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Winning is easy, maintaining independence is harder.
The revolution theme kiiiinda saved this book from being chucked unceremoniously in my shitty-books shelf. The first 20% was rather annoying with its sexism.
Alas, when the focus is no longer on how women is this and that, the story became much more interesting. However, there are more expositions that I could handle and made me want to finish this asap.
The revolution theme kiiiinda saved this book from being chucked unceremoniously in my shitty-books shelf. The first 20% was rather annoying with its sexism.
Alas, when the focus is no longer on how women is this and that, the story became much more interesting. However, there are more expositions that I could handle and made me want to finish this asap.
One of the greatest science fiction novels of all time full of ideas way ahead of the curve from surragate pregnancy to artificial intelligence, this tale of a revolt on the Moon, has Heinlein firing on all cylinders. A must read for anyone who loves science fiction.
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In the year 2075, the moon has been turned into a penal colony, and its inhabitants are exploited to produce resources to import to an overpopulated Earth. Fed up, a group of them decides to organize a revolution, with the help of an intelligent computer, "Mike".
Heinlein explores many interesting ideas, both political, economic and social. I'm having some trouble getting into it, as it's a little dense.
I'm going to keep reading though, as I've been told it's one of Heinlein's best works, and a ...more
Heinlein explores many interesting ideas, both political, economic and social. I'm having some trouble getting into it, as it's a little dense.
I'm going to keep reading though, as I've been told it's one of Heinlein's best works, and a ...more
This story was one of his more political focused, similar to Ayn Rand. They both wanted to write a political treatise and could never just take the leap and do it, so they pretend that it is a novel. haha I actually enjoyed the story and couldn't believe the lead character was named Manuel O'Kelly. My mothers maiden name is O'Kelley and I've never met another one, so that was delightful.
Heinlein is a good world builder and he understands the dynamics of politics and mob mentality. I do think hi ...more
Heinlein is a good world builder and he understands the dynamics of politics and mob mentality. I do think hi ...more
This was a great book and will be reading it again and again over the years.
Atlas Shrugged in space, this is the story of a libertarian revolution on the moon. It's also an amazing read!
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