History of Feminism

malthaussen

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5. In his later works, of course, he let us in on his fantasies about his mother...

Sat Oct 31, 2015, 02:54 PM

Oct 2015

... I often think of Heinlein as in a way similar to Dorothy Sayers. The early Peter Wimseys are excellent, but then she fell in love with her own creation, and began to be very embarrassing.

The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress is one of the three books I read back in 1968 that had a huge impact on me. (The other two were Black Like Me and Treblinka , not, I'd suggest, suitable reading for a twelve year-old, however precocious). I prefer it to Stranger in a Strange Land , because I frankly dislike the way Jubal Harshaw treats the women on his staff. "Front," indeed!

-- Mal

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An good 'ol Heinlein ismnotwasm Oct 2015 #1

About all we can do is try to keep our own footprints small. malthaussen Oct 2015 #2

Agree ismnotwasm Oct 2015 #3

Yup, he did break some barriers when it came to female characters. KitSileya Oct 2015 #4

Don't need to stop on my account malthaussen Oct 2015 #6

This. Blue_Adept Oct 2015 #8

In his later works, of course, he let us in on his fantasies about his mother... malthaussen Oct 2015 #5

I loved Heinlein when I was younger Blue_Adept Oct 2015 #7

Which is why I'm planning on re-reading a few books by him ismnotwasm Oct 2015 #9

I never liked "Stranger in a Strange Land" to be honest. KitSileya Nov 2015 #10

Oh yes indeed ismnotwasm Nov 2015 #11

I so want to revisit Julian May Blue_Adept Nov 2015 #12

She's a Good read ismnotwasm Nov 2015 #13