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Old Man's War by John Scalzi

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ricarmoo's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.25

This book is exactly what I was hoping it would be: a fun, easy to read, sci-fi romp with just the right mix of over the top technology and genuine heart.

I was pleasantly surprised by this book - I really had just wanted to read a pulpy story about humans blasting alien bugs to smithereens and, while I got that, I found it had a lot more going for it than that. I enjoyed the fact that there were some genuinely interesting questions raised about war and fighting, as well as some quite tough discussions about aging and loss.

The action was pretty great and the sci-fi future tech was believably unbelievable. I was pretty gripped and really got engrossed in the action, even if I could see where the general story was moving throughout. That said, it even got a few gasps out of me at times and I did really feel a couple of the losses much more than I would have expected to.

Overall, it was exactly the book I needed it to be. I enjoyed my time with this book a lot

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gashrot's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.75

Space opera sympathique, mais très léger dans son traitement de plusieurs questions éthiques soulevé par le livre alors que certaines sont au centre de l'intrigue

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wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? No

2.0

This is my second book by John Scalzi and I’m beginning to think that they are not the author for me. Their humor makes me cringe in secondhand embarrassment and I’m pretty sure it is not meant to have that effect.

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millydrisco's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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eliaa's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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sophiaforever's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

1.5

It's definitely a product of it's time (post-9/11, early Iraq war). The book makes no attempt to examine why war happens or wrestle with the justifications of it. The protagonist gets his marching orders from command, the enemies are bloodthirsty unreasonable religious zealous, and so there's no question for him: this is a just war where he gets to go in and shoot guns. If that's the book you want to read, here you go, but don't be like me expecting any sort of critical thought about the justification behind war.

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