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I was detached throughout most of this book. I can't say I honestly cared that much for any of the characters. The book felt dated - like even if I didn't know it was written in the 70's, it read like it was written in the 70's.
For example, there's one part in the book where the norm on earth is homosexuality and the main character realizes everyone under his command is gay. He's unsure how he should treat them, asking if he should treat the men like women and the women like men. All I could th ...more
For example, there's one part in the book where the norm on earth is homosexuality and the main character realizes everyone under his command is gay. He's unsure how he should treat them, asking if he should treat the men like women and the women like men. All I could th ...more
I wavered between 4 & 5 stars for this one but decided because that even though it seems a bit simplistic in it's prose, it's so tight plot-wise to be almost brilliant and it deserved 5 stars. The story is overwhelming in scope even though told from a first person perspective. Everything changes around this protagonist up to and including the nature of humanity. The "forever" in the title is not much of an exaggeration and is everything to the plot but not in any way I could have imagined, it's
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Even though I could tell where this one was going, I found it very engaging and entertaining. First published in 1974, I found the themes to be very contemporary. The pace is fast throughout. The science detailed enough to be believable without becoming distracting.
Jul 14, 2015
Rachel
marked it as to-read
