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Old 5th May 2007, 02:10 PM   #10 (permalink)
Rothgar
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Re: I will Fear no Evil (Robert A Heinlein)

I believe I have read just over half of Heinlein's books, and have never been disappointed. He has easily become my favorite sci-fi author. Even so I would have to agree with the rest of you and say that the ending to Fear No Evil was abrupt, and left me wondering what actually happened.

I did like the whole concept of a complete mind transfer, but I had trouble believing an old man would be able to change his mind set without years and years of adjustment. The biggest problem I had with the story however was that it was so convenient that the old man's assistant was (avoiding spoiler) in the right place at the right time. A lot of convenient things occur in Heinlein books but that felt like someone won the lottery.

Other than that I thought it was a unique and enjoyable story. I don't know if I'll ever truly "not like" something Heinlein wrote.
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