In the beginning I thought that promising the older people another life was just a sort of scam to get rid of them and kill them without the rest of the world knowing about it (especially since it was said that something like the beanstalk ist really not possible), something along the lines of „Soyland Green“).
I was pleasantly surprised that the other world really existed and enjoyed the book very much. Only the descriptions during the battlescenes I hurried through. I especially liked John Scalzi's dry humour.
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I enjoyed the series. And Scalzi's definitely an interesting dude -- check out his "Whatever" blog if you need a good chuckle during the day.
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Originally Posted by Xanthe
I don't think that one necessarily thinks "old" when one is 75; we may assume that people that age do, but I figure that if I'm still goofy at this age, further ripening isn't going to change that. I think that the outer shell tends to mislead people.  |
I agree with you there. I think a person is a combination of everything he/she ever was; when somebody is 75 he/she has the experience of a lifetime and accumulated knowledge, but as far as the inner self or emotions are concerned, there still exists the child and the young person.