The Ghost Brigades by John ScalziMy review
rating: 4 of 5 references to other scifi authors I dig!
As fun as the first Old Man's War, and in many ways better.
I don't season food when I cook it. I prepare the food, put it on the table and allow the partakers to "season to [their own:] taste". I've adopted this habit after having many people tell me that I am too heavy handed with the salt. Occasionally when eating out someone in the group will mention that a dish is "too salty", I like to think of these dishes as being made "just for me".
Occasionally I use this metaphor to describe non-food offerings, i.e.:
Unbreakable [comic (check), divorce (check), father (check), ... (someone made this "just for me"!) ]
Lego (check) Star Wars (check) video game (check) [this one is all in the title]
Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness [comics, zombies, and ASH! I still SHOW this to people just to convince them it exists!]
The list goes on and on, but you get the point.
Back to The Ghost Brigades... Scalzi throws together science fiction, action, war, fatherhood, and the rest in just the right combination for a truly entertaining read. One warning, if you read it and find it "too salty", just remember that it was written for grownups... or maybe it was written "just for me".
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