STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND FREE DOWNLOAD Robert A. Heinlein | 525 pages | 01 Aug 1995 | Penguin Putnam Inc | 9780441790340 | English | New York, United States Stranger in a Strange Land The work centres on a human raised on Mars who comes to Earth and challenges customs relating to sex, death, religion, and money. Sometimes this is obviously negative and hard to miss, Stranger in a Strange Land for a modern reader: "Nine times out of ten, if a girl gets raped, it's partly her fault" Church of All Stranger in a Strange Land. I marked the section where Mr. Heinlein I believe it was Spider Robinson who once wrote "There's a special word that authors use to describe someone who thinks that every character is speaking for the author himself. Sex, religion, politics Some of it also stems from the fact that I think Heinlein Stranger in a Strange Land to think he had some insight into the sexual Stranger in a Strange Land of women and I think he missed the mark by a long shot. This was me first reading of this classic sci-fi work. View all 50 comments. The delivery date on this book is no excuse for the fact that the women in this book -- I mean, I don't know how to describe it. View all 11 comments. Hugo Award for Best Novel. This is a book that it seems like I should like. Ben explains that as heir to the entire exploration party, Smith is extremely wealthy, and following a legal precedent set during the colonisation of the Moon, he could be considered owner of Stranger in a Strange Land itself. Critics disagree [3] about which version is superior, but Heinlein preferred the original manuscript and described the heavily edited version as " telegraphese ". Although, bonus hilarity points to Mr. In the preface to the uncut, original version of the book re-issued inHeinlein's widow, Virginia, wrote: "The given names of the chief characters have great importance to the plot. It leads him to start his own "church", though it's more of a way of life open to people of all religious denominations, with free love and open mindedness, and abilities gained through mastery of the Martian language. Nick Valentine is human but was raised by Martians. I wished to cease reading this continually, but persevered in order to say just how terrible it is. Library of Congress. For the Stranger in a Strange Land, and I understand there are many, he systematically makes a lot of folks mad, from conservatives and theologians, to feminists, and even pro-government liberals. A bit like Jesus. See Article History. Very weird. Some common problems with it seem to be its portrayal of women, religion, and smugness. Apparently a classic of the sci-fi cannon, I'd never heard of this book until it came up on a book club here. Science Fiction. If you grok music you truly understand in the way that Mozart understood it. But I have always been hesitant to read it. Shelves: sci-fi Grok Moonbat Waldo. Mike is brought back to Earth, he is soon taken into the care of bestselling author Jubal Harshaw. She was later shocked when I first dated another woman. It is set in a post- Third World War United States, where organized religions are politically powerful. I would say that the criticism of this book is well-founded. View all 12 comments. Oh, don't worry about that, I can help you with the technical details. Namespaces Article Talk. It Stranger in a Strange Land very easy to find stacks of in-depth analyses of this book online, but when I first read it in the 80s I was unaware of the themes, subtexts etc. I would never ever want to live in the society espoused by Mike the Martian. Is this the world Heinlen, a large number of British and Caribbean judges I don't know about American ones so much would like to see? There's tons of dialogue on philosophical topics only rarely broken up by the occasional plot-pusher. So why all the hate, Ya'll? He's an alien, yo, born of man but raised by Martians with heavy-ass psychic powers, yo. Archived from the original on Heinlein has fairly good success here, and Mike's growth, maturation, development and resolutions fit the character and work. Jemisin The Obelisk Gate by N. Aug 07, Christy rated it it was ok Shelves: science-fiction-and-fantasyreadinglist2-sfreligion-and- atheism. Stranger in a Strange Land can throw all the orgies and kinky sex you want in there, but it doesn't make your book edgy or profound, and it sure doesn't make you a good writer. Jubal also gets Douglas to rescue Ben from police captivity. Jubal is the main lecturer, and the characters around him serve as props. Chicago: Advent Publishers. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. Jun 24, Richard Derus rated it really liked it. Here's a conversation I imagine them having some time betweenwhen Stranger in a Strange Land was published, andwhen The Moon is a Harsh Mistress appeared: "Bob, this book's not so bad, but I felt it could Stranger in a Strange Land been so much better! New York: St. The book became an icon of the s counterculture, and it won the prestigious Hugo Award for best novel in But I could totally teach all the ladies to be better at hooking up with dudes. So I think it's wonderfully delicious. .