For all you big Heinlein fans
what did you make of Variable Star?
I've heard the enthusiastic podcasts by Spider, and was somewhat taken over by the hype. Let's just say that as soon as I've read a feminine protagonist claiming that the number one job for girls is to marry and have babies (in this precise order, no less!) my expectations dropped like a stone on a pool.
Maybe I've just outgrown antiquated ideas or maybe it's just me but... I don't know it all sounds so 50's. Maybe that's the whole idea after all.
Anyway comparing it to my RAH all-time favorites: Have Space Suit, Wiil Travel; Citizen of the Galaxy; The Puppet Masters; Stranger in a Strange Land; it's a minor effort to say the least.
What are your thoughts on the novel?