Two and half stars rounded up to 3 as this coming-of-age/military bootcamp story is just the kind of thing I like. However, there were two points that made me both like and dislike this book.The first is that the author has clearly has strong views on the ethics and morality of big business, politicians, serving in the military and even piracy. The good side of this was he makes his case by having his characters argue over these points, rather than just presenting his views as right - and by extension, those who disagree as wrong. On the downside, it felt a little heavy handed at times. Sometimes I just wanted action, forget the ethics of it all.The second is the hero Tanner Malone (note, not the protagonist, he is definitely the hero). The good is that, while book smart, he starts out young and naive and grows up during the course of the story. The bad is that he, literally, single handedly saves the day. Satisfying as an action flick, but seriously? All by himself?All in all, a decent read. Actually I came across this book in a local book store. I was attracted by its title and thought "Wow, this must be a serious topic for a sci-fi novel." It turned out, after I began reading, this book is that much serious... Well, you know what I mean. It's a mixture of hot military action space opera and humorous language, reminding me of The Stainless Steel Rat series. (Though Poor Man's fight is more serious than that) Anyway, it's a really good reading experience. Thank you Elliott.
What do You think about Poor Man's Fight (2013)?
Good god. I just stayed up all night reading this. I couldn't put it down.
—monty2010
Very quick and fun military sci-fi weekend read.
—AnT
