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[–] oktherebuddy@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

should always be noted this book is a complete piece of shit and good to use as a baseline to realize how much better sci-fi has become since its so-called golden age

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

it's so fucking bad I couldn't get even halfway through it and quit, and that was ages ago when I was (way more of) a turbolib

[–] Sleve_McDichael@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Oh yeah, I remember being shocked at how bad it was when I read it. It was so terrible I lost interest in reading any other Heinlein. I could just imagine him jerking himself off while he wrote it