Originally published in 1956, this book is set in 1970 and 2000-2001. Heinlein is, of course, one of the greats of science fiction, and even though we're past his dates, and many of his book inventions haven't come to be, it is fascinating to see his world and imagination. I would love one of Davi...
Christmas of 2004, and I start reading as many books from the approved BC Ministry of Education book list as I can ... preparing for my final Women's Studies course. Not my cup of tea, further proof that I'm not much of a sci-fi person.
Somewhat unusually for Heinlein, this is a cute, fun book which doesn't try to ladle a bunch of right-wing ideology down your throat, or O.D. you on dubious sex. There's some time travel, a sympathetic main character, a Bad Girl, and a cat who steals the show every time he appears on stage. He even ...
Time travel type: Travel to the past via machine and travel to the future via cryogenics.Likes: Pete, the cat ... and robots.Dislikes: All the characters except the cat ... and robots.Points of Particular Boredom: Business talk and the hero's pompous over-confidence in himself.Plot summary: Why both...
This was a re read, I've read this one numerous times. I like early Heinlein. I enjoy his prose a lot, its flexible and colloquial and funny. I think he's a master of seamless exposition, giving you just what you need to know in order to follow the story while still moving the plot along briskly....
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