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Summary: A must-read for sci-fi fans!
Review: If you're looking for a great sci-fi story "Stranger" is your best bet. It's a thorough, adventurous, suspensful, not to mention, funny documentation of a Martian's life on Earth. If you haven't read this, you haven't read sci-fi
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Summary: Silly, ridiculous, one of the best novels of all time
Review: All the naysayers will say the beginning was great and the end was bad, and I agree I liked the first half more, but this story as a whole is fantastic. This book takes a look at our society from the point of an outsider who is also an insider, which makes for a unique perspective that had never been seen before this book. Heinlein is the best Sci-Fi author of all time, and this is his best novel, so it's obviously a must-read.
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Summary: How could you not like this?
Review: While this book did little to throw my notion that sci-fi writers are somewhat incapable of writing dialogue that can convince anyone that they are even attempting at creating interesting characters with intriguing relationships, it took little time to get over it. The further I got into the book, the more I enjoyed it. I can understand how some might have been looking for a bit more of an adventure and thus been disappointed, but, on its own merit, this is an excellent read. Heinlein righfully will long be thought of as a master of his genre, and Stranger in a Strange Land will be a large part of that legacy. If you didn't like it, reread it in a different context and may you never thirst.
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Summary: Overrated Heinlein
Review: This is one of the most overrated "classics" I have ever read. What is Heinlein's trip with pontificating old men? I read "I Will Fear No Evil" and the "old man" character sucked in that book, too. The meaningless banter between all of the characters throughout the entire story was really tiring. I was told to read this book by many people, and I am sad to say that this"classic" really disappointed me. Its not that I find the novel sexist, it's just that, after a while, the story just seemed really stupid.
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Summary: first half o.k. down hill after that
Review: This is the first Heinlein book I read. I really enjoyed reading it at first. The philosophy started off making lots of sense and the story was entertaining. However, halfway thru the book the story line gets rediculously stupid and the philosophy deteriorates to something out of a Barney episode. Still an o.k. read.
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Summary: Not all true classics are truly great.
Review: This book contains virtually every Heinlein flaw...but also every touch that makes him a true Grand Master. This one is a classic and required reading for every SF fan, but it's not even close to Heinlein's best.
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Summary: Big disapointment...
Review: Having heard so much about this book (even in the cover its dubbed as the most famous sci-fi novel of all time), I was very eager to read it. But I must admit that it wasn't what I was expecting at all. You can divide the book in two. The first part being VERY interesting, but the second part is ... well let's say that I understand why this became a 'classic' in the 60's, but now it just seems a very naive, sexist novel. If you really want to read a sci-fi classic, better stick to "Martian Chronicles" or "I Robot".
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Summary: One of my favorite SciFi books
Review: I read this book 10 years ago, I loved it, and I've been wanting to reread it ever since. I saved the book and just pulled it out to reread.The Cat who Walked Through Walls and Time Enough for Love are also good RAH books, but quite a bit longer. RAH writes his philosophies in all his books. If you take his beliefs personally, you may be turned off. But if you want to introduce yourself to RAH and have a good read, this is the place to start. Read this book, you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: This is one of the most insightful books I have ever read.
Review: Stranger in a Strange Land is truly one of the most insightful books into the human mind ever published. The characters in this book grow continuously from page one into learned and loveable individuals with a true knowledge that all humans will one day (hopefully) come to posess.
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Summary: Yes!
Review: Who cares whether it's a "sweeping philosophical work of genius"?! It's a frigging great story! Ignore the naysayers (glad there aren't that many of them) and read this book. You'll be glad you did.
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