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Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert A. Heinlein,

James Warhola (Illustrator)

Start date: June 1, 2018

Finish date: June 30, 2018

Discussion: Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Aug 04, 2012 Katherine Sas rated it really liked it

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There is so much to grok here, and I'm sure that I don't grok it all. What I do know is that Heinlein's ideas are bold and forceful enough to make you both question and defend your own beliefs and ideas, and yet familiar and warm enough for you to recognize the truth hidden within the provocations. What could easily devolve into a lot of pontificating and proselytizing is saved by the wonderful character of Jubal, an old school skeptic, who questions anything and everything by nature, habit, and ...more

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Jan 07, 2013 GONZA rated it liked it

I know this is a classic of the sci-fi literature and partly I really liked it because it was, in a way, completely crazy, starting with the man from mars and finishing with the old ones and the archangels; but still I think it's a book in which you can feel that it was written ages ago. This is not something that never happens but for example some Asimov's story are ageless compared to this one. Anyway after Starship Troopers, that I read more or less 10 years ago, and this one, I think I can s ...more

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