to fight against a poorly-understood alien menace, but due to relativity he comes back to a completely changed world after each short tour of duty. It's a simple concept for an anti-war book by a Vietnam vet, but it's superbly crafted. I haven't read Heinlein's Starship Troopers (the thought fills me with dread after the last Heinlein I read), but between the film and what I've heard, it's not hard to see this is a fine, twisted parody, as well as great book in its own right.
Permalink. Posted 22:55, Sun, 11 Feb 2007.
There is also a complete index of the books.
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