It definitely took a second reading to fully digest it. The first time I read it I just wanted more bug blasting action and it wasn't at all what I was expecting. The second time through was with the conscious decision to actually engage with the philosophy being presented and it really hit home.
I don't read much fiction, but Starship Troopers is an exception; and one of the very few works of fiction I've reread.
It definitely took a second reading to fully digest it. The first time I read it I just wanted more bug blasting action and it wasn't at all what I was expecting. The second time through was with the conscious decision to actually engage with the philosophy being presented and it really hit home.
In the process of rereading different series myself; Malazan book of the fallen.