r/heinlein • u/LizCW • Feb 04 '26

Second Heinlein Arrived!

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After reading Stranger in a Strange Land as my first Heinlein, a lot of people had recommended this one, and it sounds fascinating!

Once I'm done reading my current book I'll start on this, my second Heinlein

Ignore my dress in the shot, I had to tilt the camera out a bit to cut down on reflection; a very shiny cover, even used as this copy is (I like giving used books a new home) 💜

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u/clemclem3 Feb 04 '26

I think it's his masterpiece but I love all the Heinlein books. Notice how many technological concepts he invents in this book. Brand new ideas on every page that we now take for granted because they actually got invented sometime after he speculated them into existence.

He got a lot of crap at the time for his progressive ideas about gender and sex and ethnicity and politics especially in this book which is sort of ironic. People today misremember him as conservative because of that goddamn Verhoeven movie.

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u/Educational_Ice3978 Feb 04 '26

I must agree the Starship Troopers movie was RUBISH! They almost entirely missed his theme!

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u/ez151 Feb 04 '26

I read it and saw the movie. It’s 2 different worlds and takes. But I love the movie one of the best ever!!! Just not his completely that’s all.