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Mike
Nov 08, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: scifi
I wanted to grow up to be Johnnie Rico and roam the galaxy killing bugs. The movie was a joke. The book is pure excitement with a good story.
Erich Franz Linner-Guzmann
Well first off I do agree with my GoodReads friend Manny that this book is an "appalling piece of militaristic propaganda". The book is probably 10% of an actual science-fiction story and the other 90% is all about the military. Secondly though, this book was very entertaining. Not sure why? I guess it must of been the great flow of Heinlein's writing. I disagreed with a lot of his messages but for some reason, it didn't bother me as much as something like that usually does. I wouldn't read agai ...more
Fenixbird SandS
Hmmm.....Hugo award winner...Author "at his best," bet it's great reading! Idolize the movie plot ...more
Roberta
Sep 09, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Roberta
Sep 10, 2007 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: sciencefiction
Mike
Sep 14, 2007 rated it it was amazing
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Oct 07, 2007 rated it really liked it
Brandon Easton
Oct 15, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Bob
Oct 17, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: sf, militarysf
Megan
Oct 25, 2007 rated it it was amazing
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Oct 30, 2007 rated it liked it
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Nov 09, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Mark Noonan
Dec 05, 2007 rated it it was amazing
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Dec 10, 2007 marked it as to-read
Beverly
Jan 31, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Luzcasa
Feb 15, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy
Roberta
Mar 18, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Amy
Apr 28, 2008 marked it as books-i-own-to-read
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May 24, 2008 rated it liked it
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May 28, 2008 rated it really liked it
C.E.
Sep 13, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Jun 15, 2009 rated it liked it
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Jan 02, 2010 marked it as to-read
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