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Old 01-23-2020, 09:03 AM   #65
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Originally Posted by GrannyGrump View Post
To be fair about Heinlein, much of his writing WAS intended for juvenile readers. I enjoyed some of his books, until he got to the final "Lazarus Long and Maureen" books, when he began obsessing about incest (including teenage girls and their fathers -- ewww!) Those were the ones I wish I had not wasted my time on.

I loved Starship Troopers, and the Verhoeven film seemed little to do with the book, with the exception of the title and the character names.
The CGI Series Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles is more faithful to the book.
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