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From: ab3@pucc-h (Darth Wombat)
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Subject: Re: Flaming at Heinlein
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Date: Thu, 2-Feb-84 02:22:47 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  2 02:22:47 1984
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	Well, so far the trend seems to be against the man; I'd like
to disagree a bit with that.

	While I found "Number of the Beast" to be an argument in four 
movements, and thus rather tedious, and "The Fifth Column" rather 
simplistic, I think these mis-writings are the exception, not the rule.

	The "Future History" cycle (Lazarus Long & Co.) is certainly as
entertaining and self-consistent as Niven's Known Space or Anderson's
Polesotechnic Universe; and while Heinlein certainly injects generous
portions of his own philosophy into his work, usually in the persona
of the protagonist, who doesn't?

	It is difficult to like someone's work when their philosophy
repels you, I suppose; I happen to like Heinlein's viewpoint, so I don't 
have the right reference point for that, though.

	I do think that a great deal of his work, especially "Stranger..."
and "I Will Fear No Evil" will last.  I haven't read "Friday" -- yet.

-- 
"Go ahead...make my day."
Darth Wombat
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