jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) (11/23/85)
I don't know anything about it myself, other than the title.
That's what I was hoping to find out about it. By the way, the
earlier messages were all apparently cross-posted to net.news.groups
because I responded to Henry's original posting. This message
should be safe to respond to.
Hmmm. I seem to be the only one who prefers "Number of the Beast"
to most of his other later works. My second favorite was "Time Enougth
for Love". I rank Job high.
Cheers! -- Jim O.
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MTS at WU: GKL6lgondor@utflis.UUCP (Les Gondor) (11/23/85)
The title of Heinlein's latest novel is "The Cat Who Walks Through Walls". From
the reports of a coworker who read it (already!), it would be well worth reading
"All You Zombies" to get an idea of what's going on in this novel. It also
involves Mike from "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" as well as one L. Long.
Les Gondor, (formerly) U of Toronto
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From here on down, it's uphill all the way.kato@utcsri.UUCP (John Kitamura) (11/24/85)
Heinlein's `THE CAT WHO WALKS THROUGH WALLS - A comedy of manners'
is a sequel to ` "THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST" ', but only in it's third
section. The first two sections are comprised of a fairly good mystery-adventure
story (with the usual cute and competent Heinlein characters);
it's fast paced and interesting.
But don't expect the mystery to be resolved; ` "THE NUMBER OF THE
BEAST" ' story takes over, and the conclusion is very weak.
As expected, characters from a half dozen other Heinlein books make their
appearance, everyone is married to everyone else, and they spend a lot of time
talking.
It's not necessary to have read the preceeding novels and stories,
but it helps. I found myself getting lost at some of the references to
stories I haven't read. But it is an entertaining read; I liked the
beginning but couldn't help feeling cheated by the conclusion (if there
was one - I think I missed it). I do question my sanity for paying the $25
hardcover price (as quoted in the book "There's one born every minute ...").
In conclusion. I think its okay, but definitely not Heinlein at
his best. I'll admit to liking `BEAST' after reading it twice, (the
multi-universe idea is interesting) but this book is more like a reunion of
old characters than a story. Sorry for sounding so weak-kneed, but I have to
justify my expenditure, don't I?
Eddison's `THE WORM OUROBOUROS' is referred to several times. Now
there was an entertaining book.
John Kitamura/Univ. of Toronto
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