Starship Troopers Book Reviews

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I get why it’s a classic, but still.... Kind of a let down. Most of the book is spent world building, but not even actual "world" building, more just establishing the hierarchy and function of its fictional military, there's not much lure beyond that. Majority of the story seems to take place between missions with Rico simply trying to survive his superiors. Any battles or skirmishes start and finish almost instantly. And there doesn't seem to be any real ending, the story just kind of stops while Rico and the Roughnecks just keep doing what they do. It's not bad and I can see why it's a classic, but I personally was just expecting a little more.

Amazing. This is one of the best books to capture the warrior spirit. As a combat veteran I find that his understanding of war and the workings human mind are astounding. If anybody out there wants to further understand the mind of a vet, read this book.

The best book ever. There are few books I read more than once. I am my sixth time through.

Best. Just awesome!

A must read for any scifi fan. Forget the movie that was released a few years ago. This truly is a fantastic story. I love the way Heinlein takes you through the journey of Johnnie Rico. From the opening line of "I always get the shakes before a drop." To the song that closes out the story. He writes the main character in a way in which you truly feel as if you know them. I have read this story at least 4 times in the past year. The political and social commentary really resonant with me. I'm so glad I bought this book.

Great book.. This was a great read, I couldn't put it down.

Real Life Science Fiction. Being a real life military veteran you find most fictional stories about military life so unrealistically extreme 24/7 it's hard to enjoy the story that is presented. This is not one of those books! From start to finish this has got to be the best fictional account of the mundane activities punctuated by acute bits of action that most people will experience in a real life military career. All you would have to do to make this a story one you might live is to remove the space travel, and place in all on earth say 20 years in the future. I would go as far as to say that this is the best vision of a future military scenario that I have ever read!

Excellent. Excellent read! Very different (and better) than what’s shown in the classic movie. An interesting characteristic of this book is that you get to see upclose what life looks like from the soldier’s eyes and the action scenes are as briefly touched on as it would be for the soldier’s themselves; note that this does not take away from scenes.

Heinlein's Outstanding Creation. Although many would consider some other work as Heinlein's best novel, it is Starship Troopers that snaps a reader out of reading for the "what", and into reading for the "why". A brisk novel, compatriots with Card's "Ender's Game" and Steakley's "Armor", it explores science fiction in setting and device, but it's philosophical musings stand out clear and concise in a muddled sea of bland and abstract essays on the human condition in recent and elder novels. Must be read by anyone, it asks you to wonder why, and to investigate why as truth is reasoned by the synthesis of truths blended with the impossible.

Still A Good Read. I first read Starship Troopers back in 1993 while I was out on a 45 day field exercise at Ft. Bragg. At the time I wasn't much of a reader but someone told me that Starship Troopers was "required reading" by the cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. To this day I don't know if that statement is true but since then I have read the book five more times and I still find it entertaining. It's few of a society where you earn your benefits instead of just getting them for free as a handout is in total contrast with our present society. We could all stand to learn a little from this book. I highly recommend it! Especially for today's youngsters.

Long winded diatribe filled waste of $9.99. This book seems to forget the writers creedo of "show, don't tell." Either that or he was trying to make a novel out of a novella.

Amazing book!. This ranks in the top five books I’ve ever read! It’s funny, exciting, easy to follow (except some of the infantry positioning in codes that I don’t know), and actually brought tears to my eyes a few times. I haven’t read Heinlein's work before, but I’m going to start.

Amazing. One of the most insightful books I’ve ever had the joy of reading. I just finished it for the third time and it’s always so thought provoking and inspiring that it takes me time just to contemplate what is said. A perfect combination of action and philosophy. Well worth the short time it takes to read.

Good Book. Listen, at this very moment you should just stop reading comment and get this book so you will stop wasting time and have a good read. :D

Truly disappointing. If you like Heinlein, or the Starshp Troopers movie franchise, or space battles, or exciting sci-fi, this book is not for you. It's a first-person narrative of Johnny Rico's experience as a mobile infantryman. The bugs and the battles with them are barely part of the novel. It's really a book about military structure and life. It's also about politics. I was really bummed when it ended. I was still waiting for something exciting to happen. It never did.

Starship Troopers. Read this more times than I can count. Have never ceased to enjoy it. Heinlein was the best.

Great read. Great read for any future soldiers or OCS candidates

Where are the bugs?. The reason I loved the Starship Troopers franchise was because of the Arachnids. The thought of alien bugs had me very fascinated. When I finally saw what they were like, I was very satisfied. The militaristic future that the characters are set in doesn't interest me at all. I'm half way into the book and I still have heard any mention of the Arachnids. The only time I heard the characters mention them is the very first chapter when they're raiding the Skinnies city, almost everything else after that was training showing how everything in their future works. Although I agree with all the rest of you on how the movie should've included the power suits, but all in all I think the movie's better than the book.

Surprisingly good book. Really enjoyed this book and I highly recommend it.

Masterwork. Portrays esprit d’ corps and civic virtue. Should be a high school must read.

Starship Troopers - A great read yet again. I first read this book as a public library hard cover in 1966. It was as challenging and eye opening then as now . A simple story, really, just coming of age - but in a time when being a citizen means more than winning the lottery of birth. This book is simply written but the hard landscape and meditation on freedom and accountability are finely drawn. Provocative and undoubtedly not politically correct in the view of the purveyors of entitlement. Read it, reflect and be thankful for those who chose to fight for our freedom . A fitting companion bookend read is Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels also about "the last full measure of devotion" from the point of view of Gettysburg July 1864. The Bookster

The movie is a farce!. Not to sound like a librarian, but the book is magnitudes better than the movie. Not only did the movie leave out the suits, but left out the other enemy and (imaginative) weaponry (the grenades dropped me - I had to pause reading for minutes to laugh). After reading the book, I realized the book/movie comparison is similar to comparing Dune (the novel) to the older Dune movie (there is no contest).

Great, but.... Why did it stir controversy?

A Timeless Classic. I read this book for the first time about twenty years ago. I’ve now read it seven times, and each time, I find something new…and old friends. There are a few things that date it, but the wisdom is timeless, especially those sections dedicated to the legendary class on History and Moral Philosophy. It is a shame that only pockets of our world look on this work with the reverence it deserves, while the rest stumble over themselves in their rush to condemn it, and all their bleating about tolerance and acceptance flies out the window. The woke miscreants of our society will never understand the importance of the lessons contained herein. Their relentless sense of entitlement and self-righteous indignation will not allow it. More’s the pity. For those with a sense of duty that extends beyond themselves, who don’t wake up every morning looking for someone else to blame for all the ills of the world, this story will resonate deeply. If you have not yet read it, you now have an opportunity to learn something deeply fundamental, and with which side you prefer to align yourself.

A true classic. This book is a study of the human experience as well as the rise and fall of civilization. Take out the technology and the story fits in any point in human history. Think of the movie as being based on the "world" of starship troopers. Just as there are so many spinoff novels written based on the Star Wars movies.

One of the greats.. Don't let the awful movie deter you. They even left out the book's greatest invention: the suits. Filled with classic Heinlein politics and short enough to read in a single sitting, this is a must have. It's All Quiet on the Western Front in space.

Couldn't ask for a better book.. Without a doubt, this is one of Heinlein's masterpieces. Not only does he get you to think about why a military is necessary, but also why the brave men and women who join do what they do. This book shows just how wonderful of a writer Heinlein is: he gets you to think, learn, and ponder what is being said - all while entertaining you at the same time. Frankly, whether you are looking for a romping good time, or want a book that will make you stop and think for weeks to come, you really couldn't ask for a better book.

Starship Troopers. I have read this book many times over the past 40 years -- and I always wonder whether I'll enjoy it as much as I have in the previous times I've picked it up. I find this book just as relevant today -- if not more so -- asit was my first time reading it.

One of the greatest fiction books. Starship troopersis arguably one of the best books ever written not only in scifi, but fiction generally. Thoughts on human organization make an integral part of the plot, while the concept of duty is definitly orth noting in the modern individualistic world.

Starship Troopers. This book is nothing like the movie. This is a quick, fun read.

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Not a militaristic apologia. The most controversial of RAH writings. A glimpse of a utopian human civilization played off against an insect-like totalitarian species, this is an exploration of military virtues in a free society. As in the best Heinlein, centered around a clever bit of technology, with clever dialog and a growth to maturity of a juvenile character.

Great read. The movie is terrible. This book is amazing, and Is the closest thing to what real military life is like.