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These posts mostly relate to books I am reading or series I am collecting to read in order (I tend to collect the series and then read it in one block). You can see a see a list of the books I am currently seeking, as well as a list of all the books I've bothered to catalog if you're interested.


Thu, 15 Oct 2009


Starship Troopers




    ISBN: 0441783589
    Ace (1987), Edition: Reissue, Paperback, 272 pages
    LibraryThing
    		I saw the movie a few years ago, and so I read this book on a whim. Its very different to the movie. The book is interesting, although it does have a tendency to slide into rants about the moral responsibilities which come with having an electoral franchise. The book is also very pro military in its stance, although that's fair enough (an author without an opinion would be a boring author).

    Overall, I thought this book was an enjoyable read.

    Tags for this post: book(S) Robert_A_Heinlein(S)


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Sat, 02 May 2009


Friday




    ISBN: 034530988x
    LibraryThing
    		This is the first Heinlein book I have read in a long time -- since High School in fact. I read this one simply on an impulse, as the back cover description made it sound interesting. Heinlein isn't on the list of authors that I am pursuing at the moment, although I might consider changing that.

    This book covers a more complicated Earth than the one we have right now, although in some ways its more simple. The main character Friday doesn't ever seem to have trouble making friends, and portions of the book are just a series of her romantic entanglements. Most of the complexities are political. The story is mostly about a journey, both physical as well as emotional, and interestingly there isn't a consistent opposing force. I suspect that might be unusual, at least for the stuff I read.

    This book was good, even if the constant romantic entanglements seemed extraneous.

    Tags for this post: book(S) Robert_A_Heinlein(S)


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