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RE: Robert Heinlein - 9/14/2014 10:29:44 AM

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Robert Heinlein was very good at hiding a philosophical message in entertainment. At least he was after he developed as a writer. His early works were way too preachy.

The first book I ever read that didn't have pictures was "Starship Troopers". The movie totally missed the point which was the concept of personal responsibility for actions of the body politic.

"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" and "Stranger in a Strange Land" are usually considered his best works. The most fun one, to me, was "Time Enough for Love, The Lives of Lazarus Long".

"Glory Road" is a good 'reluctant hero" yarn.

"The Number of the Beast" has a lot of "in" jokes relating to the scifi genre publishing community.

I remember when a lot of the Heinlein juveniles were serialized in Boy's Life Magazine, official publication of the Boy Scouts of America.

R.A.H. referred to writing as "banking the money machine". Lovely to meet a world famous author that didn't take himself uber seriously at all.

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RE: Robert Heinlein - 9/14/2014 11:36:38 AM

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Farnham's Freehold, in current society - is, in certain circles - considered racist. I read it as a teen and have always felt that it was a condemnation of prejudices.

The disconnect for me with the naysayers may be due to the "liberal" upbringing I had (by the standards of the time of my 'formative years').

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RE: Robert Heinlein - 9/15/2014 1:23:44 PM

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Try 'Job'. It has humor.

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