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Book Review: All My Sins Remembered (Haldeman)

Wow, it has been a while since I actually finished a book so I can do a review of it...

I really enjoyed this book. It is a science fiction book that tells the story of a man who wanted to join the foreign service to leave earth, but gets recruited into a secret organization that turns him into a spy and assassin by overlaying his personality with other people's. Every time he finished a mission and becomes "himself" again, he questions what he has done as part of the mission. It is a neat set-up, and as usual Haldeman's writing is extremely engaging, making it hard to put down. This continues the very obvious anti-war theme that Forever War was also full of, but there was only one point where I felt like it became a little too preachy. I think this also addressed the issues of personality, what makes someone themself, and how conditioning from other people can affect that. It was an enjoyable read, and makes me think I should try reading some of his other books, although if they all keep the same theme I probably need to space them out a little.