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Stranger in a Strange Land, winner of the 1962 Hugo Award, is the story of Valentine Michael Smith, born during, and the only survivor of, the first manned mission to Mars. Michael is raised by Martians, and he arrives on Earth as a true innocent: he has never seen a woman and has no knowledge of Earth's cultures or religions. But he brings turmoil with him, as he is the legal heir to an enormous financial empire, not to mention de facto owner of the planet Mars. With the irascible popular author Jubal Harshaw to protect him, Michael explores human morality and the meanings of love. He founds his own church, preaching free love and disseminating the psychic talents taught him by the Martians. Ultimately, he confronts the fate reserved for all messiahs. The impact of Stranger in a Strange Land was considerable, leading many children of the sixties to set up households based on Michael's water-brother nests. Heinlein loved to pontificate through the mouths of his characters, so modern readers must be willing to overlook the occasional sour note ("Nine times out of ten, if a girl gets raped, it's partly her fault."). That aside, Stranger in a Strange Land is one of the master's best entertainments, and provocative, as he always loved to be. Can you grok it? --Brooks Peck
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Stranger in a Strange Land, winner of the 1962 Hugo Award, is the story of Valentine Michael Smith, born during, and the only survivor of, the first manned mission to Mars. Michael is raised by Martians, and he arrives on Earth as a true innocent: he has never seen a woman and has no knowledge of Earth's cultures or religions. But he brings turmoil with him, as he is the legal heir to an enormous financial empire, not to mention de facto owner of the planet Mars. With the irascible popular author Jubal Harshaw to protect him, Michael explores human morality and the meanings of love. He founds his own church, preaching free love and disseminating the psychic talents taught him by the Martians. Ultimately, he confronts the fate reserved for all messiahs.
The impact of Stranger in a Strange Land was considerable, leading many children of the 60's to set up households based on Michael's water-brother nests. Heinlein loved to pontificate through the mouths of his characters, so modern readers must be willing to overlook the occasional sour note ("Nine times out of ten, if a girl gets raped, it's partly her fault."). That aside, Stranger in a Strange Land is one of the master's best entertainments, provocative as he always loved to be. Can you grok it? --Brooks Peck
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The title says it all. As you read this story of a stranger who brings more than novelty to his new world, different people will read different things into the story. I suggest you read "Stranger in a Strange Land" for your self and draw your own conclusions. Remember this is no longer the 60' so don't go out and build a water-brother nest.
If you read an older version of this book, then you have missed a little something. Many of the words were cut out of the book before it was published. Moreover, due to contractual agreements the missing part of the book could not be printed while Robert A. Heinlein was alive. Now dead the missing pages have been restored to many versions.
Now all bets are off. So count the words in the copy you are about to buy and be sure you have the whole thing. And for those people who read the original release I suggest you re-read to see what you missed
If you have not read other Heinlein books then you may not realize how his writing stile has changed over his life time. This book is more of a latter Heinlein style. Some people like both early and late Hein lend others prefer one or the other.
The audio versions have all the pluses and minuses of audio. So you will also want a copy of the book for reference.
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I heard a lot about this book and had searched for it everywhere for a long time until i finally found it in a used book store, years after i first read about it. From what i had read, i expected something wonderful, but in my high expectations, my disappointment was all the more deeply felt. I have read Heinlein's other works and they were pretty okay ( but "I will fear no evil" was really a waste of paper but that's another story ), but since this was supposed to be his best work, i had to read it.
What i found was another long winded yarn disguised this time as a sociology comment ( which I presume was shocking and sensational when it first came out but comes across now as pretty ordinary ). All through the book, i couldn't shake off the feeling of reading a book written in the 60's.... of watching a 60's B flick. The whole book feels so dated now that i was shaking my head in disbelief. Classics are supposed to be timeless, okay, granted that his commentaries on the nature of mankind is timeless, but the canvas that he paints it on certainly is not. In the end i had to soldier on to finish it as i had on a few occassions been close to quitting, failing to find any solid plot line to grope on.
Frankly, I don't think Heinlein should be mentioned in the same breath as Asimov or Clarke as all his works seem unable to project themselves any further than the 1960s. Any commentary on the possible futures of humanity shouldn't be stuck with images of 60's sci-fi flicks that we see on tv.
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When I first picked up _Stranger in a Strange Land_ I wasn't expecting much. I had read _Starship Troopers_ and _The Puppet Masters_ and thought they were O.K. But this book just blew me away. Not so much because of its science fiction extrapolations, but rather for how funny, intelligent and true the book rang. _Stranger..._ shows human beings through the eyes of one Valentine Michael Smith, a Martian with human origins. He is so child-like, so innocent, so funny and calm in every situation even though he has such awesome powers--it's amazing to read about him. Along with Gully Foyle, in _The Stars My Destination_ I think he is one of the best SF protagonists ever written. And the way he learns and evolves from the strange cast of human characters--I also really liked Patty and Jubal Harshaw--is wonderful to read. The ending is so unforgettable. And how Heinlein came up with such a cool word like grok I'll never know. Also, he brings the interesting concept of water brothers into the story, and shows how humanity should love each other without resorting to meaningless violence. Sometimes Heinlein gets a bit too wordy and some of his views about God and woman I find hard to swallow--I can see why this book is so controversial. But aside from those minor flaws, _Strange..._ is a great book to read not only because it is enjoyable by itself as literature, but also because it has the intelligence and audacity to pose such difficult questions and firm beliefs about humanity, God and our place in the universe when now such concerns are ignored by most current SF.
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Starts fine, but slows down soon
Very good and the beginning, a real page turner. But after the first quater, things become... slow, loosing the grip, simply not that good. Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 3 Monaten von Elmar Christen veröffentlicht
Enttäuscht
Ich hatte mir auf Grund der vielen doch recht guten Rezensionen mehr erwartet.
Das Buch ist an vielen Stellen extrem langatmig. Lesen Sie weiter...
Das Buch ist an vielen Stellen extrem langatmig. Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 9 Monaten von Jo Chen veröffentlicht
Moralisierend aber unterhaltsam
Der Roman lässt mich zwiegespalten. Er ist nicht so öde wie "Starship Troopers", was wohl daran liegt, dass die Figuren in "Stranger in a Strange Land" auf unterhaltsame... Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 14 Monaten von Jan Hackel veröffentlicht
One of Heinlein's best and most famous novels
A mission is sent to Mars before a fast space drive has been developed. The members are carefully chosen, but things go wrong anyway. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. Juli 2009 von S. Fischer
Grandios!!
Definitiv der beste SF-Roman, der je geschrieben wurde. Nicht zu vergessen die Wirkung, die dieser Roman für die sanfte Revolution der 60er hatte, und heute noch hat. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. Januar 2001 von G. Mackowiak
Weak story, naive backdrop
I'm not much of a Heinlein fan, and finally read this book for the first time since it is a 'classic'. In a word, it's dull. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 31. Juli 2000 von Michael Rawdon
Strangers in strange lands
Although the first half of Robert A Heinlen's "Stranger in a strange land" is fascinating and thought- provoking, the second half becomes awfully dissappointing. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. Juli 2000 von Rana Campbell
Grok This
I heard about this book from several colleagues (I am a computer geek) and felt it was one of those books I had to read to say I had read it (and knew what "grok" meant). Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 20. Juli 2000 von Catherine J. Rambo
Thought provolking
At times a bit slow, but this can be said about most novels. In this book, Heinlein brings up a number of questions about life, love, religion, and sex. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 17. Juli 2000 von Econ PhD Student
Heartfelt and intellectual - one of the best I've ever read
"Stranger in a Strange Land" is hands down one of the greatest books I've ever read. If you can, grab the unedited version, which brings much of Heinlein's vision back. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. Juli 2000 von FargoUT
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