Red Planet

by Robert A. Heinlein
Red Planet
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September 26th 2006 (first published 1949) by Del Rey
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Paperback, 256 pages

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0345493184   (isbn13: 9780345493187)

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Jim Marlow and his strange-looking Martian friend Willis were allowed to travel only so far. But one day Willis unwittingly tuned into a treacherous p...more





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PokeyPuppy
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11/07/08

Read in November, 2008
Meh. A way to spend a little free time, but nothing more. Not really worth re-reading, especially when so much of Heinlein's work is fantastic.
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Dave
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10/22/08

First Heinlein book I read. If you look on my list, I prefer Heinlein's "juvenile" books, written more with teens in mind, as opposed to his more "mature stuff." This book is also Heinlein's statement about gun control. Nice story woven in with his "diatribe" about the 2nd amendment.
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elissa
01/22/08

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Read in January, 2008
I read this as a child, but didn't remember a whole lot about it until I re-read it with my older son and my husband for an online book group of ours. It's an interesting late 40's look at what we thought about Mars. I love the big cabbage and the ideas Heinlein had about Martians (which could have been applied to any other intelligent life forms from anywhere). It starts somewhat slowly, but gets much more compelling by the 2nd half. I didn't like the sexism, but that was just a sign of the...more
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Mathew
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11/10/08

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11/02/08

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Alfajirikali
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03/29/08

Read in March, 2008
I enjoyed the style of writing, the voice and the story for the first 2/3rds of the book. I thought it had a great promise of an interesting story, but it seemed to fizzle in the last bit as if Heinlein changed gears and just wanted to finish the story. The notes in the unedited edition mention that there were several changes made by the editor in the original 1946 edition, and the some of the original editing was shown in the afterward.
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Dan
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07/05/07

Read in February, 1995
recommends it for: People who like Science Fiction, Communists
For Science Fiction with absolutely no character driven plot, this is pretty good.

It has an interesting take on life on Mars. The Martians in this book tie in with the Martians from Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land."

Also, the depiction of the colonists that struggle against the colonial powers keeping them down make for an interesting political allegory.
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avg rating (all editions): 3.70 (588 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.68 (549 ratings)
number of reviews: 13







other editions

Red Planet (A Del Rey Book)
Red Planet (Mass Market Paperback)
Red Planet (Paperback)