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    <body><![CDATA[While not quite as good as Forever War, it provides a look back at a few of the original characters, and gives out an interesting and gripping end. A great book if you're new to exploring the theory of God's experimental universe.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm sorry, but that just sucked. It started slow (maybe 3-star), but around halfway it started to pick up the pace, and was getting pretty good. It isn't too tightly written - there are a lot of plot holes and it isn't very convincing. In the last 30 pages, though, Haldeman decided to take a gattlin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82018593">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was...  unusual.  I've had my copy of this book for more than 10 years, but had never read it, mostly because I love <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21611.The_Forever_War" title="The Forever War by Joe Haldeman">The Forever War</a> so much that I was worried that this couldn't live up to it, and I'd be disappointed.  It's clear early on that the story Haldeman is telling here is very differe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31726820">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I did not care for what was happening as far as the mystery behind the &quot;events.&quot; Blame the last 30 pages or so. But up until that, I thought it was a great book. I read this in two sittings, which for me is a rarity. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Good book, doesn't live up to the first one, and the ending almost seems like the author gave up and decided to end it quickly.  Really quick conclusion that leaves a bad taste in the readers mouth...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Started out strong, I had high hopes.  Weak - very weak, in my opinion - finish.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of his best books.  I read it in one sitting.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not as good as Forever War...but interesting nevertheless]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[11/23<br/><br/>Intriguing...cool...I like this book.<br/><br/>11/25<br/><br/>WTF!!!<br/><br/>Are you serious?!<br/><br/>STUPID!!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Forever Free by Joe Haldeman (2000)]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book, as I did Haldeman's others, for its ability to provoke thoughts. I did not, however, appreciate the little <em>deus ex machina</em> conclusion. Perhaps I've mentioned this before? It always feels a bit slapdash, and diminishes my enjoyment.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the third book I've read by Joe Haldeman (the other two were <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21611.The_Forever_War" title="The Forever War by Joe Haldeman">The Forever War</a> and Forever Peace) and while I did enjoy it, I don't think it was on par with the other two. That said, it was still decent. I like Haldeman's irreverent sense of humor, something I always look for in a writer, and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21008561">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[You can't lose for winning--especially, it would seem, if you're Joe Haldeman. Suffering the same fate as many an author who's dared to pen unconventional sequels to a ferociously loved book (in this case, <em>The Forever War</em>), Haldeman has risked the ire of his many devoted admirers a second time (the first sequel was the award-spangled <em>Forever Peace</em>). But Haldeman's call--not too surprisingly--proves to be a deft one, giving us a book that, while significantly different from its predecessor, turns out to be equally captivating and sensitive, in many ways even more thought-provoking. (Sure, it doesn't match <em>The Forever War</em> for sheer impact, but then again, what does?)<p> As in <em>The Forever War</em>, the heart of this story is the dry, ironic bite of fighting-suit vet William Mandella, now middle-aged and a parent (along with his love and comrade-in-arms Marygay) to two teen-aged kids. The family leads a spartan life on the cold and desolate planet Middle Finger, which serves as a sort of genetic safe-deposit box for the current incarnation of humanity, an inhuman race of group-mind clones known as Man. But the animals in the zoo are getting restless, and a core group of vets led by William and Marygay plot an unusual escape: hijacking a reconditioned time ship and using it to take a 40,000 light-year tour (over 10 years of their own time) to rejoin the world they know only after 2,000 generations have passed. Much of the action involves the hatching and fruition of this plot, but Haldeman doesn't really mix things up until nearing the end, when he dissolves physics as we know it and calls down the wrath of God itself. <em>--Paul Hughes</em></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Save yourself time and pain and just don't bother reading this. If you didn't like <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Forever War" title="Forever War">Forever War</a> this will hold even less appeal. If you did, then you'll only be disappointed with this sequel.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[You can't lose for winning--especially, it would seem, if you're Joe Haldeman. Suffering the same fate as many an author who's dared to pen unconventional sequels to a ferociously loved book (in this case, <em>The Forever War</em>), Haldeman has risked the ire of his many devoted admirers a second time (the first sequel was the award-spangled <em>Forever Peace</em>). But Haldeman's call--not too surprisingly--proves to be a deft one, giving us a book that, while significantly different from its predecessor, turns out to be equally captivating and sensitive, in many ways even more thought-provoking. (Sure, it doesn't match <em>The Forever War</em> for sheer impact, but then again, what does?)<p> As in <em>The Forever War</em>, the heart of this story is the dry, ironic bite of fighting-suit vet William Mandella, now middle-aged and a parent (along with his love and comrade-in-arms Marygay) to two teen-aged kids. The family leads a spartan life on the cold and desolate planet Middle Finger, which serves as a sort of genetic safe-deposit box for the current incarnation of humanity, an inhuman race of group-mind clones known as Man. But the animals in the zoo are getting restless, and a core group of vets led by William and Marygay plot an unusual escape: hijacking a reconditioned time ship and using it to take a 40,000 light-year tour (over 10 years of their own time) to rejoin the world they know only after 2,000 generations have passed. Much of the action involves the hatching and fruition of this plot, but Haldeman doesn't really mix things up until nearing the end, when he dissolves physics as we know it and calls down the wrath of God itself. <em>--Paul Hughes</em></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Joe Haldeman writes excellent science fiction books that focus on character development with some nice action thrown in. Writes equally well from both male and female perspectives. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[A veteran of the Forever War, William Mandella lives on the snow-covered planet set aside for his kind, supporting his family by ice-fishing and teaching physics. But now Mandella's life has become obsolete.<br/>The denizens of Earth have evolved into a group consciousness and taken control of his new home - kepping its independent human inhabitants alive for the sake of their diverse gene pool. But that's not how Mandella and his fellow soldiers want to exist. So, in desperation, he rallies the humans to hijack a spaceship and take to the satrs, to begin humanity anew...<br/>Then something goes wrong. The crew is forced to abandon ship - and return home in suspended animation twenty-five years later. But the planet has aged centuries during their voyage - and the crew wonders what new world awaits their arrival...]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I like this scary and eerie view of the time after <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21611.The_Forever_War" title="The Forever War by Joe Haldeman">the Forever War</a>. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The sequel to the amazing FOREVER WAR. While not as groundbreaking as the original, it was fun to visit with these characters again.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[You can't lose for winning--especially, it would seem, if you're Joe Haldeman. Suffering the same fate as many an author who's dared to pen unconventional sequels to a ferociously loved book (in this case, <em>The Forever War</em>), Haldeman has risked the ire of his many devoted admirers a second time (the first sequel was the award-spangled <em>Forever Peace</em>). But Haldeman's call--not too surprisingly--proves to be a deft one, giving us a book that, while significantly different from its predecessor, turns out to be equally captivating and sensitive, in many ways even more thought-provoking. (Sure, it doesn't match <em>The Forever War</em> for sheer impact, but then again, what does?)<p> As in <em>The Forever War</em>, the heart of this story is the dry, ironic bite of fighting-suit vet William Mandella, now middle-aged and a parent (along with his love and comrade-in-arms Marygay) to two teen-aged kids. The family leads a spartan life on the cold and desolate planet Middle Finger, which serves as a sort of genetic safe-deposit box for the current incarnation of humanity, an inhuman race of group-mind clones known as Man. But the animals in the zoo are getting restless, and a core group of vets led by William and Marygay plot an unusual escape: hijacking a reconditioned time ship and using it to take a 40,000 light-year tour (over 10 years of their own time) to rejoin the world they know only after 2,000 generations have passed. Much of the action involves the hatching and fruition of this plot, but Haldeman doesn't really mix things up until nearing the end, when he dissolves physics as we know it and calls down the wrath of God itself. <em>--Paul Hughes</em></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good example of how an author can totally screw up a good thing with only two or three chapters at the end.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[ Not as good as the first but continues the story. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[A veteran of the Forever War, William Mandella lives on the snow-covered planet set aside for his kind, supporting his family by ice-fishing and teaching physics. But now Mandella's life has become obsolete.<br/>The denizens of Earth have evolved into a group consciousness and taken control of his new home - kepping its independent human inhabitants alive for the sake of their diverse gene pool. But that's not how Mandella and his fellow soldiers want to exist. So, in desperation, he rallies the humans to hijack a spaceship and take to the satrs, to begin humanity anew...<br/>Then something goes wrong. The crew is forced to abandon ship - and return home in suspended animation twenty-five years later. But the planet has aged centuries during their voyage - and the crew wonders what new world awaits their arrival...]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ridiculous, indulgent ending.]]></body>
    
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