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Variable Star - Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson
Variable Star
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B004GKMMQK
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
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Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it
2.0 Drastic Irrelevancy Synergism: “Variable Star” by Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson
"What is marriage for?" The car told her she was heading the wrong way; she reversed direction and came back past me toward its voice and pulsing beacon. "Babies, obviously." I followed her. "Bingo. Marriage is for making jolly babies, raising them up into successful predators, and then admiring the...
Libromancer's Apprentice
Libromancer's Apprentice rated it
4.5 [Book Review] Variable Star
This may set the record for my quickest time reading a Heinlein novel. I finished reading it at about 2:30AM this morning. I would say it is safe to say that I enjoyed this novel that seems to float between revered and rejected by the Science Fiction community. In all honesty, I have trouble cons...
Novel Tease
Novel Tease rated it
2.0
I love Heinlein, and I love Spider Robinson even more, so I really should love this book. It is typical Robinson (essentially, it is Robinson's work, as Heinlein had only left 7 pages of summary, and 15 index cards of notes), filled with dance and jazz and bad puns.The novel starts with a dance sce...
Bradford Reviews!
Bradford Reviews! rated it
3.0 Variable Star
So far it is ok. I keep getting bogged down in the science and wish it was lighter, but I want to know how it ends, so I keep reading. It just ended. Problem kind of solved in one chapter and its over?
Melody Murray's Books
Melody Murray's Books rated it
3.0 Variable Star (Tor Science Fiction)
I've been avoiding this book since it came out. I was afraid to read it. I needn't have worried. It's a Heinlein-flavored Robinson book. A good story full of wordplay and telepathy and noble little humans. Better than I expected by a long shot, and I had reasonably high expectations hidden within th...
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