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First, the narrator for the audiobook gets a huge thumbs up. This isn't an easy book to read because the book's narrator is a non-native English speaker and he speaks without articles and with occasionally peculiar phrasing. The narrator managed this brilliantly and it came across as being directly told. I've never heard of Lloyd James before, but it's a narrator name that I'll definitely watch for in the future.
Second, how have I managed not to read this book before now? Published in 1966, the ...more
Second, how have I managed not to read this book before now? Published in 1966, the ...more
Overall I was a little disappointed with this book. I really like Heinlein, but this story had too many infallible points to make the story work. A supercomputer that controls everything and works for the "good guys" because he thinks the warden is stupid. (However, I did find the analysis and gaming very interesting, but that is because it appeals to my love of statistics and prediction.)
I really loved Stranger in a Strange Land and Starship Troopers (don't watch the movie though.)
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I really loved Stranger in a Strange Land and Starship Troopers (don't watch the movie though.)
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I didn't read the entire thing - it wasn't bad, I just had a difficult time getting through it, partially due to the way in which it was written.
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