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278 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101500422
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Ace
Publication date: 15 May 1987
Description
In Robert A. Heinlein’s controversial Hugo Award-winning bestseller, a recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the Universe—and into battle against mankind’s most alarming enemy...Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up—...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,338 reviews
Moods
dark 30%
reflective 30%
tense 22%
challenging 16%
informative 13%
funny 10%
inspiring 10%
emotional 4%
hopeful 3%
sad 3%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | Plot: 28% | A mix: 25% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Gun violence, Child abuseModerate
Genocide, Misogyny, AbleismMinor
Colonisation, Death, Death of parent
278 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101500422
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Ace
Publication date: 15 May 1987
Description
In Robert A. Heinlein’s controversial Hugo Award-winning bestseller, a recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the Universe—and into battle against mankind’s most alarming enemy...Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up—...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,338 reviews
Moods
dark 30%
reflective 30%
tense 22%
challenging 16%
informative 13%
funny 10%
inspiring 10%
emotional 4%
hopeful 3%
sad 3%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | Plot: 28% | A mix: 25% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Gun violence, Child abuseModerate
Genocide, Misogyny, AbleismMinor
Colonisation, Death, Death of parent