What do you recommend to a reader who is new to Heinlein? (lemmy.world)

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I like to recommend Methuselah’s Children because it’s where we meet Lazarus Long. The beginning of the Future History, although Lazarus did meet Pinero.

What do you recommend and why?

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[-] StrawberryPigtails 3 points 8 months ago

In my opinion, his earlier stories were alot easier to read. To this day I still recommend Starship Troopers and Citizen of the Galaxy, not just to anyone new to Heinlein, but anyone looking for a good story to read.

[-] uservoid1@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I like his early 50s-60s work (some were written for youth):

The Star Beast

Tunnel in the Sky

Starship Troopers

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

And then there is the whole Lazarus Long saga, which contains some controversial sexual ideas (incest/pedo). IMO the first books in the saga are better.

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