Stranger In A Strange Land

from dysmonia

I liked this book very much. I didn't expect to enjoy it so thoroughly, and I'm not sure why. Maybe it was because I haven't been much of a science fiction reader since I studied "science fact" as a major in college (I was too afraid of confusing myself -- seriously). Or maybe it was because the ...

from LisaMaria_C

This isn't my favorite Heinlein--who is one of my favorite science-fiction authors, but it certainly is among the most original, imaginative, and thought-provoking novels in science fiction. Almost psychedelic... Also eminently readable--and funny. The protagonist, Valentine Michael Smith, is the...

from Alexandria_annex

Heinleins's Stranger is a Strange Land is a fascinating commentary on our society. Although many of the specifics have changed since the sixties the underlying criticism of our society is as valid as it was almost 50 years ago. The stranger is a human child who is raised by Martians, stranded on ...

from EmScape

Despite it's inherent sexism, homophobia, and somewhat rambling philosophical passages, Stranger is still one of the best books I have ever read. It makes you think, it challenges your worldview, and, most importantly, it entertains. Who of us does not wish they could grok a wrongness and send it...

from danconsiglio

Like the Jesus story only with an alien. Robert Heinlein would like you to know that he is not gay. Memorable characters, interesting take on sexual liberation. Heinlein wants to add that he is totally straight. One of those classics that you look like a tool at the sci/fi conventions if you have...