Publisher: Ace Books Page Count: 335 Fiction Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, War, Spectulative, Dystopian Dates Read: December 20-22, 2015 Reading Challenge: 2016 Topic Discard Challenge Topic: A book set on another planer Series: N/A Good Reads Summary In one of Robert Heinlein's most controversial bestsellers, a recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the Universe--and into battle with the Terran Mobile Infantry against mankind's most frightening enemy. Review This book left me wanting so much more. What happened here? Maybe my expectations were too high? Maybe I was sold grandiose dreams of a really cheesy movie. How is a bad movie better than a book?!?! While I will say that the character development is much stronger in the book than the movie, the plot of the story reminded me a lot of riding a carousel, it just kept going around and around, and the scenery never changes. In Starship Troopers, Heinlein is capable of writing a lot whole saying nothing at the same time. For me, the entire book was just kind "eh". I'll stick to the cheesy movie. At least the movie has Casper Van Dien and Neil Patrick Harris. Ratings (based on a 10 point scale) Quality of Writing - 5 Pace - 2 Plot Development - 3 Characters - 3 Enjoyability - 2 Insightfulness - 3 Ease of Reading - 4 Photos/Illustrations - N/A Overall Rating - 2 out of 5 stars
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