Of those three, start with Job. It is the most entertaining. Get a copy of
Starship troopers. It is much much better than the movie.
Basically, I feel one should get warmed up with the much older stuff, 1960
or older. He wrote a large number of short novels that are great early in
his carreer, when Sci-Fi came out of 'zines.
I have read most everything from the master, and the best ones are the
oldest. Friday is a fair book, and SIASL is considered a classic (but not by
me). Read his books based on original publishing date and work up. He
created a number of universes, were some interact with each other. To avoid
confusion, start at the beginning.
Nerd From Hell
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gord Sellar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 2:10 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Heinlen (was Reading books backwards)
>
>
> Sears? Oh man.
>
> So, if I were to read Heinlein, what book woudl y'all
> recommend me to start
> with so's I don't hate him? I have 3 of his books (one given
> to me, two
> grabbed from cheapie bins because I remembered them from
> recommendations --
> though, of course, the people who recommended them have since
> displayed
> astonishingly different taste from me...) and I've read none of them:
>
> _Friday_ (this was the "different-taste" friend's recommendation)
> _Stranger in a Strange Land_
> and
> _Job: A Comedy of Justice_.
>
> What do you think I should read first, or should I just get
> rid of them all?
> Gord
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