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Originally Posted by Phogg
Because if you strip off the futuristic trappings, it explores the dynamic which often grows between high command and troops in the field pretty well. Also, the whole "engine" thing gives an experiential description of operating in a dissociated state with PTSD.
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Fair enough. I can see how if either your interests or experiences skew toward the military, the book would make a bigger impression. It did have decent human realism, but it still didn't add up to much more than well-executed
Starship Troopers fanfic.