The Door into Summer
by Robert A. Heinlein
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Author: Robert A. HeinleinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-06-17
ISBN: 0345413997
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Del Rey
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Book Review: An entertaining, if short, mid-century SF novella
Summary: 4 Stars
I am in the process of re-reading many of the SF books I first read in my youth, and The Door Into Summer is among the better ones. It's a short little book: only 154 pages of actual story text, and it reads more like an extended short story than a full-length novel. As others have pointed out, the book is hopelessly outdated in its visions of future technology, but that does not really detract from it all that much. Dan, the main character, is likable, the story is entertaining and moderately suspenseful, and if you like cats you'll be charmed by the descriptions of Dan's fearless feline companion, Pete.
The book's main weakness is that you, the reader, will pick up on clues about what's going on long before Dan does... which makes you wonder how smart he really is. And the ending feels a bit rushed - as if Heinlein suddenly had to wrap things up in a hurry. Otherwise, you'd think he'd flesh things out more, since the book is so short.
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