tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14080323.post5376120328080979169..comments2023-10-11T10:56:22.816-05:00Comments on Weeping Atlas Cedars: Book Review: Starship TroopersChris Hartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07777927963615322589noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14080323.post-8812366317215974992010-07-26T13:38:10.527-05:002010-07-26T13:38:10.527-05:00Didn't I see this movie with you on one of you...Didn't I see this movie with you on one of your brief sojourns away from your Antarctican lair? Though if I remember correctly, we had to go in the morning so we could get enough seats for all of your tentacles to rest comfortably.<br /><br />It's funny -- after the movie came out, I re-read the book and was also surprised that I liked it as much as I did. There were very few of the cringe inducing things I come to fear from Heinlein (e.g., spanking references and the love interests calling themselves "Mama"). Don't get me wrong, though - I do love Heinlein, especially his stuff for the younger crowd, where it's mostly adventure and much less politics.<br /><br />I'm also not as bothered by the misogyny complaint. Most of his women are generally smarter and braver than the men. My main complaint is that they all want to drop everything to have babies. But given the era he wrote in, I think his female characters generally have a lot going for them.Lord John Whorfinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080650912806035914noreply@blogger.com