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The Good Soldier by Nir Yaniv
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really liked it
bookshelves: 2023-shelf, sci-fi, humor

I admit I HAD to read this book based on practically nothing more than the cover. I'm not usually so shallow, but it SCREAMED to me. And then, when I read that Tidhar and he collaborated, it bacame a done deal.

Upon reading, I feel vindicated. It's a very Catch-22 kind of novel, funny, SF space-fleet, and it glorifies all Second Class Idiots everywhere.

First Class Idiots aren't quite official. It's an honorary title.

Clever, subversive, and refreshingly old-school military humor. Everything, at all times, is perfectly functional. Sometimes it's even more functional than the other times when it is perfectly functional, but that's kinda always the point.

Great fun.
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Reading Progress

September 28, 2023 – Shelved
September 28, 2023 – Shelved as: to-read
November 18, 2023 – Started Reading
November 18, 2023 – Shelved as: 2023-shelf
November 19, 2023 – Shelved as: sci-fi
November 19, 2023 – Shelved as: humor
November 19, 2023 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Ori (new)

Ori Avtalion I'm the opposite: will read it in spite of the cover, which, being AI generated, is a huge turn-off for me.


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