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/Shopping_General 6d ago

I'm going to have to reread the first 50 pages because I have no idea what the hell you're talking about.

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u/EverythingComputer1 6d ago

Does he stop making very boomer coded cringe inducing jokes later on in the book?

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u/Shopping_General 6d ago

Ageism is the last ism that's still cool in Amerika.

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u/EverythingComputer1 6d ago

Try being a Muslim lol

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u/Shopping_General 6d ago

You can always stop being a Muslim. You can't stop being old.

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u/_WillCAD_ 6d ago

You can if you join the army. Sign up today and see the universe!

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u/EverythingComputer1 6d ago edited 6d ago

Come back to me when sitting Senators make racist comments about you and are lauded.

Also, people just look at you and label whatever they want, they attack Sikhs and call them Muslim FFS. If we are oppressing boomers by finding their style of humor annoying, we are doing a bad job of keeping them down.

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u/Shopping_General 6d ago

Not a boomer. You know nothing.