Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein
ACE Books
ISBN: 0-441-78838-6

This book was difficult to get into at first.  The reader is given many people to learn about within a few pages.  The background for the Man from Mars is all within the first chapter and it is quite intense.

After I got past the difficulty of the beginning, I settled in.  I’m not a huge Science Fiction book fan.  I love scifi movies but most books leave me wanting.  This one fit into that even though it is more well done than some and not as well done as others.

I never felt like I got to know any of the characters.  The one I felt I understood the most was Jubal but even with him, we never get an understanding of why he wants to be grumpy, why he avoids certain things like the plague, and why he is the way he is.

I liked Michael Valentine Smith as far as human/aliens go.  He seemed likeable.  I liked the characters of Jill and Ben until they became cult devotees.

This book is extremely political, religious, and thought-provoking.  It does make you wonder where our country is headed.  It does make you question the status quo.

It’s an interesting read but probably not at the top of my “must have” list.

Next Review:  I’m going to try to recreate my reviews for Shrek2, What the #$*! Do We Know!?, and Secret History.  I’m reading a new book, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, and will review that as soon as I’m done (this weekend, probably).

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Sorry, notforprophet.  It wasn’t the story you were talking about.  I may have to read that, though!