Reviews

• Great read

  Despite the movie being absolutely different, both the book and movie are great in their own ways. This has been an entertaining read.

• 名作。

  名作ゆえに原文を読むべき。 ハヤカワのはあまりに酷いし。 ちなみに、表紙は違いますが。

• A Classic

  Simple a classic of SF. I often give it as supplemental reading for my junior high school students. A great book for those who have read lots of science fiction and for those who have read none.

• 原書は初めて読みました。

  日本語版は何度も(旧訳、新訳含む。)読みましたがやっと洋書版を読みました。 出版から60年経ってますが十分楽しめる作品です。 kindleで読むとwordwiseを表示させることが出来ますが、軍事用語はちぐはぐな解説がなされます笑

• 原作を読むのに楽しめるコト

  ペーパーバック版を購入。16歳の頃から何度も此の洋書は買ってるのでAmazonで買うのは初めてでも５冊目かな。辞書無しで、一小節を５、６回繰り返し読めば殆どの人が読破出來るレベルの英語なので読み易い。 此の本の映画版は、めっちゃ話がズレてて長年に渡って読み続けるファンとしては、とんでもない内容だったので映画は観てないけど、原作を読めば、頭の中で自分なりの映像を見る想像は出来ると思う。 兵隊生活を経験して来たのもあって、原作でも翻訳版でも父親と主人公の会話の中で、民間人と軍人が、物事を見る見方の違いを話し合うシーンとか、一人称で語る軍人の本分や生活等の言い方が、ややべらんめえ調(翻訳ではべらんめえ調、原作でもほぼ変わらないw)なのが面白い。 『お馬鹿さん』を表す比喩と言うか揶揄い言葉が、2019年の今の現代風であり、とても半世紀以上前に書かれたモノとは思えない所が、所々(ところどころ)にあり、現代でもギャグに使えるフレーズを見つける事が出来る。 早川文庫の翻訳版は、原作を読めば、まぁ合ってるわなと思える。

• 普通

  普通に読み切った。ちょっとページが赤茶けてたかな？でも古本なので仕方ないと思った。

• Who wrote the film script? Book 1000 times better.

  I should have known. Read "Stranger..." 30 years ago, loved it. This was as good, better in places. It is barely anything to do with space or bugs - it is about civil responsibility. Everyone should read this book.

• A Great Military Read

  The moment I finished this book, I told my boyfriend that I had wished I had read this book in an English class in high school. The philosophical ideas conveyed, the military life style in a realistic and positive light, and a different political system that criticizes our own makes it a book necessary to really get a person thinking and seeing war, democracy, and citizenship in a different light. It's an easy read, though heavily detailed in army jargon, something which surprised and equally satisfied me. I am not immersed in army culture, but the book still does a good enough job of explaining different level structures in the army (which already changes from element to element and country to country anyway). The book also left me laughing at some points, reminding me of stories I've heard from friends in the reserves and army. It really makes you question your life decisions and just how much you'd be willing to fight for your country. But what makes it stand apart from other war novels is the fact that it doesn't dismiss war - it discusses it with the reader and explains why it is necessary. Whether or not you agree, it nonetheless gets you thinking given its opposed view point. The only complaint I have related to the book is the cover. Nothing related to the content, but if ever it were re-published, I would prefer something more "timeless". Even the first edition cover looks nicer. I know I shouldn't be judging a book by its cover, but seriously, that cover is awful. It doesn't do justice for such a great novel.

• Great book

  Bought tht book because i loved te movie, in this novel i could apreciate the great and bast diferences and apriciate them, in the end i loved the film, although loseled based and the novel

• Good

  Good quality for a good price. Must read for people who love the Starship Troopers films.

• Print quality excellent

  Excellent quality of book, Great page quality and Font

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