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Originally Posted by leebase
The battle scenes are not compelling. The camaraderie scenes do not bond you with the main character. He's nothing like the story teller of Orson Scott Card, Eric Flint or David Weber.
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Originally Posted by leebase
I'd love to see what a David Weber or John Ringo could have done with Halderman's ideas.
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I think if your taste runs to Ringo, Flint, and, to a lesser extent, Weber, you will find it difficult to enjoy The Forever War. Unlike the above books, the protagonist is a cerebral, introspective character, and not an affable, outgoing man. Maybe you identify more with the latter, and that's why you find the book to be dry.