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A review by goodkoopa
The Forever War by Marvano, Joe Haldeman
4.0
I thought this was going to be just an action novel with space marines slugging it out. It's that, but it is much more.
The novel changes pace a few times, so just when you're getting sick of the space fights, it brings you to back home a few times. Each time, it's a couple hundred years in the future because of relativistic space travel. And there we deal with social and cultural issues. The protagonist struggles to adjust to a society that has evolved for generations ahead of when he departed. Culture has changed, money doesn't exist and everyone is gay. It's really quiet interesting.
And then it is back to space to fight more space aliens and save humanity. People die. Aliens die. I got a bit tired of the battle stuff. But it was still very entertaining.
The novel changes pace a few times, so just when you're getting sick of the space fights, it brings you to back home a few times. Each time, it's a couple hundred years in the future because of relativistic space travel. And there we deal with social and cultural issues. The protagonist struggles to adjust to a society that has evolved for generations ahead of when he departed. Culture has changed, money doesn't exist and everyone is gay. It's really quiet interesting.
And then it is back to space to fight more space aliens and save humanity. People die. Aliens die. I got a bit tired of the battle stuff. But it was still very entertaining.