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Re: Starship Troopers

Post by Elessarina » Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:10 am

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pawiz wrote:I liked the mixed shower scene
I took the book with me to the jungle. (Along with LOTR and Stranger in a Strange Land.)

The movie is about five percent of the book with a lot of shit thrown in.

Did you grock the fullness? :dance:

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Re: Starship Troopers

Post by Elessarina » Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:12 am

Gawdzilla wrote:To compare and contrast, read Haldeman's Forever War.

I love The Forever War.. i've not read Starship Troopers though - you'd recommend it?

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Re: Starship Troopers

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:27 am

Elessarina wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:To compare and contrast, read Haldeman's Forever War.

I love The Forever War.. i've not read Starship Troopers though - you'd recommend it?
It may be the most "butch" book RAH ever wrote, full of testosterone. If you don't mind that it's an interesting study of one possible course our society could take. :tup:
Elessarina wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
pawiz wrote:I liked the mixed shower scene
I took the book with me to the jungle. (Along with LOTR and Stranger in a Strange Land.)

The movie is about five percent of the book with a lot of shit thrown in.

Did you grock the fullness? :dance:
"I grokked that I didn't grok." :tup:
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Re: Starship Troopers

Post by Elessarina » Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:29 am

Gawdzilla wrote: It may be the most "butch" book RAH ever wrote, full of testosterone. If you don't mind that it's an interesting study of one possible course our society could take. :tup:
I love that sort of stuff..

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Re: Starship Troopers

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:45 am

Elessarina wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote: It may be the most "butch" book RAH ever wrote, full of testosterone. If you don't mind that it's an interesting study of one possible course our society could take. :tup:
I love that sort of stuff..
I liked the way he made it possible to get the franchise at any point in your life, it was never "closed".
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