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Liked It “The Forever War well deserves it's position as one of science fictions classics. Joe Haldeman writes with an ease that brings the story alive without drowning the reader in unnecessary or overly convoluted detail. The story flows with an energy that continues to build, with only a few sections...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“The Forever War well deserves it's position as one of science fictions classics. Joe Haldeman writes with an ease that brings the story alive without drowning the reader in unnecessary or overly convoluted detail. The story flows with an energy that continues to build, with only a few sections slowing the momentum needlessly (an amazing feat considering the majority of the story is set during war time).”
pheedsta wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The Forever War really was an amazing piece of since fiction. Although Joe Haldeman's writing style was not my favorite, his story was amazing. The book looked small, but it covered 1000 years of the war (all the same character). For people who like scifi, this book is great.”
Parker S wrote this review Saturday, November 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“military sci fi at its best, a classic”
Turiboy wrote this review Sunday, November 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Pretty excellent. Must love science fiction but there is a 'for certain' underlying allegory to the Vietnam War. Pretty darn well written, held my interest without difficulty. One that led to me being sleepy in the morning several times.”
Chris wrote this review Monday, October 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Amazing stuff, one of my favorite science fiction novels ever! The concept is brilliantly handled, and Haldeman does a wonderful job of hitting the key points while keeping the whole affair brief.
Joel Carlson wrote this review Tuesday, October 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
If there was a pound-for-pound quality contest in litterature, this book would be a potential winner.”
“This is one of my favourite sci-fi books, I've read it 3-4 times.”
Shelley D wrote this review Wednesday, October 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Fantastic with something for everyone. Some action, some intellectual-ish discussions on humanity, war, and culture shock. ”
Ian A wrote this review Saturday, October 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is one of those books that goes beyond science fiction and reaches levels of classic social commentary. William Mandella is caught in a war fought across the time-dilation of interstellar space travel; each battle, a tit-for-tat with an uncommunicative alien race, may take place hundreds of years apart while the soldiers age only months. Each time Mandella returns from battle Earth society has fundamentally changed. This book strikes deep at the meaning--or meaninglessness--of war, brought to a new level of absurdity. The scary thing is that it is completely plausible. Haldeman creates a world, concisely delivered, that is believable while completely foreign. Mandella is fighting aliens he does not understand and through the book comes to realize he is also living among aliens he does not understand: his own race. A Hugo and Nebula award winner (most deservedly), this is easily one of the best books I've read this year. Highest recommendation.”
T.R.M. wrote this review Thursday, October 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Excellent, classic sci-fi from Joe Haldeman. A quick read. This was written during (or soon after) the Vietnam era, and basically deals with the themes of the dehumanizing aspects of war--however in the book, as the title suggests, the war in question is a inter-species, galactic war spanning hundreds or thousands of years. The main character experiences relativistic time-travel confusion as he is shuttled forward through time to various "fields" of battle, only to return intermittently to find, once again, that generations have passed on Earth, and his society has changed dramatically without him.”
William P wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
