I read this book at the recommendation of my father. Its an interesting concept — artificially produced humans have been created to fill gaps in a society far out on the edges of occupied space. However, how are these artificial humans different from “real” humans? How are they different from slaves given they are programmed…
Month: May 2010
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
This isn’t Heinlein’s best work. The faux Russian grammar of the narrator is pretty annoying, and the story shallow. Its an ok read as entertainment, but I think it could do with more plot and fewer long rants about the dangers of big government. I’d like to know more about the cyborgs which seem to…
Books read in April 2010
My worst reading month so far, although it didn’t help that all free time was consumed with a kitchen renovation. A Separate War & Other Stories