Holy crap, a Heinlein book I liked... whodathunk?I borrowed this because Michelle told me that it is a good counter-point to The Forever War, and I would have to agree.This book is more military than sci-fi... in fact, it feels more military, using sci fi "bug" wars to cover boot camp, military life...
It's been several years since the first time I read this, but I was inspired to read some more military-oriented fiction after Mockingjay (esp with regards to propaganda). [September 2011] I always have issues with classic science fiction—it's hard to get over how appalling it is that it was easier ...
I reread this one every so often, but it's hard to explain why. I think it's a little like the movie (in what is doubtless one of the ONLY similarities between the two) in that if you don't understand why it's good, there's no use trying to explain. You'd be hard pressed to find any other book so ...
Oh, man. How did I miss the poorly-disguised political ranting when I read this in seventh grade? Heinlein has, like, a fleet of axes to grind. And some horses to beat. And some soapboxes to stack to the sky. If you can navigate around the creepy paternalistic politics and dehumanization of women an...
Against his family's wishes, Juan "Johnnie" Rico joins the Mobile Infantry and the war against the Bugs. Will he make it out alive?Yeah, I don't really know what to think about this book. I picked it up solely because it was an inspiration for one of my favorite books, Old Man's War by John Scalzi...
I was surprised by how much I liked this actually. It's not at all what I was expecting, especially after seeing the film first. This is not silly space opera. It's not a teenaged gore-fest with foul language, nudity and gratuitous sex. It's an intelligently constructed coming of age story and s...
Probably 3.5 stars but I'll round up since it did win the Hugo. The beginning and the ending chapters were good. The middle was interesting, but not controversial. I believe Heinlein asked himself the question "What if our 20th century democracies collapsed? What if veterans picked up the pieces?...
There are some famous critical debates: Is there irony in Moll Flanders? Did Chaucer get bored and give up or did he never actually plan to write two stories for each pilgrim? Did Lady MacBeth fake her faint? (Yes - she was in her night clothes not her corset.) To these I would like to add, Sta...
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