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	• The Forever War Joe Haldeman Eos, 2003 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 296 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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My copy of this paperback seems to be as old as the war itself. I recommend it especially for any veteran since the author is one himself and really knows the military. At one point the re-enlistment rate of experienced personnel is so bad that the "army" offers two of the characters a base/post of choice anywhere. They accept the offer and transfer to their new (cushy)assignment. While they are unpacking their gear, there's a knock on the door. It is an orderly with a new set of orders. They are being transferred to a combat unit. Well, they DID get their assignment of choice! No one guaranteed how long they would keep the assignment. Is that military, or what?

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Well worth the read

I really enjoyed this book, a classic of sci-fi well worth the time! :)

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From A Forever Fan

Pvt William Mandella has been drafted to fight an intergalactic war against the Taurans, a mysterious and deadly alien race. While the war rages for well over a thousand years on Earth, Pvt Mandella and his companions are travelling at speeds faster than light and age only a few years of their natural lives. The Earth they return to seems as alien as the enemy they have been sacrificing themselves to defeat! It is against this backdrop that Joe Haldeman spins his story of war, humanity, self-discipline, and resignation in the face of the Inevitable. This novel deserves to be elevated to Classic status, and would be if literary snobs wouldn't automatically dismiss Sci-Fi as 'kid stuff'.

This novel was certainly written as an anti-war statement. Joe Haldeman was drafted himself, serving in Vietnam in '68-'69. Written in 1970, it seems impossible that 'The Forever War' should have been anything other than his horrified commentary on tragedy he had just witnessed first hand. Taken as a whole, the novel is a cry against faceless, bumbling bureaucracy and the ultimate futility of warfare. While I do not agree with all of Mr. Haldeman's views, I cannot stress enough that he has done a bang up job of telling us what those views are! Still, the devil here is very much in the details, and that's what makes this such a satisfying read.

There were countless times during my own military service when I would think of this novel and smile a rueful smile. I have never seen the military mindset depicted so well: the sycophancy, the busy work, the Hurry Up And Wait! mentality, the asinine and misguided attempts to inspire higher morale. I recognize it all, Joe! I have read this book between 10 and 15 times over the past seventeen years, and it feels just as authentic and engaging every time. Some people seem to feel the ending was too happy. I agree, but Haldeman's wife is also named Mary Gay, and suspect he wrote the ending as a sort of love poem to her. I admit I could be wrong, but either way I think including his wife in such a way was Classy.

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A must read for any science fiction fan or anyone!

Two words describe this novel absolute excellence. It's been one week since I got it and I've read it five times cover to cover! I haven't felt this way towards a book since I read Orson Scott Card's book Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow the books that got me back into reading. The characters seem so real and the twists and ending is crazy (I won't ruin it for you).

An SF classic

...especially if you're into battle stories, as well as SF. To my mind, heads and tails about Heinleins Starship Troopers (because, well, there's character development). A very good read - highly recommended for SF fans...

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