I like Scalzis humor.

While this book also deals with war the humor comes off much better than in Old Man's War.

Somehow laughing about diplomacy comes off better than laughing about war, though both deal with life and death.

The Android's Dream is more of a satire while Old Man's War has humor but is basically taking itself seriously. Perhaps that is the difference.

Scalzi had a nice little jab at my region of the world. Keeping Mideast peace talks still going forever with no actual peace is site and actually causing: The obligatory suicide bombing during the talks.

While reading the book we had a visit from the general secretary of the UN, with: The Obligatory eight rockets landing around my girlfriends Kibbutz. The more things change the more they stay the same.