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An old fashioned rollicking space adventure with twists that have been rehashed both before and after this plot line. Classic Sci-fi feels fragile like bakelite, is rife with no-dos and wince material, but there was enough fun here to warrant the listen.

Not one of my favorite Heinlein books, mainly because I found the MC so irritating. He's an actor stereotype, vain and egotistical, also selfish and whiny. The ending was fairly predictable too. 3 💥💥💥

Book 1 for #24B4Monday readathon, although I really tried to finish it before midnight.

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This was my book by Heinlein, but I hope it's not rhe last one. I thought it was especially interesting how he imagined the future 🔮🚀

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This was surprisingly fun! The story barrels along at a great clip, fuelled by a strong narrative voice and an enticing plot. It‘s predictable, yeah, but that actually makes it all the more enjoyable as Heinlein heightens the tension between Lorenzo‘s expectations and the outcome the reader can‘t help but see coming.

There IS a certain amount of dismissive misogyny, though, and Lorenzo does need hypnosis to overcome his extreme xenophobia.

I just finished a long, rather gloomy #audiowalk through the aspen parkland and surrounding environs, with a couple of little reading breaks thrown in. It went pretty well, I guess. I wanted it to boost my mental health and I DO feel a bit better than I did this morning.

I finished GLASS BEADS by Dawn Dumont and started DOUBLE STAR by Heinlein on a nice, long #audiowalk that took me through the abandoned golf course. Jo Walton cited this one as a favourite Heinlein in her book on the Hugos, and I‘m having a lot of fun with it so far. There‘s some, “Hey there, little lady,” for sure, but Lorenzo‘s so obviously full of shit that I find it easier to tolerate than I might otherwise.

A recent acquisition. #ashapeinthetitle #junebookbugs

The plot is one that has been recycled many times since. But here it gets the usual Heinlein treatment of emphasizing tolerance towards diverse groups, and utter and complete failure if the protagonist wasn't backed up by a brilliant and talented woman (but with her support he not only rises to the occasion, but does better than anyone, least of all he, could expect).

Also, darn good narrator.