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que8lin's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Colonisation
jwells's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
I'm not usually a military SF reader but I got curious about the premise of the "second life" that elderly retirees can get by enlisting. It's a good hook.
I'm surprised how many reader reviews tagged this as funny. Just because of some dialogue wise cracks? When quite a few likeable characters die in various unpleasant ways.
I found the thread about John's love for his dead wife rather moving... right up until it became clear that she was going to be replaced on a particularly appalling way. I wouldn't have minded a new romance when John's been a widower for nine years. But this:a clone of the dead wife, who is emotionally six years old, whom John is teaching/grooming with memories of his wife. What. . I'm not up for it. The romance doesn't progress in this book, but we get enough to know that's where we are headed.
It's too bad I have to bail; I see that the sequel has alien POV which is intriguing.
I'm surprised how many reader reviews tagged this as funny. Just because of some dialogue wise cracks? When
I found the thread about John's love for his dead wife rather moving... right up until it became clear that she was going to be replaced on a particularly appalling way. I wouldn't have minded a new romance when John's been a widower for nine years. But this:
It's too bad I have to bail; I see that the sequel has alien POV which is intriguing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
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