Stand-Alone 19: The Forever War - Joe Haldeman

Published: April 18, 2022, 9 a.m.

b"This fortnight we\\u2019re discussing \\u201cThe Forever War\\u201d by Joe Haldeman.\\n\\nTITLE: The Forever War\\n\\n\\nAUTHOR: Joe Haldeman\\n\\n\\nPUBLISHER: Gollancz\\n\\n\\nYEAR: 1974\\n\\n\\nLENGTH: 238 pages\\n\\n\\nAGE: Adult\\n\\n\\nGENRE: Science Fiction, War\\n\\n\\nRECOMMENDED: Yes\\n\\nBook TW for cursing, grief, xenophobia, chemical control of sexual orientation (nonconsensual), homophobia, acephobia (ambiguous), ableism, mental illness, sexual content, sexual assault (not depicted), rape (brief), medical content (graphic), medical trauma (graphic), alcohol, drug use, vomit, blood, gore, violence, gun violence, eugenics, genocide, torture (brief), suicidal thoughts (brief), animal death (brief), murder, parental death, death.\\nTopic 1: Compulsory Homosexuality. Begins at (1:35), CW for homophobia, conversion therapy, compulsive sexuality, war, death.\\nTopic 2: Suicidal Thoughts. Begins at (14:42), CW for suicidal thoughts, war, death.\\nTopic 3: Future Shock. Begins at (22:58), CW for homophobia, war, death.\\nPromo for CPOV - Men of Steel; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (35:42).\\n---\\nThis episode mentions suicidal thoughts in fiction. If you're in the United States the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. For those of our audience outside of the United States, you maybe able to find the suicide hotline number or other appropriate emergency services for your country inthis directory provided by OpenCounseling.\\n---\\nIf you'd like to make a monthly donation, please check us out on Patreon.\\nTo make a one-time donation please support us on Ko-Fi.\\nFor fortnightly news and updates, as well as links to recent written reviews, subscribe to our newsletter.\\nYou can check out Robin's written review of the book at Reviews That Burn.\\nFind all our links on our Carrd.\\nMusic provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.\\nMembers of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts."