Keleigh Hardie answers “How much like Joe Haldeman's The Forever...”

Eric asked this question about Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1):

How much like Joe Haldeman's The Forever War is this book? The plot summary makes it sound VERY similar....

Keleigh Hardie It's very similar to Forever War in structure and somewhat in subject, but the tone is much more optimistic. That the protagonist is a volunteer at th…moreIt's very similar to Forever War in structure and somewhat in subject, but the tone is much more optimistic. That the protagonist is a volunteer at the end of his life rather than a conscript at the beginning makes all the difference.(less)

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