Robert A. Heinlein
Paperback | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 3.8 | 8891 Users | 342 Reviews
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| Title | : | Red Planet (Heinlein's Juveniles, #3) |
| Author | : | Robert A. Heinlein |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | September 26th 2006 by Del Rey (first published 1949) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Young Adult |
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This was, hands down, my favorite Heinlein book as a teen. I read it at least 4 or 5 times. I really need to read it again as an adult, but Heinlein ... always an iffy proposition. Though this is one of his early juvie novels, so it's safer than, say, Time Enough for Love. Two teenage boys, part of the human colonies on Mars, are sent away to boarding school in the biggest city on Mars. In between getting into trouble with the new, insanely strict headmaster, they find out about a plot that could endanger both humans and the native Martians. It’s up to these two boys to save their hometown and their Martian friend from the nefarious forces of evil. Heinlein is especially imaginative here, with the unique Martian civilization and the realistic (at least for the time) details about humans trying to survive in the hostile environment of Mars. There's a pretty heavy gun ownership rights theme running through this book that may irk some readers, the sexual roles are straight from the 1950s (Red Planet was written in 1949, so understandable enough), people in authority tend to be corrupt and/or incompetent, and you have to be able to suspend disbelief in light of what we now know about life on Mars. Other than that, it's a rockin' story! But no matter what, I will always adore Willis the Martian with my entire heart and soul.
Sing ¿Quién es la Señorita? one more time, Willis!Details Books Conducive To Red Planet (Heinlein's Juveniles, #3)
| Original Title: | Red Planet |
| ISBN: | 0345493184 (ISBN13: 9780345493187) |
| Characters: | Jim Marlow, Willis the Bouncer, Doc MacRae, Francis "Frank" Sutton, Gekko, Headmaster Howe, Mr. Beecher |
| Setting: | Mars |
| Literary Awards: | Prometheus Hall of Fame Award (1996) |
Rating Based On Books Red Planet (Heinlein's Juveniles, #3)
Ratings: 3.8 From 8891 Users | 342 ReviewsAppraise Based On Books Red Planet (Heinlein's Juveniles, #3)
I listened to this as an audio book. Im a life long SF aficionado, but I forgot how good Heinlein could be when he was in top form. He coaxes the reader into suspending disbelief on the first few pages and his imaginary Mars works in the same way Shakespeares Denmark does. This is a YA book, so so dont look for deep meaning or character development. Heinlein does toy with his libertarian notions a bit, but not so as to offend my liberal sensibilities. The aliens are truly alien, and the humans1976 grade B+1992 grade B+2016 grade B+A novel about high school students in a private school run by dictatorial earth bureaucrats on a colonized hypothetical Mars. It starts out pretty routine but becomes much better and more adult less than half way through. The book could definitely be considered a precursor to Stranger In A Strange Land since it has the exact same martians and their culture. In fact this book describes them much better and I recommend reading it before Stranger if possible.
This is one of the earlier Heinleins so perhaps the sexism wasn't so obvious back then. However, it is quite blatant. There is some racism as well. Although I remembered the story fondly, I found on rereading that it is far from being one of his better stories. About the only positive part was that the character of Willis is really well developed and cute. Not recommended. Trying to decide what to do with the book since it is a first edition but not in great shape. I might donate to County
Don't take away my geek card, but this is the first Heinlein novel I've ever read (GASP!)What surprised me is that this book would be marketed as YA in the modern era. The story centers around Jim, a teen of unspecified age who is a Mars colonist. His constant companion is a bouncing "martian roundhead" who can precisely record and repeat any sound.There are plenty of scientific innaccuracies, which is to be expected since the novel was written fifty years ago. If you can get past that, it's an
All of you who have immersed themselves in the Kim Stanley Robinson Red Mars trilogy should invest a little time in reading this one. Robinson made supreme use of current scientific knowledge in putting together a real hard SF tale about our planetary neighbor.Now picture someone in 1949 (Heinlein) trying to do the same thing with the limited knowledge available at the time. The story is a YA tale, with a pair of boys as the protagonists and a cute but mysterious Martian crittur, Willis, as the
Another Heinlein juvenile, another curious blend of work by a virtuoso visionary and his unfortunate co-author the cheating hack.THE GOOD: Heinlein's early treatment of his Martians (the ones used nearly two decades later in STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND) is excellent. These guys are subtle and weird and so far beyond earth norms that every interaction with them is fraught and puzzling. Also, while you can see prototypical versions of many of his stock characters (crusty old Dr. MacReady is a
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