"The Forever War" by Joe Haldeman
This book is at the top of many sci-fi recommendation lists so I finally bought it and read it.
*engh*
It was entertaining but not amazing. I did like its description of space combat and travel. The lack of heat, the confinement, the physics and particularly time dilation (as in people traveling at the speed of light age differently from the rest of us).
But overall the book felt a little dated. It seemed to take neato facts of the day and project them forward. Einstein's theory of relativity and time travel for instance. Not to mention the fact that Hair is a musical 300 years from now. Hair?
I found the grim predictions about the future interesting but again dated. The big issues predicted involved food shortages and communism. Both seem quaint in light of the global warming crisis today.
But the idea I found most funny was his prediction of homosexuality. Boy the author really seems hung up on homos. I have to say, birth control is a lot easier way to control population than homosexuality.
Worth a read and I might read a sequel but not the amazing book I was expecting after all the hype.
