Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert Heinlein's Hugo Award-winning all-time masterpiece, the brilliant novel that grew from a cult favorite to a bestseller to a science fiction classic.
Raised by Martians on Mars, Valentine Michael Smith is a human who has never seen another member of his species. Sent to Earth, he is a stranger who must learn what it is to be a man. But his own beliefs and his powers far exceed the limits of humankind, and as he teaches them about grokking and water-sharing, he also inspires a transformation that will alter Earth’s inhabitants forever...
Raised by Martians on Mars, Valentine Michael Smith is a human who has never seen another member of his species. Sent to Earth, he is a stranger who must learn what it is to be a man. But his own beliefs and his powers far exceed the limits of humankind, and as he teaches them about grokking and water-sharing, he also inspires a transformation that will alter Earth’s inhabitants forever...
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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.
Also, here's a link on the flags of Mars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Mars.
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