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I think I preferred this the first time around. As a re-read, I'm struck by how many others have performed this same trick by now.
You know, the exalted actor is hired to take on the role of a politician, winds up doing a much better job at it than the original politician?
Even so, there's nothing wrong with this novel. It's Heinlein, after all, and has a lot of wry humor, irreverent attitudes to politicians in general, and a healthy dose of clever SF and cultural commentary.
Plenty about this is ...more
You know, the exalted actor is hired to take on the role of a politician, winds up doing a much better job at it than the original politician?
Even so, there's nothing wrong with this novel. It's Heinlein, after all, and has a lot of wry humor, irreverent attitudes to politicians in general, and a healthy dose of clever SF and cultural commentary.
Plenty about this is ...more
Nov 18, 2023
Jeff Stockett
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Dec 13, 2012
D.L. Thurston
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Dec 11, 2013
Marcus
marked it as to-read
