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Laura Duggan _aura_uggan — Stranger isn't Heinlein's best, but it's better than most of the books you're likely to read in your lifetime. It chronicles the life and struggles of Valentine Michael Smith, the only human born on another world - Mars in this case. As is pointed out early, Michael isn't really human. Genetically, of course, he's a man, but he was raised on Mars by Martians after being orphaned. His whole idealogy and personality centers around this. A young adult Michael is "rescued" and returned to Earth, where he is befriended by a lecherous old millionare, Jubal Harshaw, and begins to learn about being a man. His startling naïveté is endearing, but Micheal is no fool. He has a variety of abilities apparently common to Martians in general, from the ability to precisely control his body functions such as heart rate and breathing, to what appear to be psychic powers. He can even "turn" an object 90 degrees to everything, removing it from this universe entirely. He's baffled by Humanity, confused by concepts we take for granted, including religion and sex. I won't spoil the plot entirely (since you do plan on reading it, right?), but Michael does eventually adapt to human customs, and even starts his own church. The latter half of the book is a both spiritual and poignant exploration of what it is to be an outsider as well as a human. Grok it in fullness; should you read with an open heart, you will be changed. A lot of people will like this book because of the openly sexual nature of much of the story. In truth, all of that is nearly irrelevant. That's just how Heinlein is. If you read and enjoyed The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, you'll be at home here, and enjoy the book despite the gratuitous use of sex to get attention. As a final word...just read it. You'll thank me later. This isn't quite the grandmaster at his best, but it's not far from it.

Font Vixen fontvixen — Excellent collection of EM Forster short stories.

Douglas Klinge _o_l_m — Ok. So I read it. What a S_L_O_W read, and a little confusing. All the hype I've heard about this book over the years did not match the reading experience for me, at least. I get the general point of the book, that without law any society can quickly move toward savagry. But the way Golding wrote was just so abstract and heavily detailed, yet without giving INFORMATIVE detail, I just felt a little clueless on just about every page. (I still don't know how the boys even got there!) Really pretty disappointing, but I can finally say I read it. Just answer me this - WHY is this book very often standard literature for middle/high school aged students?!?!?! Good grief... Now, onto a book I can look forward to reading.

Emanuele Ciccarese emanueleci7ce6 — I LOVED this book :) The format of letters and telegrams exchanged is one of my favorite methods of telling a story, and it was done quite well in this book. A very touching tale with vivid characters and setting descriptions that made me want to get on the next plane to Guernsey! I hope this author keeps the stories coming - I will be watching for her next tale! UPDATE: Just read on Amazon.com that the author has passed away. Very sad.