Jonathan's review
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein
The protagonist is really a computer programmer who happens to be "rough and tumble" because it takes that kind of personality to survive on Luna.
Jonathan's review
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Jonathan's review
rating:
bookshelves:
scifi
recommended for: classic scifi fans
A masterpiece of science fiction, Heinlein tells the story of a lunar penal colony that engineers a rebellion against the Earth. The rebellion is lead by a renegade professor and a computer that has grown tired of following the rules.
I read this book ages ago and enjoyed it, although the political philosophy that it espouses is even more bat-shit insane and stupid than Starship Troopers. The computer and the professor are fun characters, although the actual "protagonist" is a typical scifi cliche of a rough n' tumble type who can do just about anything.
I read this book ages ago and enjoyed it, although the political philosophy that it espouses is even more bat-shit insane and stupid than Starship Troopers. The computer and the professor are fun characters, although the actual "protagonist" is a typical scifi cliche of a rough n' tumble type who can do just about anything.
The protagonist is really a computer programmer who happens to be "rough and tumble" because it takes that kind of personality to survive on Luna.