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MythingLink · 25th October 2000, 09:32 AM

The one book that will always stand at the top of my list is Stranger In A Strange Land. It was the first Heinlein book I read and it fascinated me ... still does.

I loved the characters and the premise behind the book. It was a fantastic look into humanity. Well I think so at least.

Cheers,

mnmwmnm · 29th March 2001, 10:04 PM

My own personal favorite used to be Stranger in a Strange Land too, but then it was usurped for a brief time by The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I think they have settled in a comfortable balance of character and emotion with SIAST, and ideas that I just can't help but to love in TMIAHM.
Of course, Time Enough for Love is running a dead heat with Expanded Universe for second on the (highly subjective) readability scale.
I think that I will reserve the right to retract any or all of these statements as I read mor Heinlein.

rde · 12th November 2001, 03:29 PM

No question: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Stranger... comes a distant second. The latter is interesting because it's Heinlein's only chunky novel that isn't irredeemably *****. I've always found that the quality of a Heinlein novel is inversely proportional to its size. I still wake up screaming when I dream about The Number of the Beast.

Prophet4Profit · 19th November 2001, 12:08 AM

I must say that my personal favorite is Starship Troopers. Double Star is a not-so-close second to it... I cannot stand much of anything that he did in the 80's though... number of the beast... eeeesh:dead: ! The Cat That Walks Through Walls... ewwwwww:dead: ....

Bayleaf48 · 15th June 2002, 05:08 PM

:blush: The only book that I've read of his is 'Starship Troopers' & I really enjoyed it :rolly2: :blush:

degrams7320 · 30th April 2003, 09:52 PM

architect :rolly2: :rolly2: :rolly2: :rolly2: :rolly2: :rolly2: :rolly2: :rolly2: architect

Stranger in a strange land is Heinleins best work but the cat who walks through walls comes in straight behind it.

captainneelix · 31st July 2003, 01:26 AM

"Stranger In A Strange Land" has to be his best novel. I think that the one that would come in a close second would be "Time Enough For Love." I read that one in about 2 hours, it captivated me so much. "Starship Troopers" would be my third choice.

SilverCaladan · 2nd August 2003, 08:25 PM

Wow I'm amazed that everyone likes Stranger in a Strange Land so much. It was a really good book but I like two of his others better. Podkayne of Mars was my second favorite; i really like the main character's brother

. and my favorite was JOB: a Comedy of Justice. I like all the twists and turns in that book, as well as how he makes out Satan to be the good guy and the one willing to help Alex. It's very different from the books of this ilk, and I like it a lot.

Tabitha · 5th January 2004, 01:17 PM

Stranger was one of the first Heinlein's I read, and I was pretty dazzled by it. However, after a recent binge of his works, I think it pales in comparison to some of his other work. In particular I adored The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Time Enough for Love - his future history series, partly surrounding Lazarus Long are my favourites overall, but I get frustrated when we only get a fleeting glimpse of Lazarus in some of the other book - To Sail Beyond the Sunset and Number of the Beast.

Job I found hard going - the resolution was interesting enough, but I doubt he was the first author to put Satan and God in these kind of roles - I seem to have come across quite a few stories that challenge the accepted 'wisdom' of christianity for fictional purposes.

I am quite the fan of his juveniles also - Tunnel in the Sky and Have Spacesuit, Will Travel are particular faves.

SilverCaladan · 5th January 2004, 04:55 PM

I Will Fear No Evil was very interesting.
There was a bit more sex and sexuality in there than I could have cared for, but that's alright.

The DeadMan · 23rd September 2006, 12:33 AM

Glory Road is my favorite with Citizen Of The Galaxy a very close second.

Cloud · 23rd September 2006, 05:59 AM

Time Enough for Love.

Brown Rat · 23rd September 2006, 05:55 PM

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is my favorite.

My second favorite, for sentimental reasons, is Glory Road.

manephelien · 15th October 2006, 08:46 PM

The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, closely followed by Time Enough For Love. Although it must be said that I skipped parts of the latter in my teens, the Oedipus thing made me really uncomfortable.

Spade · 13th December 2006, 04:36 PM

Starship Troopers, followed by The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. Those are the only two I've read, granted... but still.

30th April 2003, 09:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
degrams7320 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: co springs Posts: 2	stranger or no architect :rolly2: :rolly2: :rolly2: :rolly2: :rolly2: :rolly2: :rolly2: :rolly2: architect Stranger in a strange land is Heinleins best work but the cat who walks through walls comes in straight behind it.

31st July 2003, 01:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
captainneelix Trek Fan For Life Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York Posts: 124	Stranger It Is :) "Stranger In A Strange Land" has to be his best novel. I think that the one that would come in a close second would be "Time Enough For Love." I read that one in about 2 hours, it captivated me so much. "Starship Troopers" would be my third choice.

23rd September 2006, 12:33 AM	#11 (permalink)
The DeadMan Member The Black Company Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 100	Re: What is your favorite book? (Robert A Heinlein) Glory Road is my favorite with Citizen Of The Galaxy a very close second.

23rd September 2006, 05:59 AM	#12 (permalink)
Cloud Rahvin's Grammy Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 405	Re: What is your favorite book? (Robert A Heinlein) Time Enough for Love.

23rd September 2006, 05:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
Brown Rat wandering & wondering Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: California Posts: 946	Re: What is your favorite book? (Robert A Heinlein) The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is my favorite. My second favorite, for sentimental reasons, is Glory Road.

25th October 2000, 09:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
MythingLink First Prime of ASciFi Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,798	The one book that will always stand at the top of my list is Stranger In A Strange Land. It was the first Heinlein book I read and it fascinated me ... still does. I loved the characters and the premise behind the book. It was a fantastic look into humanity. Well I think so at least. Cheers,

29th March 2001, 10:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
mnmwmnm wave function collapse Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 15	My own personal favorite used to be Stranger in a Strange Land too, but then it was usurped for a brief time by The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I think they have settled in a comfortable balance of character and emotion with SIAST, and ideas that I just can't help but to love in TMIAHM. Of course, Time Enough for Love is running a dead heat with Expanded Universe for second on the (highly subjective) readability scale. I think that I will reserve the right to retract any or all of these statements as I read mor Heinlein.

12th November 2001, 03:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
rde Advanced Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 157	No question: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Stranger... comes a distant second. The latter is interesting because it's Heinlein's only chunky novel that isn't irredeemably *****. I've always found that the quality of a Heinlein novel is inversely proportional to its size. I still wake up screaming when I dream about The Number of the Beast.

19th November 2001, 12:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
Prophet4Profit Cluster Admiral, SQUAD! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Within the darkest corner of your soul. Posts: 125	I must say that my personal favorite is Starship Troopers. Double Star is a not-so-close second to it... I cannot stand much of anything that he did in the 80's though... number of the beast... eeeesh:dead: ! The Cat That Walks Through Walls... ewwwwww:dead: ....

15th June 2002, 05:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bayleaf48 Hero Of Time Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Barnstaple, North Devon Posts: 3,126	:blush: The only book that I've read of his is 'Starship Troopers' & I really enjoyed it :rolly2: :blush:

2nd August 2003, 08:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
SilverCaladan a WaNDeRiNG LiZaRD Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Crawling on the ceiling of the Anime Forum Posts: 635	Wow I'm amazed that everyone likes Stranger in a Strange Land so much. It was a really good book but I like two of his others better. Podkayne of Mars was my second favorite; i really like the main character's brother . and my favorite was JOB: a Comedy of Justice. I like all the twists and turns in that book, as well as how he makes out Satan to be the good guy and the one willing to help Alex. It's very different from the books of this ilk, and I like it a lot.

5th January 2004, 01:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
Tabitha Save Angel! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,638	Stranger was one of the first Heinlein's I read, and I was pretty dazzled by it. However, after a recent binge of his works, I think it pales in comparison to some of his other work. In particular I adored The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Time Enough for Love - his future history series, partly surrounding Lazarus Long are my favourites overall, but I get frustrated when we only get a fleeting glimpse of Lazarus in some of the other book - To Sail Beyond the Sunset and Number of the Beast. Job I found hard going - the resolution was interesting enough, but I doubt he was the first author to put Satan and God in these kind of roles - I seem to have come across quite a few stories that challenge the accepted 'wisdom' of christianity for fictional purposes. I am quite the fan of his juveniles also - Tunnel in the Sky and Have Spacesuit, Will Travel are particular faves.

5th January 2004, 04:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
SilverCaladan a WaNDeRiNG LiZaRD Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Crawling on the ceiling of the Anime Forum Posts: 635	I Will Fear No Evil was very interesting. There was a bit more sex and sexuality in there than I could have cared for, but that's alright.

15th October 2006, 08:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
manephelien Transmural Feline Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 598	Re: What is your favorite book? (Robert A Heinlein) The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, closely followed by Time Enough For Love. Although it must be said that I skipped parts of the latter in my teens, the Oedipus thing made me really uncomfortable.

13th December 2006, 04:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
Spade Custom User Title Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA: Posts: 171	Re: What is your favorite book? (Robert A Heinlein) Starship Troopers, followed by The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. Those are the only two I've read, granted... but still.

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