You know, that was some of the most cost-effective enjoyment you can get, too. A few late nights of total addiction to the book for $1.50.
aegisknight
on Aug 7, 2003
Actually, I thought about you often while I was reading it, especially the last two parts. I could see how several ideas you like were inspired by or at least similar to some of the values presented in the book.
lordgalbalan
on Aug 7, 2003
and jello.
mudpoet
on Aug 7, 2003
good book...
rizen
on Aug 7, 2003
Yeah, Heinlein reflects a lot of my ideas. Not always taken from him, either. Often it's simply a case of his words gelling an idea I've had for a while, but couldn't put it into words. "Time Enough For Love" is another good book that reflects a number of my own values.
aegisknight
on Aug 7, 2003
I do believe I will have to read more Heinlein. As well as Stephenson.
rizen
on Aug 7, 2003
To read more about the Martians, get "Red Planet". It's a fairly simple story, from his days when he wrote for younger audiences, but you get to see nymphs and even an old one.
Another good story is "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress".
Then there's the whole Future History thing. It doesn't really matter which ones you read first, since they hop around so much, but here's an approximate order: Time Enough For Love, To Sail Beyond The Sunset, The Number of the Beast (weird, but worth it for how they get pulled into the Longs, plus it details the setup of Future History), The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (which is related to Harsh Mistress). At some point, just about every story Heinlein ever wrote gets sucked into future history, thanks to the 6-dimentional multi-person solipsist thingie.
rizen
on Aug 7, 2003
Oooh... and Starship Troopers. Damn good book. Shitty movie, but damn good book. (Never could have worked as a movie anyway. I'm surprised they tried. More than half the book is political philosophying.)
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You know, that was some of the most cost-effective enjoyment you can get, too. A few late nights of total addiction to the book for $1.50.
Actually, I thought about you often while I was reading it, especially the last two parts. I could see how several ideas you like were inspired by or at least similar to some of the values presented in the book.
and jello.
good book...
Yeah, Heinlein reflects a lot of my ideas. Not always taken from him, either. Often it's simply a case of his words gelling an idea I've had for a while, but couldn't put it into words. "Time Enough For Love" is another good book that reflects a number of my own values.
I do believe I will have to read more Heinlein. As well as Stephenson.
To read more about the Martians, get "Red Planet". It's a fairly simple story, from his days when he wrote for younger audiences, but you get to see nymphs and even an old one.
Another good story is "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress".
Then there's the whole Future History thing. It doesn't really matter which ones you read first, since they hop around so much, but here's an approximate order: Time Enough For Love, To Sail Beyond The Sunset, The Number of the Beast (weird, but worth it for how they get pulled into the Longs, plus it details the setup of Future History), The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (which is related to Harsh Mistress). At some point, just about every story Heinlein ever wrote gets sucked into future history, thanks to the 6-dimentional multi-person solipsist thingie.
Oooh... and Starship Troopers. Damn good book. Shitty movie, but damn good book. (Never could have worked as a movie anyway. I'm surprised they tried. More than half the book is political philosophying.)
Whoo! Now we can enjoy nakedness, brother!