Books written by: Robert Heinlein (The Grandmaster)
Robert Heinlein: Starship Troopers (NOT the movie)
As stated above, you can correctly assume that I was greatly dissapointed with the "blockbuster" movie. Although the movie is loosly based on the books characters and background history, which incidently made it such a great read, it lacks the imiganation and grit that Heinlien used to write the book.This novel was first published in 1959, and has gone through numerous printings. From the movie promos I've seen, the title may be about the only thing it and the book have in common.
This Hugo-winning novel is one of Heinlein's best, and it's been quite unfairly attacked by people who don't seem to know how to read. Starship Troopers is truly a classic, though it stands out from Heinlein's other work in several ways. It includes what may be the most realistic and workable of the alternate government styles he's ever considered. It's also more a story of personal growth and a tale of the major exploits of a war a light-hearted adventure.
While it does have combat scenes, the book is (at it's heart) about the impact of the military on society and the indivual. Starship Troopers is one of the all time great Sci-Fi/Military novels ever written, in my opinion. The depiction of military life and the true insight into DUTY will touch anyone who reads it. The theory of service for citizenship is intriguing as well, I wonder what percentage of today's youth would volunteer for service under those conditions. Heinlein was one of the few authors who could capably and consistently make a novel both exciting and thought provoking.
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