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   Birds Books and Bullshit (nanobookreview@zirk.us)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 01:21:39 JST Birds Books and Bullshit

   Turns out Starship Troopers was originally a book, so that's pretty neat. I'm starting in on it right now. I've never watched the movie, but it's my understanding that it's somewhat of a comedy? This book certainly isn't. I guess I'll have to watch the movie after I'm done with the book. Pretty decent book so far. Not amazing, but worth it at this point.

   #Books #Comedy #Action #Fiction #SciFi #Military #Future

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 01:21:38 JST Sean Bala

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     @NanoBookReview From what I understand, the film is a satire while the novel's author was more serious and REALLY liked the whole idea of a military state. I don't use the word lightly but the author was a documented fascist sympathizer - it is throughout many of his novels.

     It is amazing that you can have the same story treated VERY differently. The film is pretty awesome - a great, pitch perfect satire of jingoism and militarism. Made by the same person who made the original Robocop.

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     DB Schwein (deirdrebeth@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 02:11:30 JST DB Schwein

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     Yes! Satire, not comedy.