Stranger In A Strange Land

POSTED BY: fredgiblet
UPDATED: Monday, March 17, 2008 00:39
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FREDGIBLET

Thursday, March 6, 2008 7:08 PM

I just finished reading this, have any of you read it before?

DEADLOCKVICTIM

Thursday, March 6, 2008 7:12 PM

years ago, i thought it was very profound back then..

SISTER

Thursday, March 6, 2008 8:44 PM

I grok

FREDGIBLET

Thursday, March 6, 2008 8:59 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Sister:
I grok

Thou art God.

DEADLOCKVICTIM

Thursday, March 6, 2008 9:52 PM

Fred...
did you know that the original version of SiaSL - that is, the one made available to the public - was censored..ok, edited from its original form because the publisher thought some parts were too shocking at the time - 1961 or 62... and the uncut version was not released until 1991 after Heinlein's death..? I imagine that you read the unedited version. I have both of them at home and finally read the uncut version a couple of years ago.

WASHNWEAR

Thursday, March 6, 2008 10:25 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by deadlockvictim:

Fred...
did you know that the original version of SiaSL - that is, the one made available to the public - was censored..ok, edited from its original form because the publisher thought some parts were too shocking at the time - 1961 or 62... and the uncut version was not released until 1991 after Heinlein's death..? I imagine that you read the unedited version. I have both of them at home and finally read the uncut version a couple of years ago.

Thank you for that, DeadLock - I was dimly aware that there was a censored and uncensored version but hadn't really thought about it lately. I'm almost positive that the copy I have was not printed after 1991. Time to visit the used bookstore...

I can see a TV series coming out of that book. Of course, it would have to be done by a genius like Joss or...or...or somebody very Joss-like...otherwise there'd be an almost unparallelled opportunity for major suckage. With Joss (or some similar) at the helm, the only concern would be how many episodes to wager on getting aired before the network in question cancelled it...

It was hardly worth getting out of bed when we got here!

STARTROOP

Thursday, March 6, 2008 10:26 PM

I have read both and frankly when I was in college and read them for the first time, I found then quite profound. Perhap they are due for a reread.

DEADLOCKVICTIM

Thursday, March 6, 2008 10:48 PM

Heinlein was a very prolific writer, and certainly had an influence on many science fiction authors - I would recommend any of his books - One of my favorites is Farnhams Freehold - one of his lesser books I suppose, but it is an interesting story about a post apocalyptic future and a hand full of survivors..

STARTROOP

Thursday, March 6, 2008 10:54 PM

I still have a crush on Podykane!

ECGORDON

Friday, March 7, 2008 12:36 AM

I've read SiaSL numerous times. It was the first SF book I ever read, and I think it is very good. However, in my opinion, Heinlein's best is The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, followed by Starship Troopers, Friday, and Glory Road, then SiaSL. I have read every Heinlein novel at least twice, some of them close to a dozen times. He's my all time favorite writer.

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