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Robert Heinlein
Topic Started: Dec 10 2005, 10:51 AM (210 Views)
Specialist290	Dec 10 2005, 10:51 AM Post #1
Admin-type Guy Posts: 8,750 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: October 1, 2005	So, anyone read any of his books? I've read Starship Troopers and The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (which I finally finished! ). They were pretty good (although I still couldn't quite figure out what the second one was about--or why "they" wanted Tolliver dead).
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Chukchi Husky	Dec 10 2005, 11:05 AM Post #2
Lone Wolf Posts: 8,371 Group: Members Member #11 Joined: October 11, 2005 Zodiac Sign Pisces	I. Life Seeker Sister Bluebird flying high above, Shine your wings forward to the sun. Hide the myst'ries of life on your way. Though you've seen them, please don't say a word. What you don't know, I have never heard. Starship Trooper, go sailing on by, Catch my soul, catch the very light. Hide the moment from my eager eyes. Though you've seen them, please don't tell a soul. What you can't see, can't be very whole. Speak to me of summer, long winters longer than time can remember, Setting up of other roads, to travel on in old accustomed ways. I still remember the talks by the water, the proud sons and daughters that, Knew the knowledge of the land, spoke to me in sweet accustomed ways. Mother life, hold firmly on to me. Catch my knowledge higher than the day. Lose as much as only you can show. Though you've seen them, please don't say a word. What I don't know, I have never shared. II. Disillusion Loneliness is a pow'r that we possess to give or take away forever. All I know can be shown by your acceptance of the fact there shown before you. Take what I say in a diff'rent way and it's easy to see that this is all confusion. As I see a new day in me, I can also show if you and you may follow. Speak to me of summer, long winters longer than time can remember, Setting up of other roads, to travel on in old accustomed ways. I still remember the talks by the water, the proud sons and daughters that, Knew the knowledge of the land, spoke to me in sweet accustomed ways. III. Würm (Instrumental)
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Fremskritt	Dec 10 2005, 07:22 PM Post #3
The poster formerly known as TP Posts: 11,047 Group: Members Member #22 Joined: October 30, 2005 Gender Male	Read one of his books, but damned if I remember its name.



Skitch	Mar 8 2007, 07:42 PM Post #4
Assistant to the Regional Manager Posts: 98 Group: Members Member #134 Joined: March 8, 2007	I know this is an old topic, but I am currently halfway through Stranger in a Strange Land. It was recommended to me by a friend and I'm told that it is one of the best sci-fi books ever (for its time). Unfortunately, I haven't touched it in months because I've been reading the works of another famous sci-fi author: Philip K Dick. Anybody else read his books? I KNOW everybody has seen at least one of the movies that were based on his books (Blade Runner, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, Total Recall, Paycheck).



Specialist290	Mar 8 2007, 08:07 PM Post #5
Admin-type Guy Posts: 8,750 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: October 1, 2005	Actually, believe it or not, I've never seen any of those movies (I don't see too many movies anyway, though, so it isn't much of a surprise.) I always did want to read "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", though, which I know Blade Runner is based on.
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Bob 121	Mar 8 2007, 08:57 PM Post #6
Librarium Adept Posts: 837 Group: Members Member #16 Joined: October 16, 2005	Wow. He wrote all those.... dang, dude's got talent.
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Che	Mar 9 2007, 01:52 AM Post #7
Beginner Posts: 96 Group: Members Member #136 Joined: March 9, 2007	I have read books of both Robert Heinlein (Starship Troopers) and Philip K Dick (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Our friends from folix 8 and A scanner darkly). and I have to say Specialist that you have to watch Blade runner, becouse if you read the book first you will hate the movie, not becouse the movie is bad (IMO is one of the best sci fi movies), only that the book is even better (well that happens with most books )
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Specialist290	Mar 9 2007, 06:06 PM Post #8
Admin-type Guy Posts: 8,750 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: October 1, 2005	Che Mar 9 2007, 01:52 AM I have read books of both Robert Heinlein (Starship Troopers) and Philip K Dick (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Our friends from folix 8 and A scanner darkly). and I have to say Specialist that you have to watch Blade runner, becouse if you read the book first you will hate the movie, not becouse the movie is bad (IMO is one of the best sci fi movies), only that the book is even better (well that happens with most books ) No kiddin'--I read the Lord of the Rings trilogy before I saw the movies, and while the movies were good, I was very disappointed with how much of the series they had either cut from the movie or altered.
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Bob 121	Mar 9 2007, 08:29 PM Post #9
Librarium Adept Posts: 837 Group: Members Member #16 Joined: October 16, 2005	Well yeah... it would take to long... plus the production costs alone would be huge.
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ringworldwu	Mar 11 2007, 05:46 PM Post #10
Enjoying himself immensely. Posts: 657 Group: Members Member #82 Joined: April 5, 2006	Try reading "Farnham's Freehold" and "the Number of the Beast" and maybe even my favorite book by heinlein, "Job: A Divine Comedy". 'Job' as in the biblical character's name. "Glory Road" is one of his best all-time books ever You know a really sexy heinlein book is called "Friday"



Specialist290	Apr 24 2007, 05:50 PM Post #11
Admin-type Guy Posts: 8,750 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: October 1, 2005	Recently acquired a copy of Have Space Suit, Will Travel, which has been rather interesting so far.
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Specialist290	Jun 8 2008, 08:55 PM Post #12
Admin-type Guy Posts: 8,750 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: October 1, 2005	...And back to this topic again. Picked up a few new books (Time for the Stars, Citizen of the Galaxy, and Variable Star (finished posthumously from his notes by Spider Robinson)). I've finished the first one and am now reading the second. Again, I'd definitely recommend him to anyone who wants to read good scifi. He reuses a lot of the same types of characters, but he has a wonderful imagination for settings and situations.
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Fremskritt	Jun 9 2008, 02:16 PM Post #13
The poster formerly known as TP Posts: 11,047 Group: Members Member #22 Joined: October 30, 2005 Gender Male	Dunno how relevant this old sci-fi really is tbh, I've found sci-fi from the 50s-60s to be very weird as lots of the things we know now weren't known back then. But if the story is interesting it might be worth a try. After all some themes are timeless.



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