In writing these Heinlein reviews, I find myself evaluating how age has affected each book. Does it still hold up? Has science messed with it enough to damage the story? Are there aspects that simply can’t be overlooked in the face of new technology?
In all cases, I think the core aspects of the human story [...]
Farmer in the Sky was written in 1950, and I had the benefit of first reading it some twenty-five or so years later. Like most of the Heinlein stories from this age, planetary exploration wasn’t too kind to it.
But even as the reality of science and discovery dated the book, other fundamental aspects still make [...]
The reviews of the Heinlein juveniles continue. As I look back at these books, the impact they had on my life becomes undeniable. They’re like that old. warm blanket, or that quiet, safe place you might have had as a kid. Certainly nostalgia comes back with a lot of power as I [...]
The Wiley Library Review continues. Considering I started with a Heinlein Juvenile, I’ll just keep going with all twelve before we move on to something else.
Heinlein has been tagged, unfairly, as a ‘fascist’ by the self-declared enlightened who stand opposed to any perception that some people might be more capable than others. [...]
The first entry in the Wiley Library review is, fittingly, the first book I recall buying on my own (but I doubt I bought it with my own money). I certainly picked it out, and I think it was the first book I ever read outside of the traditional children’s fare presented in bookstores.
The Ballentine [...]
Today I’m announcing a new feature of this blog. I’m a rather vociferous reader, focusing primarily on Science Fiction, Historical non-Fiction, and to a lesser extent, Fantasy. My bookcases groan under a fair number of tomes, since I’m congenitally incapable of throwing away a book, regardless of the quality.
So, I’m going to review every book [...]
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