[BelegStrongbow]

You probably don’t need suggestions, then, but if I were assigning, I’d make sure the kids read the following, in order:

The Door into Summer
Farnham’s Freehold
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

They are all from the pre-Stranger period, which I vastly prefer.

[Publius772000]

All great suggestions, but I also have to balance my summer reading requirements with those of the English classes, so I usually get one shot. I own a copy of The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, and have worn it out. It’s a relatively new copy, though, unlike my old copy of Starship Troopers, which I have to baby and, in fact, had to repair during my last read. I may have to break down and buy a new copy and retire my 1959 edition to the classics shelf.

[IYAS9YAS]

I'm just getting into Heinlein. Not sure why, in the last 34 years of reading, I never got into his works.

I read Starship Troopers first, and absolutely loved the book.

I read Stranger next. It was good. It built really well, but I was somewhat disappointed in parts of it.

I'm trying to get into Time Enough for Love, but just can't get there. I think it's spring fever.

I'm just looking for book reviews on his other works. Suggestions on what to read, and why.

[driftdiver]

“They are all from the pre-Stranger period, which I vastly prefer.”

Me too, the stuff after is disappointing.

[dread78645]

The Door into Summer
Farnham’s Freehold
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

They are all from the pre-Stranger period, which I vastly prefer.

Hmmm, are you firm on that?

The Door into Summer, 1957
Stranger in a Strange Land,1961
Farnham’s Freehold, 1964
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, 1966