Robert A. Heinlein - Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

Pros: The genre at its best. Besides, there's a shout-out for the Scarlet Pimpernel!
Cons: When Tor picked this up couldn't they have changed all the "insures" to "ensures"?

It's a simple formula really, and Robert A. Heinlein's The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress embodies it perfectly: Science (political, social, and physical) -plus- Story (fascinating characters and spaceships blowing up) ...

Pros: They are few....philosophy of family dynamics was interesting as ever.
Cons: They are many....dated. Boring. Dull predictable characters and a "who cares" plot.

In this story Robert Heinlein transports us to a near future in which he envisages the moon becoming a gigantic penal colony. In warrens under the surface of the moon generations of men and women no longer wanted on earth for a variety of reasons have ...

Pros: Interesting characters, setting, and plot, with good writing.
Cons: Some chauvinism.

"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch!" - Motto of the Lunar Colony residents This isn't a lunch, it's a banquet. I've read just about all of Heinlein's books - many of them several ...

Pros: Fascinating, action packed, realistic, thought provoking.
Cons: Dialog driven, lunar English, slightly boring.

I read most of this novel back in February; however, I misplaced the book before I could finish it. Then I found it again about a month ago. I re-familiarized myself with the book, and finished it during a recent flight to Costa Rica. I liked the book; ...

Pros: Political and social issues explored in the sneakiest way -- through an entertaining read.
Cons: Hard pressed to think of one.

An alternative title for this book could have been TANSTAAFL, or "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" - the motto of Luna. Or if it had been written 30 years later, Revolutions For Dummies. The only hitch would be that you need a self-aware...

Pros: Though provoking *and* fun to read
Cons: Drags a bit in the middle

Though you will never read a disparaging word from me about RAH, this book is among my favorites. I have read nearly all of Heinlein's work outside of his Lazarus Long books, and I have also read <u>Grumbles From the Grave</u> and feel a...

Pros: fast, fun, funny, action-packed, subversive, thoughtful
Cons: none — this is a true classic

It seems like such a simple story.

Manny lives on the moon, earning a decent living as the best computer tech around and very happy with his very extended family. This despite the fact Luna is a former penal colony that's still run pretty much...

Pros: Every word and line in the book.
Cons: non science fiction readers will miss this

Recipe for a Memorable Book: Take one penal colony in the unforgiving moon, add a shortage of women, stir vigorously with physiological changes prohibiting the inmates, their descendants or their guards from returning to Earth, simmer over the...

Pros: It has some of Heinlen's best ideas, without the 'weird' parts of 'Stranger'
Cons: It has a somewhat abrupt ending, but life often does as well...

I found yet another reason to curse the modern wasteland of Speculative Fiction, also known as 'sci-fi'. This novel has cemented my belief that most of the great writers in this field are dead or no longer working. And Mr. Heinlen is among those...

Pros: Writing, characters, plotting uniformly excellent.
Cons: Russian-English syntax of protagonist/narrator may be difficult for some readers.

Robert A. Heinlein's "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" is a superb SF novel by a man who was for years the pre-eminent craftsman in the field. Overflowing with ideas and information, it has plenty of narrative drive even so, and is a deserving...

Pros: good writing, interesting plot and politics
Cons: weird but brief framing story

Heinlein was a very variable writer, and this is one of his best works.

The narrator, Manny, falls into a revolution more or less by accident--he goes to what seems like a fairly ordinary meeting at the request of his best friend, Mike, who...

Pros: One of a kind and a great read! Has aged well
Cons: Stilted interpersonal relationships

My opinions on Robert Heinlein run hot and cold, but "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" definitely impresses me!

The basic premise is how would you go about gaining your freedom from a far distant government, fight a war at a distance...

Pros: Enjoyable story, better characterization then most sci-fi, thoughtful without being scholarly or artificial
Cons: The language used by the characters can be difficult to follow

The story: This is a story about a revolution on a moon that has become a penal colony against the earth

The characters: The narrator is Mannie- a salt of the moon computer technician in a line marriage, he is best friends with Mike the...

Pros: Easy read, well told,
Cons: Easy to see where this story comes from

This science fiction novel by Heinlein is a futuristic novel based on the moon. However, the concept behind the story is not too original. The moon has become the home for all of the convicts of Earth. Rather than detain them on Earth, the people of...

Pros: Storyline, Allegorical Level, Great Characters
Cons: A little slow moving at times

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is a book based mostly on the American Revolution with one main difference: Central leadership. Now, if you don't want anything revealed, don't read this review. If you don't mind, continue reading. First of all, you...