The only Heinlein I've ever made it through was Stranger in a Strange Land. I adored it when I was 14 or so. I was like "FREE LOVE, GROKKING, YEAH!" Then I grew up and realized it was a sexist, homophobic piece of crap. No woman ever grows older than 18 in her heart, because that's when she's young and beautiful? Fuck you. (The book did give me an appreciation for Rodin, though.)
I remember reading somewhere (the foreword, maybe?) that Heinlein had put so much thought into his futures, but there were still a lot of little anachronisms, like the slide rule, or the fact that nobody wore pantyhose (they still wore stockings). It's the past-future, like watching old 50s and 60s sci-fi movies.
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Date: 2010-08-19 07:10 pm (UTC)I remember reading somewhere (the foreword, maybe?) that Heinlein had put so much thought into his futures, but there were still a lot of little anachronisms, like the slide rule, or the fact that nobody wore pantyhose (they still wore stockings). It's the past-future, like watching old 50s and 60s sci-fi movies.