Starship Troopers

by

320 pages

English language

Published Jan. 25, 2015 by Hodder & Stoughton.

ISBN:
978-1-4736-1611-0
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4 stars (122 reviews)

2 editions

reviewed Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

Review of 'Starship Troopers' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

I'm not particularly interested in how the military works and I haven't enjoyed the military sci-fi I've previously read, but this was an easy read with some enjoyable discussion of duty and a viewpoint on society quite different from my own, which kept me engaged. (I'm unsure whether it reflects the author's views, but if he were attempting to explore it critically then I'd expect some opposition from his characters. Either way, interesting.)

reviewed Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

Review of 'Starship Troopers' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

I liked this movie. I thought the inclusivity toward women, and farsical attitude toward fascism was unique and interesting. I heard people say the book was better. So, I assumed that it would expound on the world the story was set in. I expected it to offer more explanation about how this militarist federation was built.

I was SO WRONG!

First of all, this book offers nothing but a full-throated endorsement of fascism, corporal punishment, and the use of violence to advance the interests of the state. Secondly, women are barely involved at all. Women are allowed to pilot spaceships only because they have a "higher tolerance for g-forces". Third, there is barely any more world building in the entire book than was found in the first five minutes of the movie, and it's all delivered without an ounce of self-awareness.

Worst of all, this isn't even imaginative science fiction. โ€ฆ

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Subjects

  • Fiction, science fiction, general