Hey there.
Yes, I'm alive.
Yes, I'm alive.
NO, it's not Strange in a strange land.
Working hard, not much studying (no more info on that. Sorry.)
But I felt the need to read, as I often do. So... Here I am.
I won't promise to update this weekly as once was. I'll update when I read something.
So... No further a do: Old Man's War.
Working hard, not much studying (no more info on that. Sorry.)
But I felt the need to read, as I often do. So... Here I am.
I won't promise to update this weekly as once was. I'll update when I read something.
So... No further a do: Old Man's War.
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Considering the fact that my most used nickname is Old Man, you can imagine all the jokes about my bed to read this book.
And I love it.
Yes, there's a lot of patterns in this book, but I enjoyed it.
The basic concept is nice: humanity went to space. The Colonial Forces don't bow down to earthly government and have access to technology way over what we have on earth.
As you get old, 75 years precisely, you have the one chance to enlist.
No info is given, but people assume that something must be done, after all, no war is fought by old bodies.
And it is. But no one knows it on land.
You are given a new enhanced body. And obvious, lots of sex and adventures ensue.
Interesting plot device I must say.
And I love it.
Yes, there's a lot of patterns in this book, but I enjoyed it.
The basic concept is nice: humanity went to space. The Colonial Forces don't bow down to earthly government and have access to technology way over what we have on earth.
As you get old, 75 years precisely, you have the one chance to enlist.
No info is given, but people assume that something must be done, after all, no war is fought by old bodies.
And it is. But no one knows it on land.
You are given a new enhanced body. And obvious, lots of sex and adventures ensue.
Interesting plot device I must say.
What I liked is that on the second part, the first chapter destroys the light hearted feeling. It is war. Have you been in a war zone? In an area of conflict? No? Well, NO MOVIE show what it really is to be there. Maybe Full Metal Jacket. And a strong MAYBE. Because Kubrick still had a little of romanticism in his view of war.
The way the drill Sargent says "I consider a success if when you die you won't take anyone else with you" is beautiful.
And the focus on "destroy your 75 years of bad habits and entitlement" is amazing. I have no words to express how nice it is to hear that.
The way the drill Sargent says "I consider a success if when you die you won't take anyone else with you" is beautiful.
And the focus on "destroy your 75 years of bad habits and entitlement" is amazing. I have no words to express how nice it is to hear that.
The ending of Chapter 11 of the second part is that point exactly. When you have fought long enough, you snap. You lose your sense of self, you lose your link to what is human. Perry goes thru this, but then a human incident reminds him of how disgusting we are. Humans are as bad as the aliens, so... What's the point of feeling unconnected? We all can be, and true madness can connect us better than acts of kindness.
By the way, the way the book treat aliens is beautiful. It simply states what they look like and their culture, briefly. Not an in depth look, but what a soldier would see and know, which have it a sense of reality that made it even better. Our worse. Depending on your standing on war & conflict.
What's better is that the 'world building' never stops. We are preserved with interesting concepts thru the end of the book, in particular how fucked up religion can be.
NO more info on that. Read the damn book.
Believe me, is worth your time.
NO more info on that. Read the damn book.
Believe me, is worth your time.
I know it was a short review. But I really don't want to spoil the book.
Yeah,it's THAT worthy to me...
Yeah,it's THAT worthy to me...
Next: something that I'm kinda enjoying and kinda disliking: When Harlie was One.
See ya in the desert skies...
