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Stranger in a Strange Land

by: Robert A. Heinlein (author)

Only Valentine Michael Smith, newborn, survived the first mission to Mars. Raised by Martians, he returns to Earth an innocent, rich heir, and "owner" of Mars. Protected by irascible popular author Jubal Harshaw, he explores human morality and free love, founds a church, and disseminates psychic... show more

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Format: paperback

Publisher: New English Library Ltd

Pages no: 400

Edition language: English

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Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Science Fiction, Literature, Speculative Fiction, Religion, Philosophy, Fiction

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What I am reading rated it

6 years ago

http://lono.booklikes.com What I am reading 1.5 I guess the word ‘Strange’ appears twice in the title for a reason

text I guess the word ‘Strange’ appears twice in the title for a reason

As the cover informs me, this is "The most famous science fiction novel ever written". Well, I am no expert for science fiction literature, but I wouldn’t go this far. And even if it is the most famous sci-fi novel ever written, it certainly is not the best.First of all, I disliked this initial will...

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Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it

6 years ago

http://antao.booklikes.com Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios 4.0 Not About Free Love: "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert A. Heinlein

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“Dr. Jubal Harshaw, professional clown, amateur subversive, and parasite by choice, had long attempted to eliminate 'hurry' and all related emotions from his pattern. Being aware that he had but a short time left to live and having neither Martian nor Kansan faith in his own immortality, it was his ...

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YouKneeK rated it

7 years ago

http://YouKneeK.booklikes.com YouKneeK 2.5 Review: Stranger in a Strange Land

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This was my first time reading anything by Heinlein. I really enjoyed the first half, and I was pleasantly surprised by how readable and entertaining it was, but I disliked the second half quite a bit. The main premise is that there is life on Mars, and humanity has only just begun to travel ther...

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Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd rated it

8 years ago

http://davidsarkies.booklikes.com Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd 4.0 An Evolutionary Concept

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While this book is considered science fiction it is not what I really expected from science fiction because it seems to explore the idea of religion in a universe in which there is intelligent life on other planets. The main reason that I read this book was probably more to do with a song by Iron Ma...

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XOX rated it

8 years ago

http://XOX.booklikes.com XOX 4.0 This is the longer version of the book

text This is the longer version of the book

The story is about a person who was the descendant of two persons from Earth that lost their way in Mars. Now he was adopted his way and is a cultural Martian. The twist is, this cultural Martian only have knowledge regarding Mars. He has values and understand of a Martian. So the power to be loc...

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