What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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Doorways in the Sand
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SOLVED. Adult Science Fiction, at least 10-15 years old - MC takes advantage of terms of trust fund to be a perpetual undergrad student. [s]
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I think there is a character like this in one of Richard Gordon's Doctor books, probably Doctor in the House.Don't think it was the main character, but definitely there's a character who has been there for many years living off an inheritance allowance while studying.
Nope. I had never heard of Richard Gordon or his Doctor series until you mentioned them.While I can't remember the main storyline of the book that I'm trying to remember, I do recall that it was definitely science fiction.
The writing style was kind of Heinlein-esque.
this makes me think of Roger Zelazny's book, Doorways in the Sand, where the main character is a perpetual undergraduate, paid for by the terms of a will. He enjoys climbing the buildings of the university, but is finally forced to graduate!
That may be it. I've read almost everything Zelazny has written,I'll dig through my books and see if I still have my old copy.
UPDATE - This is definitely the title I was trying to recall. Thanks, M.
The main character is a college senior in his late 20s/early 30s. The terms of his grandfather's will guaranteed to cover his tuition and an allowance for reasonable living costs until he completed his bachelor's degree, provided that he maintained a full-time class schedule and passing grades.
At the point that the story starts, the MC has been an undergrad student for over a decade and has taken 90-something percent of the classes in every discipline in the school's undergrad course catalog and switched majors dozens of times in order to avoid meeting the requirements to matriculate.
As I recall, I read the book about 10 to 15 years ago, but I have no idea of the publication date, so it might be much older.