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Jun 15, 2010

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Heinlein's libertarian manifesto in action story form.

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review by cpw1952. March 19, 2010

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

Far, far more than a simple juvenile space yarn!

On the face of it, an exciting juvenile adventure story in a marvelous classic hard sci-fi setting! The edition I read summarizes it well, "The Mobile Infantry of the startling twenty-second century attracts young and eager to serve Johnnie Rico. He enters basic training as a naïve youth who must learn quickly how to cope with every soldier's problems of courage, discipline and loyalty. But he barely learns the value of freedom before he finds he must fight for … more

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review by seedessence. July 15, 2010

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Starship Troopers- Read the book, nothing like the movie.

Probably my favorite Heinlein book of all time. Heinlein develops characters so quickly into real people, you find yourself pulling for them and get really invested in their wellbeing. Just enough philosophy to make you think, just enough drama to make you care, and amazing action scenes that put your feet in the boots that are involved. It starts off with Johnny and a class he despises, History and Moral Philosophy. It is set in the future and the teacher discusses … more

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Quick Tip by Crotchetyoldfan. February 27, 2011

posted in SF Signal

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One of those stories that seems to get re-read on a regular basis, and one over which controversy continues to reign. The novel was originally slated to be Heinlein's final juvenile tale, but was considered to be too "adult". It was eventually released on its own and tells a coming of age tale, chronicling the rise of Johnny Rico through the ranks of the Mobile Infantry. The story is largely responsible for the creation … more

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Quick Tip by SheilaDeeth. September 29, 2010

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I always wondered how they'd make a movie out of this, but they did a good job. The book's better though.

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Quick Tip by rickfazollo. July 15, 2010

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I usualy don`t like sci-fi, but Starship Troopers is awesome. It's very easy to enter this world.

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Quick Tip by cideon. July 02, 2010

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The movie ruined this book's idea, but at least you can still read it and see why it is a sci fi classic. Must read book.

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review by benshlomo. February 23, 2010

Do You Want to Live Forever?

Now, boys and girls, a little lesson on fiction. A novel is a long story in which a developing series of events happens to a character or group of characters, in such a way that when it's over something has changed - one of the characters is a different person from who he or she is at the beginning. By that definition, "Starship Troopers" is not a novel, it's a slightly fictionalized political manifesto in which the characters involved remain pretty much as they were, only more advanced and at higher … more

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review by CharlesAshbacher. November 15, 2009

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It is as much a political treatise as it is a science fiction novel

In many ways, this is as much a political treatise as it is a science fiction novel about interplanetary war. It is several centuries in the future and the Earth Federation is at war with species in other solar systems. The social structure is based on the military, only citizens can vote and the path to citizenship is military service. It is a harsh service, it is truly a situation where many try and few succeed. The training is tough and it is very easy for a recruit to resign. Johnnie … more

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review by tomtom13. September 17, 2006

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A Sci-Fi Classic.

Arguably Robert Heinlein's best work, STARSHIP TROOPERS is a classic piece of science fiction displaying an Earth of the future in a galactic war against a sentinel race of giant bugs that are set on destroying humankind. The story is told through the eyes of Juan Rico, a member of the Mobile Infantry. Rico explains how he joined MI, some of his adventures, and how he rose through the ranks. STARSHIP TROOPERS is actually more a book of philosophy and military thought set against the backdrop of … more

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Juan Rico signed up with the Federal Service on a lark, but despite the hardships and rigorous training, he finds himself determined to make it as a cap trooper. In boot camp he will learn how to become a soldier, but when he graduates and war comes (as it always does for soldiers), he will learnwhyhe is a soldier. Many consider this Hugo Award winner to be Robert Heinlein's finest work, and with good reason. Forget the battle scenes and high-tech weapons (though this novel has them)--this is Heinlein at the top of his game talking people and politics.

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