tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965443537397049089.post6512555594680497497..comments2023-06-14T06:56:27.536-07:00Comments on Libdrone's Thoughts and Musings: TANSTAAFL!Libdronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484871168552005274noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965443537397049089.post-73419647438310361462007-10-08T11:14:00.000-07:002007-10-08T11:14:00.000-07:00I think I read Stranger in a Strange Land for the ...I think I read <I>Stranger in a Strange Land</I> for the first time when I was nine, much too young to appreciate most of the concepts in the book, but it did get me hooked on SF in general and Heinlein's books in particular. Forty years later, I think I can say I almost grok grok.<BR/><BR/>A product of his generation, most of his books strike me as a bit (sometimes a lot) sexist, but I can't help liking the stories he tells. With the exception of <I>Number of the Beast</I>, I actually like everything he's written. And <I>Number of the Beast</I> is sort of like a train wreck... I can't help re-reading that one, too.<BR/><BR/>Heinlein doesn't really put as much 'science' in his science fiction as authors like Clarke and Asimov do. He's just a master storyteller for adults and kids alike (<I>Have Spacesuit, Will Travel</I> might be his best in the kids' category).<BR/><BR/>-KellyAertenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263441606866480030noreply@blogger.com