Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

Starship Troopers

Robert A. Heinlein

335 pages first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous slow-paced

Description

The historians can’t seem to settle whether to call this one "The Third Space War" (or the fourth), or whether "The First Interstellar War" fits it better. We just call it “The Bug War." Everything up to then and still later were "incidents," "pat...

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Community Reviews Summary of 5,105 reviews

Moods

adventurous 85%
dark 26%
reflective 25%
tense 22%
challenging 13%
informative 12%
funny 8%
inspiring 5%
emotional 4%
sad 4%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

slow 40%
medium 39%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 36% | Plot: 36% | A mix: 25% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 47% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 18%

Loveable characters?

No: 53% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 68% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 57% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 7%

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3.68

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