keithl@vice.UUCP (08/13/84)
JOB: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein
$16.95 Del Rey/Ballantine
Well, R.A.H. fans, welcome to a GOOD alternate world story. I won't
reveal many details (the outragousness of them are much of the fun),
but I'll tell you about as much as the blurb does:
Alexander Hergensheimer is a fundamentalist minister and administrator
for a "religious" group so repressive it makes Jerry Falwell look like
"mister tolerance". This is the sympathetic character. Got that?
The story follows the travels of A.H. through a number of alternate
universes, as our hero gradually becomes a more decent fellow. Heinlein
takes this opportunity to sketch out a number of small variations on the
"alternate America" theme. Then he proceeds to romp all over various
forms of christian mythology. Some pretty amazing things are depicted,
in the very believable Heinlein style.
This book is fun, loving, well written, and blasphemous. If you were
created in the image of a humorless God, this book is not for you. If
you are a humorless secular humanist, you may find the constant reminders
of christianity politically unacceptable. If you want humor and a good
story, buy the book!
--
Keith Lofstrom
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