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The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman
272 pages1974
AgingHugo Award WinnerFiction in EnglishAging in fictionSpace and time
About This Book
One of the very best science fiction novels of all time. An intelligent and thought provoking allegory for the Vietnam War. Private William Mandella is a reluctant hero in an interstellar war against an unknowable and unconquerable alien enemy. But his greatest test will be when he returns home. Rel...
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6h 56m
slow reader
180 WPM
4h 59m
average reader
250 WPM
3h 34m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 74,800 wordsπ
10 days at 30 min/day
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