Starship Troopers in Vampires, Weres and Fae!

Jul 26, 2021 Anastasiaadamov rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own, buddy-reads-with-vivone, buddy-reads-2021

There were some interesting points about human society and political structures in this book. On that part - this book would have been a wonderful topic for a debate.
Some parts show the wear of time and the change in worldview in general but most of the ideas presented could be used as examples to teach history, politics and philosophy.
This is a book about how military society could work and it is not a topic I am particularly interested in but I am glad to have read it anyway.
Not my cup of tea, ...more

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Dec 27, 2019 Atlanta rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, classics, fiction

The jury is out on whether this is pro or anti military. I guess the real question is after reading this book, would a young person want to sign up for the military? It definitely has some alluring qualities, to be sure.

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Jun 14, 2011 Ian rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sf, my-early-life

An abbreviated review of the novel I wrote some years ago. Hint, it does not praise the novel.

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The late science fiction author Robert Heinlein was noted for many things, and one of these is controversy. His writing was always provocative, and the most provocative example of this was his 1959 novel "Starship Troopers". The novel was prompted by left-wing lobbying for a ban on USA nuclear weapon testing. Heinlein, a strident conservative, vehemently disagreed with this proposal. While the meani ...more

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