Fafnir26 OP t1_itne4nf wrote on October 24, 2022 at 10:35 PM

Reply to comment by Hellblazer1138 in Anyone else finding the Politics of Starship Troopers troubling? by Fafnir26

Believe me, I am trying to keep an open mind, but some people make it rather difficult.

And the thread is closed. Too negative. So how am I going to have an honest discussion about this???

Hellblazer1138 t1_itnf702 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 10:43 PM

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 on October 24, 2022 at 10:48 PM

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 on October 24, 2022 at 11:02 PM

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 on October 24, 2022 at 11:09 PM

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.