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Can you give us an example of one of Heinlein's books with an apparent narrative that is very opposed to Starship Troopers? I ask because when I read it (way b

• Andrew_nenakhov 5y ago
  > I definitely got the impression this was Heinlein speaking in his own voice / his own opinions. That's exactly what I'm talking about! Read another book, and he'll be speaking his own voice/opinions, to, but they'll be very different. On books, Heinlein's must read, in my opinion, is "The Moon is the harsh mistress", "Stranger in a strange land" and "Starship troopers", all three being very different. But the one book I would recommend reading first is his lesser known novel, "The door into summer". It is not groundbreaking, but very warm and charming.
• swiftcoder 5y ago
  The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is probably his novel with the most explicit anti-colonial and anti-fascist themes
• _0ffh 5y ago
  Nearly every other one? I'd recommend The Moon is a Harsh Mistress which is a romp imho, and also happens to be a better insight into his personal politics. Also, Have Spacesuit Will Travel, Farmer in the Sky, Stranger in a Strange Land and mostly everything by Heinlein, though there was arguably a bit of a drop in quality towards the late end of his career.
  • Jaruzel 5y ago
    I like to think of it as 'early' Heinlein and 'late' Heinlein - although both periods are very enjoyable, sometimes it as if it's two different authors.