Starship Troopers
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Summary
In Robert A。 Heinlein's controversial Hugo Award-winning bestseller， a recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the Universe--and into battle against mankind's most alarming enemy 。。。 Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up--and definitely not the infantry。 But now that he's in the thick of it， trying to get through combat training harder than anything he could have imagined， he knows everyone in his unit is one bad move away from buying the farm in the interstellar war the Terran Federation is waging against the Arachnids。 Because everyone in the Mobile Infantry fights。 And if the training doesn't kill you， the Bugs are more than ready to finish the job 。。。
Reviews
Brandon Young
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Gripping and insightful readI was inspired to read this book after watching the movie， of which you probably know has nothing to do with Heinlein's Starship Troopers as far as the plot goes。 It's a short read and it's full of thought provoking questions。 It's well worth your time。 Gripping and insightful readI was inspired to read this book after watching the movie， of which you probably know has nothing to do with Heinlein's Starship Troopers as far as the plot goes。 It's a short read and it's full of thought provoking questions。 It's well worth your time。 。。。more
Bone2Pick
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~3 Stars~
Mr。 Simon
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Dude loves the army or whatever。
Tim O'Leary
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"Starship Stupors。" Not shown: another half-star。 The same rating I gave previously to "Stranger in a Strange Land。" Let me start by questioning whether a Hugo Award （1960） has ever been so dubiously awarded to a book that reads （tough sledding） like something that a politician could use as mind-numbing fodder in a filibuster。 Not a lengthy piece of science fiction at 200 pages， but it felt more like 400。 Highly recommended for anyone wanting a book to doze off to （as with the troopers whose pos "Starship Stupors。" Not shown: another half-star。 The same rating I gave previously to "Stranger in a Strange Land。" Let me start by questioning whether a Hugo Award （1960） has ever been so dubiously awarded to a book that reads （tough sledding） like something that a politician could use as mind-numbing fodder in a filibuster。 Not a lengthy piece of science fiction at 200 pages， but it felt more like 400。 Highly recommended for anyone wanting a book to doze off to （as with the troopers whose post-hypnotically-suggested inducement to sleep was so ordered starting at one。。。two。。。three。。。four。。。five--sleep！）。 The first chapter， sampled， all about being "dropped" into combat from space reentering the atmosphere （some being toxic） via an incinerative sloughing of layered protective shell material that also served as chaff （a countermeasure to defeat radar detection）， compelled me to order a collectible pristine first edition （1959）。 And the Mobile Infantry's obsession with force-multiplier， bio-engineered， powered-armored jump suits--"two thousand pounds of it at full kit"--were the book's high point in chapter 7。 But it's a mixed bag; followed by the next on protocol for punishment--the author waxes prolific on this--which is absolutely deadly。 Almost as much as how vacancies are filled using prescribed combatant-to-officer ratios complete with charts for Table of Organization， T。O。--God have mercy！ Heinlein， an aeronautical engineer and a former Navy officer， is a math freak。 He actually dwells on a pet notion that in the military's caste system， the most capable mathematicians rise to the mechano-navigational-strategic apex of its heirarchy。 And， imagine this， eggheaded women that are Captains of flying siege-craft transports and pilots！ The best at math。 And this is about as much in the same school （mine at best: "Quadratic Equations for Dummies"） of asking him what time it is， only to have him explain "ad forever nauseum" （his words） the inner workings and mechanical minutiae of how a pocket watch is made。 That being covered off， sufficiently， he can then proceed to the theoretical relative nature of time being warped in the space continuum by gravity。 My father was a mathematician on a highly-placed plant superintendent level in the auto industry by virtue of his degree in mechanical engineering。 Good money in his time。 But a miserable coach to tutor me in my assigned homework or preparation for all too many inevitably-failed tests。 And compared with code writers， today， they make more。 Twice as much。 That is， until replaced by AI。 Which if you cross-hybridized Heinlein's books to create an AI generative version， it'd probably put you to sleep just as fast。 Not a numbers person。 Not like Hugo's judges， apparently。 For myself， the canonical writer to beat is H。G。 Wells。 The Grand Master。 And Frank Herbert for "Dune" that won the first Nebula Award。 A higher honor， apparently， than the Hugo。 But， if you're counting， Wikipedia says for his 12 noms， Heinlein has won 6， the most for Best Novel since they started in 1953; 4 outright Hugos and 2 Retro-Hugos。 So much as I don't have much appreciation for numbers， will admit they do not lie。 So am harshing on a writer with monster creds and despite some controversy （for his fascist proclivity--while increasingly in vogue thanks to Trump and his dictatorial machinations to do away with the democratic process） have to say， maybe his books are burn-proof。 There you have it。 Serve in the military。 Or you don't get to vote。 Which--in the end--will only count if it's for the commander-in-chief （read that: dictator-in-office）。 。。。more
M Graham
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I finally got around to this classic。 Better than expected。 In the great debate my vote is that Starship Troopers is not satire。 I might update this to 4 stars。。。 I need to think about it some more。 It was good but I'll see how it creeps around my thoughts in the next few weeks。 I finally got around to this classic。 Better than expected。 In the great debate my vote is that Starship Troopers is not satire。 I might update this to 4 stars。。。 I need to think about it some more。 It was good but I'll see how it creeps around my thoughts in the next few weeks。 。。。more
Chung Fei
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Il film di Paul Verhoeven pur avendo la sua dignità， non rende assolutamente l'idea del libro。Durante la lettura le numerose descrizioni delle armature， mi hanno fatto pensare che quella di Ironman dei film Marvel ha preso molto dal libro。Il film del 1997 è figlia di un epoca in cui il "whitewashing" è la quotidianità。 Molti dei personaggi del libro - e lo si capisce anche dai nomi - non sono biondi con gli occhi chiari， anzi！ Come invece sono tutti i protagonisti del film。 E a fine lettura c'è Il film di Paul Verhoeven pur avendo la sua dignità， non rende assolutamente l'idea del libro。Durante la lettura le numerose descrizioni delle armature， mi hanno fatto pensare che quella di Ironman dei film Marvel ha preso molto dal libro。Il film del 1997 è figlia di un epoca in cui il "whitewashing" è la quotidianità。 Molti dei personaggi del libro - e lo si capisce anche dai nomi - non sono biondi con gli occhi chiari， anzi！ Come invece sono tutti i protagonisti del film。 E a fine lettura c'è anche un colpo di scena che non mi aspettavo。 Onestamente dal libro non mi aspettavo nulla di che， forse a causa del film。 Invece ora lo pongo sicuramente fra i miei preferiti。 。。。more
Bill Radunovich
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I have wanted to read Heinlein for a while， because I know he's considered an important figure in science fiction。 So I picked this up just because I felt I knew something about it， as it was made into a movie。 I've never seen the movie， mind you， but just having it out there meant that I had some familiarity with the story。 I knew （or thought I knew） it was about soldiers fighting an alien race of insects。 I figured I could read the book and then watch the movie。 So I read the book。 And let's j I have wanted to read Heinlein for a while， because I know he's considered an important figure in science fiction。 So I picked this up just because I felt I knew something about it， as it was made into a movie。 I've never seen the movie， mind you， but just having it out there meant that I had some familiarity with the story。 I knew （or thought I knew） it was about soldiers fighting an alien race of insects。 I figured I could read the book and then watch the movie。 So I read the book。 And let's just say I won't be in a hurry to watch the movie。 Simply， I found this to be a very boring book。 As others have said， there's virtually no action。 It's largely just one man telling the story as to why and how he came to serve in the military。 While we hear his story we're given a couple of lectures on 。 。 。 I don't know 。 。 。 honor and duty and whatever。 Apparently in this society only people who serve in the military are given the right to vote。 I'm all for finding ways to increase responsibility in the citizenry， and I'd love it if more people took voting more seriously， but to limit the vote to people who serve in the military is morally obtuse。 So we read his story， get the lectures， and then he fights some "bugs" at the end。 And that is pretty much the book。 No character development （that I can find）， little to no plot。 Just a guy telling his story and a lecture about how much better a more militaristic society would be than ours。 I will try one more Heinlein book， and if it's as bad as this one， I'm done。 。。。more
Logan
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Super enjoyable read。 I can understand why this book is 'controversial' because it does have a couple of hot takes， though they're entirely surprising for a book written in 1959。 In fact， I'd actually call this kind of progressive for the era。。 Nor would I consider this book necessarily 'Anti-war，' at least from the way I read it。 But overall I really enjoyed it and the main character。 Heinlein definitely makes his books fun to read。 Super enjoyable read。 I can understand why this book is 'controversial' because it does have a couple of hot takes， though they're entirely surprising for a book written in 1959。 In fact， I'd actually call this kind of progressive for the era。。 Nor would I consider this book necessarily 'Anti-war，' at least from the way I read it。 But overall I really enjoyed it and the main character。 Heinlein definitely makes his books fun to read。 。。。more
Kristen Stanton
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The people saying it’s one of a few science fiction books to get the military feeling right were all correct。 Loved it， I know a lots been written about it， but it holds up and was brilliant
Bias Tsaous
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More than half of it is just military training， life in the army， stuff like that。 I expected it to be more like the movie。 The parts that ARE like the movie though are really great。
Alexander
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3 ½ stars
Conor McAvoy
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Not at all what I expected and very good。 I listened to this book in the car on a trip to LA with my brother Sean。 It’s amazing how the miles slide by when you have something interesting to pay attention to。And the very least you could say about this book is that it’s captivating。 It garners a lot of criticism but I find most of it overblown。 It shows its age - it was written in the 50s。 Mildly sexist while trying to be egalitarian。 Pathetically macho at times。 Obviously completely militaristic。 Not at all what I expected and very good。 I listened to this book in the car on a trip to LA with my brother Sean。 It’s amazing how the miles slide by when you have something interesting to pay attention to。And the very least you could say about this book is that it’s captivating。 It garners a lot of criticism but I find most of it overblown。 It shows its age - it was written in the 50s。 Mildly sexist while trying to be egalitarian。 Pathetically macho at times。 Obviously completely militaristic。 People often confuse media that depicts a certain viewpoint for media that condones that viewpoint。 It’s difficult to tell which Heinlein is doing here。I wish the book had more plot to it。 Our main character undergoes a huge transformation but not much else of substance happens。 A few great battles， then mostly philosophizing and exposition。 Then again， I did love all the philosophizing and exposition。 You can’t have it all。 Heinlein takes his time to build a rich world but only where he sees fit。 There are gaps that are hard to fill。Other than that， it was just good。 It carries you along， makes you think hard， and it’s badass。 。。。more
Laith
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I first read this while traveling in the summer of 2014。 I'd seen the movie， so I thought I knew what I was getting into， but this book blew my socks off。 Not only that， but I couldn't believe how different the book was， where was Denise Richards？ The troopers wear mobile suits？ Neodogs？ Why did the military government have such an American ring to it？ I wish I had sat down and took some notes from that first read， but I didn't。 It feels weird to review on a re-read and this book already has lik I first read this while traveling in the summer of 2014。 I'd seen the movie， so I thought I knew what I was getting into， but this book blew my socks off。 Not only that， but I couldn't believe how different the book was， where was Denise Richards？ The troopers wear mobile suits？ Neodogs？ Why did the military government have such an American ring to it？ I wish I had sat down and took some notes from that first read， but I didn't。 It feels weird to review on a re-read and this book already has like a million reviews anyway， so I guess this will be more like a blog entry than an actual review。 If you haven't read this book， but you like SF then do yourself a favor and read it， the same goes for fans of the movie and more generally for people with pulses who like good books。 I recently read Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis， it's a completely opposite end of the spectrum type of book compared to Starship Troopers。 But I want to note that Troopers came out just 5 years after Lucky Jim。 They couldn't be more different books， but they're both classics as far as I am concerned。 Somewhere in the time between them， one era ended and another began。 I see the impact of the times in both of these books: In Jim we see the angst of the post-war educated and a rejection of the old ordering of society。 Troopers takes that post-war influence and extrapolates it onto a galaxy-spanning human empire， the concept of a technocratic authoritarian future looming large in the aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki。 I would call this one of the modern classics。 *Modern？ This book is 60 years old！* You say。This book is old。 You'd be forgiven for seeing the publishing date and thinking that fact would reflect in the writing。 Let's get one thing straight， minus the Neodogs and small traces of the Leave it to Beaver Era vocab， I thought this could have been published last week。 The secret sauce here is that unlike something relatively contemporary to Troopers， something like Lucky Jim， this is genre writing。 At this point in time， I get the sense that the modern tropes for the SF genre were being unveiled。 The SF stories of the Golden Age started taking on a more realistic tone。 The concept of a technologically advanced future was legitimized as we gained the ability to vaporize whole cities。 The period in which this was published is the transition between the Golden Age and the New Wave of SF。 We're talking Bradbury to Dick， books like 1984 and I， Robot， ad infinitum; these classics went on to define the genre's unique embrace of hard edged science and political philosophy。 That's the best thing about Troopers （and SF larger still）， even if you find the philosophy contained therein to be a little dusty or unsound， there is a philosophy to engage with， and it's a philosophy that modern readers are more than capable of engaging with。 A lot of early SF that made a mark were books that delivered this engaging blend of interstellar scenario and secret philosophy essay。 But those titles which predate this period never really got the story mechanics as polished as they were by this point， compare Huxley and Burroughs to Bradbury or Asimov。 To me， Troopers embodies this personal definition of modern SF， it's a philosophy dissertation masquerading （quite well） as a pulpy SF Man vs Alien story。The philosophy is a double-edged sword here。 I think the main thing that holds Troopers back for a lot of people is that the philosophy of the book is absolute blue bleeding conservative fascism。 I think that it is perfectly acceptable to read this book and think that it's disgusting and perverse; this window into the possible future is heartbreaking and pessimistic。 Furthermore， I think the modern worldview is in part defined by the active prevention of a Kipling tinted future。 To learn the right lesson from the tragedies of both World Wars is to stand in opposition to endless war and military rule。 In blowing the whistle and calling Nazi， you would in-fact be echoing the critical reception this book received from its contemporaries and from scholars in the following decades。 I say all that， so I don't sound an apologist for this next part。 This book is a product of its time to its core。 This is the postwar era， the president has been General Ike for the last two terms， and here comes another veteran in JFK。 The America of this time is the post Korea-post McCarthy-baby boom-domino theory American Empire we're talking about。 To read Starship Troopers and not see it belie the course of American politics in the 1950s is to put one's own head in the sand。 Consider that Heinlein is painting with the colors of the time， and you will see that this work is not entirely self-consistent。 Given a purity test， there are some elements that read as liberal， elitist， or even libertarian alongside the more apparent Fascist overtones; there's a dual-handedness to a lot of the ideas as they are presented。 Women in this book are a perfect example of what I'm talking about: on one hand it's a progressive concept to have women serve alongside men， on the other hand how much of this book is antiquated machismo and paternalism directed in the female direction （a lot）。 There is some nuance here is my point， and I choose to take it as Heinlein inviting the reader to grapple with the philosophy rather than espousing those beliefs as right and true。 I think that invitation to grapple is the ethos that inspired the satirical nature of the movie （Of course， I have to mention the movie， name a more iconic pairing）。 I think that in nerddom it's rare to see a movie that strays so far from the source material wind up being the most appropriate adaptation。 I don't think I would be such a fan of the movie if I wasn't also a fan of the book。 Even without reading Troopers， you can see the satire in the film-it's dripping off of the poster。 Once I gave this book a read I found myself appreciating the movie differently， a straight adaptation may as well just be an extended recruitment advertisement and even that remark makes its way into the film。 As a satire the film manages to highlight the aspect of Troopers that dares you to disagree， it has its own magic and message and without that aspect to it， I doubt Troopers would be a definitive cult classic in either medium。 TL;DR: It's classic for a reason， and it isn't a tough or boring read either。 。。。more
Liam
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Easy read with some interesting ideas about societal collective responsibility， but I found in general Heinlein presents an idealized version of military service along with a 2-dimensional enemy against which any violence seems justified， which I think undermines some of his arguments。
Your Ma
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De bugs
Josh Connor
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A fascinating read。 Heinlein wears his politics on his sleeve， and his work is infinitely readable， though genuinely bizarre and often impossible to identify as sincere or satire。
Carmela Biscuit
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Another one of the books， read by Alexey Arestovich in Russian。 I know， a few months ago I wouldn't have believed it， that I would listen to an English book in a Russian translation， but Arestovich is such a good reader， that I absolutely loved listening to this book and I believe， due to his passionate reading （he claims this is one of his most favourite books and it is palpable in his voice）， I loved it and enjoyed it much better， that if I had read it myself in the original language。 Another one of the books， read by Alexey Arestovich in Russian。 I know， a few months ago I wouldn't have believed it， that I would listen to an English book in a Russian translation， but Arestovich is such a good reader， that I absolutely loved listening to this book and I believe， due to his passionate reading （he claims this is one of his most favourite books and it is palpable in his voice）， I loved it and enjoyed it much better， that if I had read it myself in the original language。 。。。more
Rachel Haston
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3。5
Jared G
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I feel like I would have enjoyed this book more if I know more about it going in。 I expected a fun action Scifi book， however what I got was a slow philosophical look into the military career of a man with light scifi。
Lewis Muir
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3。5
Andres
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Thought the book would be like the movie but not at all。 There’s a heavy focus on military， chain of command etc， and hardly any talks about the arachnids of Klendathu like in the movie。 Struggled to finish the book。
Fatih
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Kitapta askeri eğitimi anlatan bölüm çok uzun ve sıkıcı。 Ama yazıldığı yıl düşünüldüğünde hayran kalmamak elde değil。 En sevdiğim bilgisayar oyunlarından biri olan Starcraft'a ilham veren kitaplardan biri olduğu için yine de heyecanla okudum。 Kitapta askeri eğitimi anlatan bölüm çok uzun ve sıkıcı。 Ama yazıldığı yıl düşünüldüğünde hayran kalmamak elde değil。 En sevdiğim bilgisayar oyunlarından biri olan Starcraft'a ilham veren kitaplardan biri olduğu için yine de heyecanla okudum。 。。。more
Jeffery Spradley
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Watched the movie growing up。 I'm glad I found the book。 The book was better than the movie。 The propaganda for the federation was fantastic。 It's very similar to what we see now in the American media。 Watched the movie growing up。 I'm glad I found the book。 The book was better than the movie。 The propaganda for the federation was fantastic。 It's very similar to what we see now in the American media。 。。。more
Russ
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I was reading on the benefits of fiction from the Harvard Business Review and it said that fiction is good because we can be gently brought from one point of view to another。 This is said to make us better thinkers， more creative in our solutions and more tolerant of opinions outside our own。 And because CEO's read less fiction now， there is a gap between them and general workers。 That said， this book is a good test for that notion， because of the idea of Corporatism， and how one is governed by I was reading on the benefits of fiction from the Harvard Business Review and it said that fiction is good because we can be gently brought from one point of view to another。 This is said to make us better thinkers， more creative in our solutions and more tolerant of opinions outside our own。 And because CEO's read less fiction now， there is a gap between them and general workers。 That said， this book is a good test for that notion， because of the idea of Corporatism， and how one is governed by it and is a part in it。As a US military veteran， I liked this book for it's darker takes on rule of law and who is allowed to vote。 The leadership and miltary principles were great。 Accountability for those who vote and for representative leadership would be nice in this day and age。 But it's not freedom and I don't like that。 The thing about being in the military is you give up freedom for a while， and frankly it sucks。 Also， to know you can forever lose the ability to basic freedom also really sucks， as a theme in the book。This story is much dryer and more serious than that of it's motion picture counterpart。 I'd say that going into this with an open mind to see how you feel after the end is the best part of this book， and the story as a second。 I will definitely revisit this every couple of years to see how I feel about the themes of the book。 Mainly because time changes all and about every decade I look back at that last and think of how differently I felt about。。。 everything。 'till next time。 。。。more
Shahna
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Boring。
Robbie
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I'm rounding up to four stars。 I read this because I knew that a lot of other books that I've read were heavily influenced by it。 There was action and adventure， but less than I expected。 It was also a lot more preachy than I expected， which wouldn't bother me so much if I'd agreed more with the position being taken。 The points he made through the actual telling of the story were a lot better than the ones where he had a character just lay things out。As for the writing， it was decent， though I r I'm rounding up to four stars。 I read this because I knew that a lot of other books that I've read were heavily influenced by it。 There was action and adventure， but less than I expected。 It was also a lot more preachy than I expected， which wouldn't bother me so much if I'd agreed more with the position being taken。 The points he made through the actual telling of the story were a lot better than the ones where he had a character just lay things out。As for the writing， it was decent， though I regularly found that the image in my head of things being described changed a lot as it went on because he wasn't the best at descriptive writing。 His characters were realistic enough， though the protagonists emotional responses to things seemed a bit blunted。 Overall， though it was a good military SF book。 I can appreciate why it's considered a classic even if it's not really for me。 。。。more
Kaylee McNeil
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This was so so good and the first “true” military sci fi I’ve read。 I again have to be amazed at the way Heinlein’s prose transcends and translates across the decades。There’s a lot of talk about this being military and authoritarian propaganda but I absolutely did not read it as such， and think that’s a really face-value way to read the text。 I don’t think at any point we’re meant to believe that the world Heinlein is describing is the “correct” mode of government; rather， I found it more of an This was so so good and the first “true” military sci fi I’ve read。 I again have to be amazed at the way Heinlein’s prose transcends and translates across the decades。There’s a lot of talk about this being military and authoritarian propaganda but I absolutely did not read it as such， and think that’s a really face-value way to read the text。 I don’t think at any point we’re meant to believe that the world Heinlein is describing is the “correct” mode of government; rather， I found it more of an exploration of how influence and propaganda can drive malleable young minds and societies。 Also an interesting read having been published mid-Cold War and imagines us still in the Cold War a century later。 Can you blame Heinlein for assuming this is what the world might look like？！I’ve clearly fallen too down the rabbit hole on the discourse of around Heinlein and especially this book but my ultimate takeaway is - This was very well written， and you get to like art even if you don’t agree with it XO 。。。more
Patrick
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While I disagree with Heinlein， I still think the book is a good read and it does make you consider things you may not otherwise。
Sebastian Król
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Kind of military propaganda， but with subtle Kafka influence。
Chris Bridson
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Fairly boring， but I see how it was influential to future science fiction。 At least this book has recognizable story elements as opposed to Asimov's Foundation。 Fairly boring， but I see how it was influential to future science fiction。 At least this book has recognizable story elements as opposed to Asimov's Foundation。 。。。more
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