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"If This Goes On--" (1940). Ok this one is going to stick with me. At least, as long as we are in our current political situation in the United States, with a fascist cult leader who uses religion, moral issues, propaganda, and lies, as divisive 'us vs. them' wedges for political gain, and who actually became president, twice. Heinlein basically predicted the current Trump era of American politics.
— Jul 28, 2026 08:14AM
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Part of the way through "If This Goes On--" I dropped the book and it split in half. This poor front coverless, back coverless, nearly exhausted spine glue and Scotch(TM) tape mended volume is really trying to hold itself together long enough for me to finish it, so it can earn its rest in the paper recycler. "Don't worry, she'll hold together. (Come on baby, hold together!)"
— Jul 27, 2026 08:00PM
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"The Menace from Earth" (1957) - a charming story about a tour guide that gives zero-g flightsuit experiences to space tourists!
— Jul 27, 2026 07:58PM
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A little catching up to do of stories I skipped reviewing:
"The Black Pits of Luna" (1947). I barely recovered losing (and finding) a son at the zoo. This guy does that on the Moon!
"--We Also Walk Dogs" (1941). This story wandered oddly. Bribing a scientist to implement a gravity altering technology for a government conference!
"Searchlight" (1962). Somebody ELSE got lost on the Moon. Music saves the day!
— Feb 27, 2026 03:40PM
"The Black Pits of Luna" (1947). I barely recovered losing (and finding) a son at the zoo. This guy does that on the Moon!
"--We Also Walk Dogs" (1941). This story wandered oddly. Bribing a scientist to implement a gravity altering technology for a government conference!
"Searchlight" (1962). Somebody ELSE got lost on the Moon. Music saves the day!
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“It’s Great to Be Back!” (1946). I definitely should have seen that ending from a mile away!
— Oct 22, 2025 06:14PM
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"The Long Watch" (1948) - As my daughter would say, "Depresso Expresso." A tale of sadness and heroics!
"Gentlemen, Be Seated" (1948) - I wonder if Heinlein was given a dare: "Write a story where someone's butt fat saves the day!"
— Jan 21, 2025 09:05AM
"Gentlemen, Be Seated" (1948) - I wonder if Heinlein was given a dare: "Write a story where someone's butt fat saves the day!"
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"Space Jockey" (1947) - What is home? Home is where your family is. Even in space.
— Dec 14, 2024 07:22AM
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"Delilah and the Space-Rigger" (1949) - [begins] "We can't have women engineers in space!" 16 pages later: "Give me more women engineers in space!" [ends]
— Dec 10, 2024 02:12PM
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“The Man Who Sold the Moon” (1949) - It seems 90% of this novella was fast moving dialog. I had in my head J.K. Simmons’ voice as Harriman, a la “Bring me pictures of Spider-Man!” The story itself is ludicrous. Little did he know how hard it is to get to the moon! Harriman just bought his way there!
— Nov 08, 2024 08:14PM
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I was on a Heinlein tear a little over 10 years ago, I think, when I found out there were SO many of his that I’d missed, mainly from the Lazarus Long & Family series. Really interesting plugging in stories from the 40’s and 50’s into modern terms and perspectives. I especially liked The Number of the Beast and The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. A lot of nostalgic looks at like in the Gay 90’s and after, which I always took as a (mostly) loving recollection of his growing up years.
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I read 4 Heinleins back in high school. I wanted to write a report on Asimov but my English teacher gave that author to someone else, so I settled for Heinlein. At the time I hadn't read either but thought it would be a good excuse to read some if I had to write a report on them. It was a fun sampling of his works, even though it wasn't necessary to actually read his novels for the report; I did anyway for fun! I didn't read them in any kind of order or even knew there was any kind of order. To Sail Beyond the Sunset kind of scarred me I think. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...