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Summary: A MUST READ for Political Theory Students!
Review: Dispense with the great sci-fi action and plot, and you still have one of the most unique perspectives on human history and government ever written. This book is an absolute must-read for any student of government. Read it, and see if you aren't compelled to agree with Heinlein's conclusions.
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Summary: everyone should read it
Review: i will not start babling about this book (though i have what to say) because i think someone else has already wrote anything i might think of saying. so, i'll just say, read it! i agree with whoever said this: "they should force kids in school to read it! ". it's a fun book to read, and it has a big message. it does have some kind of a fascist taste, but i still think it is more or less correct (if you don't exaggerate with it). anyway, just read it, then you'll know what i meen!
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Summary: My Reintroduction to Sci-Fi
Review: I hadn't read sci-fi for a long time, and because I was one of the few who actually liked the movie, I thought I'd give the book a try (I'm usually a hard core Fantasy fan). Boy, was I pleasantly surprised! I couldn't put this book down! It reintroduced me to the amazing world of sci-fi that I had foolishly put aside. It also gave me a glimpse of a side of military life/death which I hadn't encountered before (because I thought that it wouldn't hold my interest - but I was wrong!). I'm glad I read this book - it's WAY better then the movie, which is VERY loosely based on the story. Now I'm scrambling to see what other Heinlein books are out there!
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Summary: Best Book EVER!
Review: This is the best book ever written and will be for a long time. Everybody should read it, if you haven't buy it now by clicking above. The schools should force kids to read it in school.
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Summary: Too Much Reality for Collectivists
Review: I read 'Starship Troopers' as a twelve-year old, and it's never lost its hard-edged, gritty fascination through countless re-reads. I've also read countless negative reviews of this book and, through it all, I discovered one thing: most of the people who hated it weren't too keen on freedom or liberty in general.Heinlein drew heavily on his Navy experience for the book and made Johnny Rico's career real down to the polish on his issue boots. If a writer can do that I'll give him praise, even if he upholds a philosophy diametrically opposed to mine (which Heinlein's mostly isn't). (See Ernest Callenbach's 'Ecotopia' and 'Ecotopia Emerging' for books I enjoyed despite my political and philosophical opposition.) That was Heinlein's secret: cultural-immersion sci-fi. You dreaded Sgt. Zim right along with the other boots, and you shared Johnny's wrenching break with his family. The master didn't have to build up the scene--he just slammed you in and left you to find your way. That's why so many lefties hate this book-they have to deal with the failure of their reality-denial mechanisms. Read up on Johnny's description of his History and Moral Philosophy lectures. Does the disintegrating American society DuBois recounts remind you of Bill Clinton's America? Way too reality-based for most of the right-brainers and emotion-thinkers on the left, no? Alas for the collectivist utopians, 'Starship Troopers' remains a possible plan for a future society-if we keep making the mistakes Heinlein saw being made in the fifties.
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Summary: The only text book I needed for PLDC, BNCOC and ANCOC
Review: I read Starship Troopers for the first time at the age of twelve and understood what it means to be a citizen. The battle between bugs and humans are simply a canvas Heinlein uses to teach a course in History and Moral Philosophy. Rights are purchased by the coin of responsibility. The concepts of honor, duty, country, have great meaning in life. Leadership is earned. Money is NOT everything; the best things in life are worth dying for. Read the book then think on the words of John Kennedy "Ask not what your Country can do for you, but what YOU can do for your Country. Then go earn your citizenship, enlist and remember there are other types of service then arms. Teach someone to read, build a house, fill up the food bank, or just give blood. That's what Starship Troopers is about.
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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: I have served in the army myself, and I must say that the description of the boot camp in this book is the most precise and close to the reality from what I've read! Extraordinary piece of writing - the movie totally butchered it.
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Summary: Skip it - Read "Forever War" or "Ender's Game" Instead
Review: I'm a big Heinlein fan but this one was for the dogs - poorly written, with no redeeming values. It's as if Heinlein was able to get away with publishing his first draft. For a FAR BETTER written novels on the same topic, read "Forever War", or even better, "Ender's Game".
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Summary: Masterful Science Fiction with a Dose of Social Conscience
Review: The ultimate sci-fi action novel from the true Master of the genre. Filled with inventive and gripping action that never releases you, written in a style that is sparse, but evocative. This book movingly describes the horrors of war and the courage of men who willingly fight it. Perhaps the finest work by this great writer.
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Summary: Heinlein Classic
Review: Even though it lacks the action you'd expect from a book called "Starship Troopers" it makes up with many important ideas (if you want action, simply see the mediocre movie of the same name - regretfully the suits were downsized for the film) It is boring in ways, but its more about the politics of war, not the execution. It reminds that war in the future is the same as war now and succeeds.
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