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Written less than 15 years after the end of the second world war, as anti-Communist paranoia was reaching fever-pitch in the United States, this book is very much a product of its time. Originally planned for a juvenile audience, Starship Troopers has become a classic of hard science fiction, albeit a controversial one. Heinlein creates a future society where citizenship must be earned through military service, and although there are a number of exciting scenes of battle, much of the book is taken up with an exploration of the philosophical ramifications of such a society. The book discusses the necessity of warfare to moral development and the importance of beating children in order to make them into good citizens. Heinlein's political theory is quite unpalatable and occasionally irresponsible. However, the book is frequently exciting, and the details of the society are fascinating. This is an entertaining and thought-provoking book, but perhaps not best-suited for use as a political manifesto. The most interesting feature of Starship Troopers is its fascinating glimpse into America's struggle for a post-war identity, told as a heroic tale of interstellar conflict.
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A report on this title appeared in the last issue, but additional material has reached us which necessitates a completely revised viewpoint and a new report. Heinlein is generally regarded as one of the most dependable of the SF fraternity, and this is a weirdly credible adventure revolving around a youth in his late teens, a citizen of Terra, who enlists as an interstellar soldier. His journeys not only include fantastic journeys through space, combats with insect enemies, and so forth, but they extend to the battlefront of the mind, and it is on this level that the book must be more closely analyzed. Quite evidently Heinlein is projecting his own justification of the moral validity of war, of a proper military order dictated by reason, of a moral philosophy which advocates capital punishment, military violence dictated by "older and wiser heads", and a virtual reign of terror by force, but he attacks concepts and historic figures with vitriolic hysteria. Any realization of this as presenting characters engaged in philosophic discussion - which Heinlein would perhaps suggest - is far from the truth. It reads rather as dogmatic airing of very personal attitudes - a somewhat menacing sort of "brain-washing" for the unini
Written less than 15 years after the end of the second world war, as anti-Communist paranoia was reaching fever-pitch in the United States, this book is very much a product of its time. Originally planned for a juvenile audience, Starship Troopers has become a classic of hard science fiction, albeit a controversial one. Heinlein creates a future society where citizenship must be earned through military service, and although there are a number of exciting scenes of battle, much of the book is taken up with an exploration of the philosophical ramifications of such a society. The book discusses the necessity of warfare to moral development and the importance of beating children in order to make them into good citizens. Heinlein's political theory is quite unpalatable and occasionally irresponsible. However, the book is frequently exciting, and the details of the society are fascinating. This is an entertaining and thought-provoking book, but perhaps not best-suited for use as a political manifesto. The most interesting feature of Starship Troopers is its fascinating glimpse into America's struggle for a post-war identity, told as a heroic tale of interstellar conflict.
Review
A report on this title appeared in the last issue, but additional material has reached us which necessitates a completely revised viewpoint and a new report. Heinlein is generally regarded as one of the most dependable of the SF fraternity, and this is a weirdly credible adventure revolving around a youth in his late teens, a citizen of Terra, who enlists as an interstellar soldier. His journeys not only include fantastic journeys through space, combats with insect enemies, and so forth, but they extend to the battlefront of the mind, and it is on this level that the book must be more closely analyzed. Quite evidently Heinlein is projecting his own justification of the moral validity of war, of a proper military order dictated by reason, of a moral philosophy which advocates capital punishment, military violence dictated by "older and wiser heads", and a virtual reign of terror by force, but he attacks concepts and historic figures with vitriolic hysteria. Any realization of this as presenting characters engaged in philosophic discussion - which Heinlein would perhaps suggest - is far from the truth. It reads rather as dogmatic airing of very personal attitudes - a somewhat menacing sort of "brain-washing" for the unini