Turns out I have read something by Robert A. Heinlein. Didn’t think I had. Job. I found this back in high school, thought the concept was interesting, read it, enjoyed it mostly, and never gave it or the author a second thought.
When I was in the bookstore last week and picked up the 2 Bear novels and 1 Jo Walton, I was browsing the Heinlein and saw that very same book I read back in high school. Now I’m at the point where I wished I had read more Heinlein and am starting with Starship Troopers (the movie is delightful shlocky violent fun), but I wished I knew of Heinlein at the time and was able to pick up at least his juveniles. I wonder how that would have affected my future reading.
Don't go into Starship Troopers thinking that it is going to be like the movie. It is a good book, but bears no resemblance to the movie! I burned out on Heinlein eventually but my two favorites(in addition to Job and Starship) are Strangers in Strange Land and Friday, though both have quite a bit of his views on sexuality.
ReplyDeleteStarship Troopers the book is different from the movie, it reads a lot more like (Heinlein's) political tract than story.
ReplyDeleteStranger was good, and I also enjoyed Citizen of the Galaxy. I remember liking Job, but don't remember much about it.
To me, it's been a case of there was a stage in my life when I liked Heinlein, and it's passed. Can't get into his books anymore.
~David de Beer
I'll keep that in mind. I think I've heard that there were differences in style and tone, so I'm prepared.
ReplyDeleteI do like the movie, though.
Style, tone, characterisation, plot....
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of Heinlein's juvenile fiction but I would really like to this year. I have read and enjoyed Friday and Time Enough For Love despite their more risque parts. Within both are stories that I really enjoyed reading and characters that were interestingly written.
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