Heinlein and women?

[Leto]

he's a man from mid-20th century, he wrote idealized women and men from his point of view.
I'm a woman from the 21st century, my idealization is notexactly the same than his, but it won't stop me from reading avidingly his books. His characters' flaws are part what makes them interesting for us, as readers.

[Drake Leon]

Pfft. Heinlein's female characters weren't realistic at all. They were, indeed, idealized. HOWEVEr, in the atmosphere in which he usually places them, I could actually see women acting a lot like that on a regular basis- though I know that it wouldn't be as common as he portrays it. At the same time, it could be worse. If you dig deep enough into his work, you see they're more like real people than they seem... And yes, he did base them off his wife rather exclusively, which is another huge reason they're so odd. His wife was an odd woman. Wonderful, but odd.

[The Ace]

A Heinlein character spending half a book trying on g-strings. Wasn't she a bit over-dressed ?

[j. d. worthington]

If it's the character I think you're referring to, shouldn't that be "s/he"? But, if it's that particular book, that's an odd one all the way 'round ... though I have come to like it considerably more than I did the first time I read it (found it quite dull first time, as a matter of fact). Or are we talking about a completely different book, and my memory's decided to dump some vital information somewhere along the way?