Book Review: The Forever War

Finally, another sci-fi that relies on more than imagination! Joe Haldeman used his Vietnam War experience and even started his story shortly enough into the future that Vietnam vets could participate. He later admitted (in the foreword of my edition) that that makes it kind of funny now, but I'm quite used to sci-fis set in what's no longer the future. Of slightly more concern is the cover art, showing a soldier in a Vietnam-esque jungle that doesn't turn up in the story.

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For my next read, I picked something much longer than my last several books: Frank Herbert's Dune. I've been putting it off partly because I'd seen the lame David Lynch movie, but the first 20 pages tell me I'll enjoy the book more.