Hellblazer1138 t1_itnf702 wrote
Reply to comment by Fafnir26 in Anyone else finding the Politics of Starship Troopers troubling? by Fafnir26
That annoyed me too.
But seriously, you can't read most sci-fi as and avocation of the ideas in the stories. Authors like Heinlein, Asimov and Philip K. Dick loved taking ideas and extrapolation what the future would be like if certain things persisted.
Fafnir26 OP t1_itnfuej wrote
Ok, thats seems like a good tip. Maybe that´ll help me keep an open mind. So is the book a fun read or just aggravating if you are a leftist?
Hellblazer1138 t1_itnhphi wrote
I didn't find it aggravating. I didn't love the main character but I didn't hate him. He's a naïve kid at the start and you're along for his growth. It's sort of geared towards young adults/teens since he was coming off from writing mostly juveniles which are more like Boy Scouts in space.
Some of those juveniles are excellent, like Citizen of the Galaxy & Tunnel in the Sky.
Fafnir26 OP t1_itniior wrote
Okay, I think you convinced me. Might just give it a shot when I can´t stop thinking about it, have such strong feelings about it and the writing is good.
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