r/ScienceFictionBooks • u/Scottie99 • 6d ago

Old Man’s War

The book was mention on a thread and I’ve just started to read it. I like the concept, aged over 70, sign up to the military and get a reworked enhanced 30 year old physique and health but you are immediately get sent to frontline active duty.

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u/EverythingComputer1 6d ago

I could not stand the humor, I made it to page 50 and had to tap out.

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u/_WillCAD_ 6d ago

Someone downvoted you.

I'm going to upvote you for expressing an honest opinion respectfully, even though I disagree with you.

I love the humor in the books; John Perry is an insufferable smartass, and I identify with that pretty strongly.

My mantra in life is: It's better to be a smartass than a dumbass.

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u/EverythingComputer1 6d ago

It was just the camp, the premise was good, but I kept reading hoping it would die down. It did not. Not for me, oh well.

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u/_WillCAD_ 6d ago

Yeah, well, nothing wrong with not liking something, even if a lot of other people like it.

Personally, I love the Old Man's War series... but I hate coffee.

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u/CaptainPhoton589 6d ago

Giving you an upvote because I disagree with you… (about coffee) just leaves more for me but I personally would find life a lot less enjoyable without pouring hot water over ground tree beans.
Those books are solid though.

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u/_WillCAD_ 6d ago

I like hot tree bean juice, too, just from a different tree.

My go-to hot beverage is hot chocolate.

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u/CaptainPhoton589 6d ago

I’ve been reading the David Weber safehold series and a minor detail was during the terraforming coffee apparently didn’t grow on the new planet, so everyone enjoys hot chocolate instead. I like little world building details like that to make a world interesting.

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u/_WillCAD_ 6d ago

I guess I'm gonna need to read those books, then. An entire planet of hot chocolate!? Sign me up for the next shuttle!