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Post by Cyberpaladin85 on Oct 15, 2003 18:59:40 GMT -5
I just got "Grumbles from the Grave." It's about his works and political views. So far, I've enjoyed the book.
I'm also reading "Starship Troopers." Good book.
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Post by Wyrmfire on Oct 17, 2003 12:52:54 GMT -5
Oddly enough, I really can't stand most of his work... I know he's a great author and stuff, but it really seems to me like he's just a hippie that likes to invent new types of government. Given his popularity, though, I can safely assume that it is just me...
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Post by Draxy on Oct 17, 2003 15:00:52 GMT -5
Hey, he was the ultra hippe. He never created any new government types though, he only expanded on the existing or proposed ones. Those are some of the reasons that he is so well liked though, so... Draxy
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Rayst
Peasant
If I knew then what I know now, would I really have changed anything?
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Post by Rayst on Oct 23, 2003 21:42:04 GMT -5
If you like Starship Troopers you may like Armor. I don't have it infront of me and I can't remember the author, but it has a similar storyline with a few distinct twists.
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Slag
Soldier
F'n A, mate!
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Post by Slag on Dec 2, 2003 16:21:41 GMT -5
Starship Troopers was great in the fact that the military people were portrayed realistically...like human beings rather than killer robots or ate-up maggots.
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Post by khyron1144 on Jan 6, 2004 18:55:02 GMT -5
I like him pretty well, I guess. I've read Stranger in A strange Land and am working on Grumbles From the Grave. At some point I listened to an unabridged audio version of Starship Troopers.
I have a fealing that if he shares any of the opinions of his characters, it would mostly be with Jubal Harshaw from Stranger rather than Valentine Smith.
I don't think he could be too hippyish. He was in the military, after all.
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