6/27
The Book: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
ISBN: 978-0-441-79034-0
Suggested By: Te Norman
Where: Home
When: 5:30-6P
Music: None
Company: The Family
Pages: 280-335 (55)
The Lead In: This book has only gotten worse.
The 411 on the 55: This is the problem with sci-fi. If you create a world where no rules apply to it, if the normal pace of a story doesn’t have to be followed, what bars the author from doing the stupidest things within his novels?
Mike and Jill decide to seek after religion, to find the meaning of life. Mike finally understands humanity while watching two monkeys fight each other in a zoo. In response, he creates a huge church where he teaches people how to speak the Martian language and people go nude apparently. WHAT?
This book feels dated. From the orgy scene, the elements of Eastern religion, the nudity aspect. It feels like a hippy book.
Line of the Day: “Nine times out of ten, if a girl gets raped, it’s partly her fault. pg 304 (Shoot me, please.)
Fact on the Fiction: “Pornography, voyeurism, and exhibitionism all become self-affirming celebrations of the human body. Clothing is purposeless (luckily the Martian discipline provides immunity from cold weather). Kisses, preferably given with whole attention, are the standard greeting. Orgies are the common pastime. And since not everyone can be there in person telepathic ride-alongs allow equal opportunity for participation.” eopinions
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