Reviews tagging 'War'

Old Man's War by John Scalzi

28 reviews

eliaa's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Xenophobia, Infertility, Gun violence, Death, Genocide, Gore, Medical content, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual content and Cannibalism

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Infidelity, Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal death

jacsu's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, War, Racial slurs, Death, Body horror, and Racism

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Genocide, Grief, Ableism, Alcohol, Cancer, and Colonisation

concealed_journeys's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Cannibalism

walidad's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Gore, War, and Death

thegobetween's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Gore

ahab_jr's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, War, and Body horror

Minor: Gore

piikasmalls's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Genocide, Gore, and Murder

trisha_clay's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Rape

nailartklaudia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Grief

Minor: Cancer

aely's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Colonisation, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content and Grief