Reviews

The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

smithh65's review

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

tanya_the_spack's review against another edition

4.0

I never really got into the story (though it's well written), but I did enjoy the peripherals: realistic portrayal of time consequences of near-light travel and shifting culture over the large time period.

rhianydd's review

challenging reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

tylerruddhall's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

madmadder's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

vivo_morior's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

mystiktrance's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

sebas83bi's review

adventurous informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Vietnam War meets space opera and hard SF. Reminds me of Return from the Stars by Stanislaw Lem, but with more action and with a (anti-) war angle. 

toochmarone's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

daed's review against another edition

2.0

Para la formación académica del autor, la verdad es que el libro deja mucho que desear. El personaje principal es físico de profesión y en toda la historia el único tema sobre física que trata es un ejemplo ridículo del principio de Arquimedes (otro personaje cuya profesión no es la física le hace ver el error de lo que plantea). Las explicaciones relativistas son flojas y muy escasas.

En cuanto a acción: Flojo. Aunque el lenguaje militar es entendible, le quita todo el dinamismo a la historia, haciendo que las batallas sean aburridas.

La crítica que hace a la vida militar está bien, pero es el tema que ocupa la mayor parte de la historia.

En general, aunque es una novela algo entretenida, no es la gran cosa.