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Thursday, November 15, 2007
Grumbles Not For Everyone
Posted by Alan at 11:59 PM
Labels: book reviews, Books, Grumbles From The Grave, Robert A. Heinlein, Virginia Heinlein
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I remember when Grumbles was first released. It was soon enough after he died that lots of fans bought it, including me. I was a mere 20 years old at the time and was very disappointed in Grumbles.
When I ended up rereading at about 10 years later, I really appreciated it, and Heinlein, for what they were.
Like the radio shock jocks, Heinlein was a genius at making money. He knew exactly what readers want, and could give it to them in a way that did not come across as pandering or trite.
This one just happened across my scanner the other day and I thought it would one you'd read and liked.
The same thing happened to me as did to Techfun: it was shortly after Heinlein's death and I was hoping for a revisit to the Heinlein I thought I knew, only to find I'd never known him at all, really. It was like losing him all over again.
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