false 17214 44 Juan Rico signed up with the Federal Service on a lark, but despite the hardships and rigorous training, he finds himself determined to make it as a cap trooper. In boot camp he will learn how to become a soldier, but when he graduates and war comes (as it always does for soldiers), he will learn why he is a soldier. Many consider this Hugo Award winner to be Robert Heinlein's finest work, and with good reason. Forget the battle scenes and high-tech weapons (though this novel has them)--this is Heinlein at the top of his game talking people and politics. 2534973 1959 Starship Troopers total:7956|5:66|4:98|3:81|2:27|1:4| 7956 30685 9610 572 4 12 false false Fri Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 18 18:51:55 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 19:03:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 06:22:39 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 12:32:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 3 false true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 07:23:45 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 08:29:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 true false Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sun Jun 10 22:59:39 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 15 12:17:05 -0700 2007
Robert Heinlein is one of my favorite authors, and although this version can get a little preachy when it comes to politics, it's a pretty good read. ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 19:47:12 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 14:01:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 true false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 07 09:07:25 -0800 2007 Fri Apr 20 20:39:12 -0700 2007
This book really wasn't intellectual, but it did make one interesting point. In the book you can only vote if you have gone through and gra...more...]]> 1 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 17:57:08 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 21:17:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 00:02:23 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 08 17:45:48 -0700 2009 lack of a plot in the book. While things do happen, some of them pretty big, Mr. Heinlein ...more...]]> 1 4 false false Sat Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Mon Mar 03 18:48:42 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 23 18:10:53 -0700 2008 1 Starship Troopers did nothing for me. Its cover advertises controversy and boasts of the exciting journey of Johnnie Rico through the intergalactic military camp of the future. It sounded promising; unfortunately, I was not awed or entertained. If anything, I was pleased th...more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun Mar 25 20:16:40 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 17 08:26:09 -0800 2008 This book greatly influenced me when I was a boy- and it still colors my thinking today- 35 years later...more...]]> 1 3 false false Sat Mar 15 22:19:04 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 15 09:07:03 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 15 22:18:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 05 07:31:59 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 05:08:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Mar 25 15:27:42 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 15:47:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Mar 10 05:49:42 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 05:50:59 -0700 2009
This is the first book of Robert A. Heinlein that I have read. It is quite interesting and rises a few moral and political questions, such as public flogging, which I interpret as a physical punishment for those criminals who exercise violence against their victims. Also, w...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 21:30:42 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 21:37:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 10:10:07 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 10:10:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 07:24:59 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 07:35:49 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 09:05:14 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 09:05:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1962 Wed May 20 16:34:05 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 16:47:26 -0700 2009 50? more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 10:06:23 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 17:42:09 -0800 2009 2 more...]]>