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A review by penws3593
Peace and War by Joe Haldeman
3.0
Enjoyed Forever War. Excellent classic sci-fi.
Forever Free kept me reading, but the ending was a slap in the face cop out on plot points built up throughout the book.
Forever Peace was really hard to read. The extensive battle scenes and army jargon dragged the plot down in the first half. There were far too many characters to keep track of. It felt like a cobbled together explanation of the events occuring back on earth during Forever War, and not all plot points made sense. The ending felt glossed over.
What these books all share are an excellent idea, a classic what-if sci-fi scenario that I wanted to explore through the novel. I just wish the excecution of these ideas had been more satisfying.
Forever Free kept me reading, but the ending was a slap in the face cop out on plot points built up throughout the book.
Forever Peace was really hard to read. The extensive battle scenes and army jargon dragged the plot down in the first half. There were far too many characters to keep track of. It felt like a cobbled together explanation of the events occuring back on earth during Forever War, and not all plot points made sense. The ending felt glossed over.
What these books all share are an excellent idea, a classic what-if sci-fi scenario that I wanted to explore through the novel. I just wish the excecution of these ideas had been more satisfying.