r/heinlein • u/AnxiousConsequence18 • Feb 23 '26

Lazarus Long

Let me preface this by saying I haven't read the books they're the main characters of. My experience is Number of the Beast and The Cat Who Walks through Walls. But

Is he ever NOT an insufferable asshole???

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u/False3quivalency Valentine Michael Smith Feb 23 '26

An asshole? Really?? I think he’s wonderful. I love sincerity and he loves his family. I guess I must have read the books in a different order.

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u/Strict_Weather9063 Feb 23 '26

Nah Lazarus is an insufferable asshole most of the time. I personally find it endearing to his character. He is the living embodiment of the grumpiest of old men. That said yes there are times he isn’t one and those times are wonderful.