Talk:Armor (novel)
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The current article summarizes Armor in a rather poor manner. I'd say it unwise to give away too much of the plot and background right off the bat. I suggest the article summarize each of the three segments of the book, in no more than a paragraph or so. Then after that should be a short discussion of themes of the novel.
- There's basically no standard on Wikipedia for how much to reveal, beyond the requisite spoiler tag. Some books (Dune) have ridiculously long plot synopsis written by someone who's enthusiasm exceeds his writing ability; others have what amounts to the back cover blurb. Do what you think best, and in the finest Wikipedia style, if someone disagrees they'll change it. JJ 21:03, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
Additional note to the reader
Although Armor is similar to Starship Troopers, is a far better read and if you only saw the movie, it is at least thrice better than the film adaptation. The author of this review has done an excellent job of providing the guts of the story but there is something that no review can capture and that is what J. Steakley does so well - make the reader feel like Felix in (and out of) his armor.
If you read this, really read it, and get to the part where Jack meets Felix on Sanction, and feel nothing, you may be an "Ant". Felix is the quintessential anti-hero. He doesn't want anything to do with it but he's it, like it or not. There is no techno-babble in this novel - only real guts and raw emotion that honestly puts the battlefield into perspective for the common man. It's absolutely horrifying, but these kinds of sacrifices occur even today. The computer glitch only makes it that much more realistic. This book made me wonder, want to kill, and even get misty.
Just wanted to pitch in. I think the impartiality of this article is very obviously in question. Though of course I'm too lazy to change it myself, I think it should be looked at. In addition, the grammar and spelling are wanting.
[edit] Suit self destruct
The article currently states
'Later in that same drop, Felix takes a soldier who's gone into 'traction mode'--his armor has taken too much damage, and has extended his arms and legs to maximum extension in the medically safest position--and wires the nuclear reactor to go critical. Over the cursing of the immobilized soldier, Felix tosses the human nuke down a ant-hole, incinerating an insect colony.'------
There is no wiring the reactor they just trigger everything and hit eject its a hidden self destruct. Plus in the story he takes a wounded volunteer but the wounded soldier is killed. Another who was escourting Felix taking the volunteer in is critically wounded and will soon die and is matter factly volunteered and self destructs inside the hive. Could someone change it up more accurate. I suppose I could, just not the best writer for job. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Xiahou (talk • contribs) 22:19, 9 December 2006 (UTC).
