Stranger in a Strange Land

The overall premise was interesting and kept it engaging. His views on women are undesirable in many ways, but some characters are more insightful. It was an interesting and long read. Some chapters have so much information you need a break before continuing. My suggestion, if you’re able and are this type of person, would be to have a more simplistic book to read along with this when you need a moment. Overall I enjoyed the plot line, and the ending brought it all together in my view. Not sure if it is a book I would suggest. However if you like intense sci-fi and don’t mind long winded conversations, it’s a pretty good read.

I in good faith cannot recommend this book to anyone. Heinlein's thinly veiled self insert ego-maniac smart character, general lack of interest and respect of the women characters, or whatever the last part of the book was really create a mess. This is a sign of the times, but by a man who was already apart of a very unpopular population of people. There are better books.

I loved the book when I first read it back in eighth grade in 1963. About twenty years ago I read the original unexpurgated version just as much. While Heinlein was a misogynist, I can look past that and enjoy the stories.

I recently reread this and still really enjoyed it. The plot is well-worn but the details of the story are fun. Though many of the characters are somewhat flat I really enjoyed the father-figure character, Jubal Harshaw.

Also, here's a link on the flags of Mars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Mars.

loved this... then pretty much hated everything else of his I ever read. His ideas about women are just dumb.