A friend and I were having a discussion about favorite authors when Heinlein came up. I've only read the one book ("Stranger in a Strange Land") but the thing was thick with symbolism and message... a bit heavy handed for me, and I said so. If this book is typical of his work then I will have to generally avoid him in favor of authors I find more informative or entertaining.
My friend responded that my claims were unfounded and set forth to set me straight on Heinlein's work. He sited intelligence and wisdom of the author and damn near cried blood about the beauty of his work.
Ummm...
He may have the intellect of Einstein and the wisdom of Ghandi, but it doesn't mean that he's a great writer.
And beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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