Old Mans War

I actually only read this book a week ago but I enjoyed it so much I thought I would write about it up here. Two of my the many lines I enjoyed are "Christ on a Popsicle stick, we have clearly just lost the battle for the goddamn universe. I look at you people and the words 'tremendously fucked' leap right out of my goddamned skull. If you're the best that the Earth has got to offer, it's time we bend over and get a tentacle right up the ass". The second is, "Most grenades aren't soaked in syrup," "Maybe they should be, we'd see a lot more selfless acts". The one of the reasons I loved this story and couldn't put it down was because it was so outrageously funny that I was laughing throughout most of it. It did have some serious moments with loved ones dying, friends giving their final words as the plummet to an immanent death, or just the emotional break down from all these things happening. But still, none of those are the main reason why I loved this book, but clearly helped influence it. I think the main reason I loved this book was the fact that it takes these 75 year old citizens and makes them young again. The thing is, to get your new body though you have to sign up for the army which about 75 percent of the enlisted will die in the next 10 years. I loved this because still, even though 3 out of every 4 people may die these people seem fine with the idea since, hell they might have died in a week or two on earth at their age. I think, actually I know that given the slim chance at avoiding the inevitable nothingness that we all must face I would definitely join this army. Death is something we all fear, but the most unnerving death is the slow one which you cannot fight against. This gives you a chance to fight and prolong your life if your combat prowess is strong enough and your will to live is there. That, and a bit of luck.