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Summary: Classic vintage Heinlein - well worth the reading.
Review: One of my favorite bits is the strange fate of the grad student who became the first time traveler. It is totally incidental to the rest of the story, but a good example of Heinlein's humor and genius.
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Summary: Heinlein's best
Review: This is my favorite of all of this author's books. I first read it when I was thirteen years old, thirty four years ago, and I reread it, from the hardcover edition I bought then, just the other day. It still retains its magic for me. Written in 1956, it takes place in 1970, and then in 2001. It's intriguing to find how much of the "real" future RAH saw in 1956: electronic banking, phone cards, drafting machines (now programs in computers) and "autosecretaries".
The real charm of this book is that its heroes, human and feline, are so personable. This book taught me to love cats. Pete is a great feline. And Dan Davis is a delightful, unlikely hero. The story, written very quickly, is very tight and has integrity and real heart. And once again I cried as I read the final pages.
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Summary: One of the best on time travel, mystery and love!
Review: One of the best time travel novels ever! Delicious depiction of a novel written in 1950, set in 1970 and jumps to 2000. We are almost there. Includes tantalizing character development and plot lines. Contains all the modern literary elements, including mystery, betrayal and resolution of a love story. Pete the cat is a hero. I have read it many times and will continue to do so.
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Summary: One of the best books I ever read
Review: This is one simply one of the best books I've ever read. Timeless
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Summary: An early treat
Review: This book was among the first science fiction books I ever read. A classmate in the 8th grade in 1967 gave me a copy of "Trouble on Titan" (sorry, I don't remember the author, it may have been Alan E. Nourse), and a few weeks later, I saw a copy of "Door Into Summer" in a used book store. I had heard the song by the same name on a Monkee's album. I've tried for years to see if Mike Nesmith was inspired by the story, or just the name. Anyway, it is still a good story, and a good song.
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Summary: Simply Heinlein's Best
Review: Yes, Stranger in a Strange Land was great. Yes, Farnham's Freehold was great. Yes, the Future History series was an astonishing collection. But The Door Into Summer was Heinlein's finest work. The story involved time travel, getting ripped off by a trusted friend, a self-superior cat, and true love patiently waiting for many years before being consummated. It was simply magnificent. The greatest sf novel? I'd have to mull that one over. The greatest Heinlein novel? No doubt about it.
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Summary: NO NO NO Strager in a Strange Land IS NOT HIS BEST BOOK
Review: This is the first book of RH's that I ever read, I don't remember what year, but I was VERY young.(10 or 12, maybe 15) I am at this writing 51 years old and still find this to be a great read. This book inspired me to read All of RH's books that were available at that time, and lead me on later to read Larry Niven, Frederick Pohl, Isaak Asimov, Kieth Laumer, and many many others. I will stand by my statement, that this is the very best of the bunch, and I've read them all, even Grumbles from the Grave..
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Summary: Really charming book. It makes Time Travel personal!
Review: One of my favorite books of all time. I've read it several times and plan to read it again in the future. He describes my kitty-cat to a tee in this book!
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Summary: Lovely book, one of his best
Review: One of my eternal favourites. The concept of the door into summer is wonderful, I know cats, and I know that they are never swayed by logic, my cats will always cry for a slice of orange because one day it just might taste good, so Petronius the Arbiter always checks all seven doors hoping that one will lead, not into torrential rain, but into glorious summer. I recently read "Door" to my 9 year old daughter who loved it, re-reading it that way made me see the book with new eyes again. Brilliantly constructed, characters defined with a knife edge and a rewarding but convoluted story. A great book.
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Summary: Social commentary hidden in a time travel adventure
Review: The man who is responsible for the waterbed, and waldos describes in this book the precursor to autocadd. Innovation is the heart of the engineer who is the hero of this story who changes the face of the world without realizing it. A good read and an interesting look at the way "speculative" fiction can(has) predict(ed) the future.
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