"Most Misinterpreted Book? Starship Troopers!" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 16 Jul 2025 9:54 p.m. PST |
You were asked – TMP link In the discussion that led to this, we decided to leave out things that "nobody" understands, i.e., being confused or just put off by a book is fundamentally different than misinterpreting it… We also decided to exclude all religious texts from the discussion, as they would easily dominate. Also, pointing out someone's important truth to be a misinterpretation, misquote, or just entirely fabricated material does not lead to pleasant discussions. And in the final round of voting: 22% said "none of these/no opinion"
20% said "Starship Troopers – Robert Heinlein"
17% said "On the Origin of Species – Charles Darwin"
12% said "Prince, The – Niccolò Machiavelli" |
| TimePortal | 18 Jul 2025 11:18 a.m. PST |
Add me to the no opinion list |
Shagnasty  | 18 Jul 2025 11:41 a.m. PST |
Although I vote for "Origin…" I can agree with ST. The several times I've read it I didn't see it as fascist but more like Republican Rome. |
 Wolfshanza | 18 Jul 2025 10:14 p.m. PST |
The book and the movie were two different critters :/ The movie resembled a high tech Celtic warband ? |
 John the OFM | 19 Jul 2025 11:04 a.m. PST |
The movie was made by a guy who hated the "message" of the book, which in any case, he didn't understand.
For one thing, there was no Denise Richards shower scene in the book. |
 Bobgnar | 19 Jul 2025 9:23 p.m. PST |
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| John the OFM | 20 Jul 2025 4:52 p.m. PST |
Well, yeah. The major misinterpretation of DBA is that it actually "simulates" Ancient warfare. 😄 |
 miniMo | 24 Jul 2025 5:55 a.m. PST |
Another way to put it "the book that more people interpret differently than I like"
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