jarekko@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
None
3 stars
I guess I'm done with the series.
I guess I'm done with the series.
French language
Published by Milady.
Les brigades fantômes
by John Scalzi
John Scalzi: Les brigades fantômes (French language, Milady)
- ISBN:
- 978-2-8112-1933-8
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The Ghost Brigades is a science fiction novel by American writer John Scalzi, the second book set in his Old Man's War universe.
The Ghost Brigades is a science fiction novel by American writer John Scalzi, the second book set in his Old Man's War universe.
G. Deyke reviewed The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
Easily the best book in the series
3 stars
Possibly because it's the only one featuring an underdog, and actually - to an extent - addressing the incredibly White American Male viewpoint that pervades the series (as, in fact, it does a lot of Scalzi's writing). This book was interesting, but still ultimately centrist, and of course the premise of the series - which this book can't really help, being a sequal - is still kind of weird and nonsensical. I guess The Power of Colonialism is so great that it is an important goal in and of itself, not even because resources or population exploring or whatever else: all of these are explicitly mentioned as being unimportant. War for war's sake, colonialism for colonialism's sake. It's not even about expansion.
Again, though: this book was interesting and had a better perspective, so I can't complain all too much.
Possibly because it's the only one featuring an underdog, and actually - to an extent - addressing the incredibly White American Male viewpoint that pervades the series (as, in fact, it does a lot of Scalzi's writing). This book was interesting, but still ultimately centrist, and of course the premise of the series - which this book can't really help, being a sequal - is still kind of weird and nonsensical. I guess The Power of Colonialism is so great that it is an important goal in and of itself, not even because resources or population exploring or whatever else: all of these are explicitly mentioned as being unimportant. War for war's sake, colonialism for colonialism's sake. It's not even about expansion.
Again, though: this book was interesting and had a better perspective, so I can't complain all too much.
Candid_Chameleon reviewed The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
Much better than the first in the series
4 stars
What the first book lacked in character buildings, the sequel makes up for with room to spare. The world building expanded some, answering questions the first book left me asking. Looking forward to the next in the series.
