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Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein

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Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1991-10-01
ISBN: 0441788386
Number of pages: 528
Publisher: Ace Trade

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Book Review: "Stranger in a Strange Land" falls pathetically short.
Summary: 1 Stars

Although there is no doubt that Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land" was and is a profoundly influential science-fiction/pop-philosophy book, the actual content of this pulp-fiction-like novel is less than inspiring. Heinlein's character Valentine Michael Smith, the Martian-raised human, could have provided unique insight upon the world in which we live, but instead he draws the sorts of conclusions that provoke neither thought nor visions of a grander universe. At best, Michael preaches a hippie-Jesus free-love philosophy, but at worst (and most often) he preaches the objectification of women, a narrow definition of "normal" sexuality, and a stiffly heirarchical universe. Indeed, "preach" is an accurate word to describe Heinlein's writing. Most characters are shallow and uninteresting (or unintelligent) or else paternal and condescending (yet ostensibly brilliant) resulting in the sinking feeling that one is attending a kind of warped sunday school class. The entire read is a frustrating experience. The most complimentary thing I can say about this novel is that it does, in fact, have deep (and unsubtle)parallels to Christianity which are sometimes fun to note. It does not make up for the fact that "Stranger in a Strange Land" falls pathetically short of a truly revelutionary piece of work.

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