matthewmincher reviewed The Forever War by Joe Haldeman (The Forever War, #1)
So good
5 stars
I was recommended this one and I was extremely skeptical because I generally dislike stories that revolve around time manipulation.
This was great though - following a soldier through a war which due to time dilation meant civilisation was progressing a magnitude faster than they were experiencing. A good mix of action and story.
I know this was a commentary on Vietnam, and I feel extremely ill informed on it so I won't review that aspect. It does feel like the central tenents still apply to most wars.
It felt like sexuality played a larger part in the story that I would have expected, but as a stand in for societal change and disconnection it's an interesting reflection tool.
I never found anybody else and I don't want anybody else...
