Alberto wrote: > > > "Cat" is the worst possible "First Heinlein" to read. It makes too > many references to other books, it should be Heinlein's _last_.
Cat wasn't my first Heinlein, I'd read a few others including Stranger in a Strange Land which I enjoyed. [The Moon is a Harsh Mistress] > > The story was decent; somewhat dated > > but still interesting. > > I love that story! > > > I'm not a big fan of Heinlein's politics; the idea that any kind > > of anarchical system would be workable inspires incredulity, > > Since you didn't read "Cat", you didn't see how the Anarchy evolved > in the Moon: it didn't. Even in "Moon", Manuel says so. It didn't in the end, but you get the feeling that the author thinks that its a good idea. Certainly, the system prior to the revolution with its chuck 'em out the door if you don't like 'em justice is to a large degree anarchical, and Manny seems to take a great deal of pride in that element of the system. How is The Number of the Beast? I read an excerpt from the book way back before it was published (in Omni) and was hot to read the book after that but for one reason or the other never picked it up. Doug > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com > >
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