To: redrock
I am a fan of Heinlein's work for the most part, but his latter stuff...well...is execrable. Often, Stranger in a Strange Land is cited as his best work (as it caused quite a stir amongst the counter-culture); but, frankly, I found it rotten: boring, didactic, and morally suspect. Anything after that, aside from being bad fiction, is just plain creepy. Still, I think The Moon is a Harsh Mistress to be the pinnacle of Heinlein's talents and one of the best science fiction books of all time.
9 posted on
10/12/2002 11:50:41 PM PDT by
JURB
To: JURB
"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"One of my favourites.
redrock
12 posted on
10/12/2002 11:54:33 PM PDT by
redrock
To: JURB
"I am a fan of Heinlein's work for the most part, but his latter stuff...well...is execrable. Often, Stranger in a Strange Land is cited as his best work (as it caused quite a stir amongst the counter-culture); but, frankly, I found it rotten: boring, didactic, and morally suspect. Anything after that, aside from being bad fiction, is just plain creepy. Still, I think The Moon is a Harsh Mistress to be the pinnacle of Heinlein's talents and one of the best science fiction books of all time." I agree with you on "Moon" and also somewhat on "Stranger." "Time Enough for Love" might be his best.
To: JURB
Often, Stranger in a Strange Land is cited as his best work (as it caused quite a stir amongst the counter-culture); but, frankly, I found it rotten: boring, didactic, and morally suspect.
If you thought
Stranger was "morally suspect" don't read
Time Enough for Love or
anything after it.....LOL.
Heinlein was simultaneously one of my main libertarian-conservative influences and my main agnostic influence. He espoused conservative principles without the priggishness, and libertarian principles without the naivety.
-Eric
16 posted on
10/13/2002 12:06:12 AM PDT by
E Rocc
To: JURB
re: your post #9
I agree completely.
I barely made it through 'Stranger', but it was the book that transformed Heinlein, in the public eye, from a "young adult" author to a bona fide novelist who could make sci-fi palatable for adults by throwing a little sex in there.
As far as I'm concerned, books like Starship Troopers, Double Star, The Door Into Summer, Tunnel In The Sky, The Puppet Masters, Fifth Column, and a dozen or so more from that era were Heinlein's masterpieces. Most of his stuff after and including 'Stranger' didn't measure up, in my opinion.
To: JURB
Still, I think The Moon is a Harsh Mistress to be the pinnacle of Heinlein's talents I agree - some of his later work was written as by a woman from a woman's viewpoint.
To: JURB
Often, Stranger in a Strange Land is cited as his best work (as it caused quite a stir amongst the counter-culture); but, frankly, I found it rotten: boring, didactic, and morally suspect. I too found Stranger in a Strange Land to be mediocre. My personal favorite, though, was Time Enough For Love. Great book.
71 posted on
10/13/2002 2:41:35 PM PDT by
tortoise
To: JURB
I think The Moon is a Harsh Mistress to be the pinnacle of Heinlein's talents and one of the best science fiction books of all time. Should be:
I think The Moon is a Harsh Mistress to be the pinnacle of Heinlein's talents and one of the best science fiction books of all time.
To: JURB
Never liked SIASL, had to read it in school....one of the few of his I've read is one of my favorite novels: Job: A Comedy of Justice. I can't get into heavy-duty sci-fi, so the Lazarus Long series has scared me off, but I don't know what else to read of his. Any suggestions? Can The Moon is a Harsh Mistress stand alone or is it part of a series?
To: JURB
Still, I think The Moon is a Harsh Mistress to be the pinnacle of Heinlein's talents and one of the best science fiction books of all time.For the social, and political insights alone, it should be required reading by anyone who considers themselves educated...
the infowarior
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