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by jankp  in Books,  - Top 100, Jan 30 '05
Pros: the first half is pretty interesting and characters are more likable
Cons: it goes downhill in the second half
First I read the 1961 censored version of Stranger in a Strange Land by science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein before discovering that his wife decided to publish the uncensored version after his death in the late 80s. The publishers then ...
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by George_Chabot in Books, - Top 50, Dec 08 '08
Pros: Good ideas, thought provoking
Cons: Seems to run out of good ideas and bog down, preachy
Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein (1961) I am not much of a fiction reader because I find enough wonder in actual things but have made it a point to look into some of the more renowned authors just to make sure I'm not ...
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by panguitch  in Books, - Top 1000, Oct 14 '08
Pros: A strong opening with plenty of possibilities.
Cons: The possibility Heinlein pursues proves less interesting.
Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein, 1961 (1991) I learned from Wikipedia (the ultimate arbiter of Truth and Right) that Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land has been called "the most famous Science Fiction ...
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by Vormancian - Top 500, Aug 02 '01
Pros: Intense characters. Serious philosophical exposition.
Cons: Demands thought from the reader, and probably more than one read.
The copy I have (the one that I could find) of Heinlein’s ‘Stranger in a Strange Land’ proclaims boldly on the cover that it is, “The most famous science fiction novel ever written.” I don’t know that you could still make that claim today, but it...
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by pvreditor - Top 200, Oct 09 '02
Pros: Still contains many wonderful insights into religion and culture
Cons: Almost all the added material is boring
This review is on the unedited version of this book, which is some 60,000 words longer than the version that was originally released in 1961.
I first read "Stranger In A Strange Land" about 30 years ago and thought it was the most amazing...
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by eric_james , Jan 16 '03
Pros: First half a nice, suspenseful read.
Cons: A clumsy, distended mimicry of literature.
The basic premise is that Michael Valentine Smith, son of dead geniuses, is stranded as an infant on Mars and raised by aliens whose culure and values are not at all "earthly", only to return as a young adult to a strange earth and subsequent culture...
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by updateghost - Top 1000, May 01 '07
Pros: Insight, humor, vision.
Cons: Overly didactic; plot flow.
If you read Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land today, you may be surprised to discover that it was published in 1961. The novel follows the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human born on Mars (the son of astronauts), who has ...
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by ice_smk , May 26 '02
Pros: Average Sci-Fi Adventre, Extremely Unique
Cons: Boring at times, a lot of pointless sex
What I thought...
I chose to read the book “Stranger in a Strange Land” by Robert A. Heinlein because I am a fan of his writing. I have read 3 other books by him: “Starship Troopers”, “The Cat Who Walks Through Walls”, and “Friday”. “Starship...
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by brucec32 - Top 500, May 02 '01
Pros: Fascinating concept, interesting Jubal Harshaw character, politics tossed in
Cons: 2nd half degenerates badly, silly quasi-religious concepts, awkward writing style
As a fan of the STARSHIP TROOPERS book and, to a lesser degree, movie, I was interested in reading more Robert Heinlein and seeing if I liked it. I have never been into science fiction, but I did like the way STARSHIP TROOPERS managed to be science...
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by kats3737 , Aug 25 '01
Pros: interesting characters; fascinating and thought-provoking concepts
Cons: last section of book was weak and repetitive; poorly described setting; sexual content; sexism
Although I liked Stranger in a Strange Land , I was somewhat disappointed. The novel had some really unique characters and a controversial and fascinating philosophy to share - yet there was much that could have been done better.
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by mocabela , Oct 01 '00
Pros: Excellent message, imaginative story, well developed characters
Cons: Overflowing with sexual content and cannibalism, some very bizarre ideas (although whether or not this is "bad" is questionable)
I am no stranger to bizarre literature. Horror, science fiction, fantasy - all of these things tend to please me immensely. However, I was totally unprepared for Stranger in a Strange Land. This book goes far beyond mere science fiction, into...
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by Chuck_Hansen , Nov 29 '99
Pros: Great story, Memorable characters
Cons: Ok, so now we know Mars isn't really like that.
Last week, while reading an article in Wired Online I came across a phrase that used the word "grok." Although it's perhaps not the most contemporary slang, just the fact that grok made the leap from Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange...
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by Guildencrantz - Top 1000, May 29 '01
Pros: Amazing in the way that it makes most readers look at themselves.
Cons: Many people only read the edited version.
Robert A. Heinlein is a master of science fiction. I read Puppet Masters several years ago and thought it was great. Well the other month a friend of mine nearly beat me for not having read Stranger in a Strange Land, so I grabbed his...
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by Abraxmed , Jan 09 '01
Pros: Great story, just simply amazing
Cons: little slow at points and kinda long
As I read more of Heinlen's novels I get more amazed by his ability to write in any genre of Sci-Fi. Starship Troopers was one of the best military Sci-Fi books I have read(though the movie was a disgrace to its name) and Menace from Earth was a good...
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by BlackBear - Top 500, Mar 06 '00
Pros: Really makes you think
Cons: First edition (1961) was edited
Stranger in a Strange Land....I saw that title for years on the cover of every Heinlein book I picked up to read, yet even when I started actively looking for it, it took even more years to find. In fact, I had to special order the book just for the...
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