false <![CDATA[Armor]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171485026m/102327.jpg 102327 3 Body armor has been devised for the commando forces that are to be dropped on Banshee-the home of the most implacable of humanity's enemies. A trooper in this armor is a one-man, atomic-powered battle fortress, but he will have to fight a nearly endless horde of berserk, hard-shelled monsters. 604650 1984 Armor total:625|5:19|4:16|3:2|2:4|1:0| 625 2560 811 90 4 6 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 08:39:22 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 12 11:51:25 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Dec 22 18:14:42 -0800 2008 Sat May 09 10:09:43 -0700 2009 1 2.5 stars

I sympathized or empathized with Felix. I detested Jack Crow until the last part of the book. I understand some of the motivation and psychosis of Felix, but I'm scratching my head with respect to the Antwar. I must be missing the point with this plot.

Besides Ol...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Sep 02 12:02:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 12:02:59 -0700 2008 The Forever War" here is a third to read. Another take on the same theme.]]> 5 1 false false Sat Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 08:43:36 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 14:19:50 -0800 2008
This is probably my third or fourth re-read of this great book.

It's the story of Felix, a foot soldier in a war against an alien ant-like race. It'...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Mar 07 06:30:12 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 06:49:26 -0800 2008
A soldier in a horrific and seemingly unwinnable war loses his identity and self within his armor. Willing to die, he never does. Meanwhile (in the narrative which traverses between the sto...more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Thu Jan 31 11:38:54 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 11:40:20 -0800 2008 It was OK but I'd hardly call it a classic. It does have its moments. While battle...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Feb 14 12:30:36 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 18 20:28:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 23:14:48 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 23:22:48 -0700 2009
ARMOR is a story of a mysterious guy named Felix who joints the Fleet Navy to escape a painful and terrible past. It's during basic training that he's found to ha...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jun 22 15:12:29 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 15:40:47 -0700 2009 5+ In an interview Steakley has actually said that he was inspired by Starship Troopers when he wrote Armor, and took many ideas ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 13:08:41 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 09:56:13 -0700 2009 I'll start by saying that I read this book because a friend lent it to me and recommended it.
It took me a long time to get into it, and I probably wouldn't have finished it if I didn't have someone waiting for my response.
That said, I ended up liking t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 27 07:10:09 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 07:18:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Sun May 03 17:59:59 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 18:12:25 -0700 2009
I enjoyed the two apparently differnt story lines and how they come together. I like the hero, found the engine personality intriguing as a coping mechanism and thought he covered a lot of traditional scifi theme...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1986 Sat Jul 21 10:55:49 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 21 10:58:00 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Thu Jun 05 09:02:39 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 09:03:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Mar 27 01:38:31 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 15:35:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 22 09:57:11 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 13 13:23:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 02:45:37 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 03:02:02 -0800 2008
While there are a lot of similarities with Starship Troopers in terms of hordes of mindless insect like creatures, hideous casualties and the incompetency of the military commanders, the focus is o...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 14:54:40 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 20:05:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 18 10:58:56 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 11:02:37 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 23 13:44:39 -0800 2008 Sun Sep 21 16:13:46 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=102327