I seem to be on a sci-fi kick right now. I've read some other books by Scalzi, but I'd never before read Old Man's War, his debut novel. The novel is set on a future Earth in which the elderly are given a unique opportunity: they can sign up with a corporation that, when they turn 75, will give th...
I can't remember when it was that I first heard of this book, but I do know that I consciously avoided it for years before I decided to give it a try. The reason why I avoided it was the marketing: comparing a book to Starship Troopers may be an excellent way to get some readers to pick up a book, b...
No, just no. No more Scalzi.This book can be entirely summarized as: old guy signs up for the military because they'll give him a young body, and he fights several uninteresting battles. That's it. Don't look for cool tech, cool concepts (there was almost a cool concept with actually travelling to...
Have you ever just read a book that was so good that you pinch yourself a few times to make sure it's real? That was the feeling I had the entire time I was reading Old Man's War. There were some minor quibbles I had while reading the book but they were not enough for me rate this book below five st...
"John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army." That is the opening lines to this book. I ran across John Scalzi a few years ago when I read Redshirts. The other book I kept hearing about from him was Old Man's War. I don't think we got...
This book surprised me. I had been considering reading it for years, but hesitated because I usually don't care for first person fiction, and because I was concerned that it would be all fighting. Then one of my groups chose it as a group read so I decided to try it. I started with the audible ve...
Fun SyFy, but lots of languageI expected the language...Scalzi seems to favor certain four-letter words. I know some people don't mind, but I wish it wasn't there--even if it is probably closer to reality. Luckily the story was great. I even feel like it was BELIEVABLE syfy. On to the next story.
"John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce-- and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So: w...
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