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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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bookmarktavern's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

2.5

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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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jacsu's review against another edition

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adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a very interesting idea. When you hit 75 you can join the Colonial Defense Forces (outer space military) and they, theoretically, make you young again. Of course, there’s always more to it than that. The main character gets thrown into situations that he’s both very prepared for in one way but totally unprepared for in others. The relationships, mainly friendships, are interesting and I loved following the main group of old people in the novel. There were some unexpected moments, including what’s actually going on with the CDF and the soldiers in the main infantry and the special forces. There’s humor throughout and I found Scalzi’s writing style to be enjoyable.

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