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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Bear, I haven't been much of a Heinlein reader. I tried one 10 years or so ago, it was written in the first person, but as a female. Made me think Heinlein wanted to be a female and I was generally uncomfortable with it.

However, alot of folks seem to be strong admirers, maybe I'll try one on a trip out of town next week. Any that you personally find noteworthy (though there's certainly plenty advice given in this thread)?

Some of the "Lazarus Long" quotes are great.
99 posted on 10/14/2002 8:08:17 AM PDT by Sam Cree
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To: Sam Cree; listenhillary
Any that you personally find noteworthy

The two that I enjoyed most were Starship Troopers and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I would recommend either of those, although Starship Troopers is a rather short novel... for a trip, you might want to take along The Moon is a Harsh Mistress instead.

listenhillary in post #85 listed a good bibliography of Heinlein's novels... I think you'd enjoy pretty much any of his novels up through Moon.... Also, I find that his so-called "juvenile" novels are good reads too, although short... that may be a result of the reading ability juveniles were expected to have in the 40s and 50s!

100 posted on 10/14/2002 12:01:52 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear
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To: Sam Cree; listenhillary
Lazarus Long is introduced in "Methuselah's Children" but "Time Enough for Love" is my favorite Lazarus novel.

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -- Lazarus Long

103 posted on 10/14/2002 12:26:45 PM PDT by FreeLibertarian
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To: Sam Cree
Bear, I haven't been much of a Heinlein reader. I tried one 10 years or so ago, it was written in the first person, but as a female. Made me think Heinlein wanted to be a female and I was generally uncomfortable with it.

That one sounds like "I Will Fear No Evil", generally conceded to tie "Number of the Beast" as his worst novel. He didn't do a good job of thinking as a woman.

108 posted on 10/14/2002 1:20:07 PM PDT by BlazingArizona
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To: Sam Cree
Re post #88 all of those are good stand alone books that you might find to be enjoyable. Starship Troopers is worth the read just for chapter 8 IMHO.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}
110 posted on 10/14/2002 1:37:31 PM PDT by alfa6
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