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A review by kelialql
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
3.0
Oooh! "The Controversial Classic of Military Adventure!" It has been criticized as fascist, sexist, racist, and probably a few other -ists. Well, it's all those things - and so much more!
Follow young Juan "Johnny" Rico from his youthful naiveté through his coming-of-age military enlistment and training and eventually to his glorious command of his own platoon as they fight off the bad ol' aliens. The pro-military message is as subtle as the proverbial sledgehammer. Only military veterans should have the vote! Men should want to fight to defend what's theirs! Who do they fight? The bugs! Why do they fight? For the women! Yes, it really is that simple. And that earnest. While it does deserve a bit of eye-rolling, it was still engagingly written (although some of the multi-page diatribes on civics got exhausting) and Heinlein's strange blend of militarism and idealism actually seem genuine. Sure it's heavy-handed but I can't just dismiss it as near propaganda. Heinlein did seem to be wrestling with something here. By the end, I certainly didn't agree with anything in the book but it did make me revisit some of my own beliefs, dust them off, and consider them carefully before reaffirming them.
Follow young Juan "Johnny" Rico from his youthful naiveté through his coming-of-age military enlistment and training and eventually to his glorious command of his own platoon as they fight off the bad ol' aliens. The pro-military message is as subtle as the proverbial sledgehammer. Only military veterans should have the vote! Men should want to fight to defend what's theirs! Who do they fight? The bugs! Why do they fight? For the women! Yes, it really is that simple. And that earnest. While it does deserve a bit of eye-rolling, it was still engagingly written (although some of the multi-page diatribes on civics got exhausting) and Heinlein's strange blend of militarism and idealism actually seem genuine. Sure it's heavy-handed but I can't just dismiss it as near propaganda. Heinlein did seem to be wrestling with something here. By the end, I certainly didn't agree with anything in the book but it did make me revisit some of my own beliefs, dust them off, and consider them carefully before reaffirming them.