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I remember reading an article claiming that The Number Of The Beast was the start of his "later, post-talented phase". This part of the article _striongly_ rem
by bigiain 5y ago
I remember reading an article claiming that The Number Of The Beast was the start of his "later, post-talented phase".
This part of the article _striongly_ reminded me of that:
In 1978, he suffered a near stroke from a blocked carotid artery that temporarily paralyzed one side of his body and left him to choose between the Damocles sword of massive seizure or the scalpel of a risky operation. He took the surgery, beat the odds, and immediately wrote "The Number of the Beast" (1980) -- four lubricious characters on a romp through various universes -- "to see if my brain would work." (Many critics said No.)
As a kid, I loved Have Spacesuit Will Travel. But even as a 14-15 year old I understood Number Of The Beast was not the same...
- godshatter 5y agoEverybody seems to hate it, but I loved The Number of the Beast. I read it when it came out and still read it every few years. It was definitely different than what came before it, though.
- GeekyBear 5y agoHave Spacesuit Will Travel is another story that makes the case for Heinlein's female characters being exceptionally smart and capable.
- bawolff 5y agoIs anyone doubting that Heinlein writes highly competent female characters? Like he's pretty famous for that part. That's not the part people tend to object to.
- TMWNN 5y ago>As a kid, I loved Have Spacesuit Will Travel. But even as a 14-15 year old I understood Number Of The Beast was not the same... One is a Scribner's juvenile, and the other is a novel written for adults. Anyway, Friday is a post-carotid artery novel and is fantastic. Job, the novel the article discusses, is also great. They're just different from his earlier works.