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Originally Posted by Spock Jenkins
I read most of it. Never really grabbed me for whatever reason. Probably would help if I had read 2001 and 2010 before hand - but I am familiar enough with those stories (and they weren't on the library shelf at the time).
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In the case of
2061,
not having read the previous novels should have helped you like it, IMO.
If even so it didn't do anything for you, I guess it's hopeless. Take a look at
Hammer, though. It's more readable;
2061 has a zigzagging narrative at the beginning that I found off-putting.
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Originally Posted by Spock Jenkins
The other oddity was Heinlein not envisioning a future where men and women were more equals in the work place. He has them as nurses or secretaries or the "woman behind the man". Even the strong women have to be secret about it and do their work behind the scenes. All subservient roles to the men they take care of.
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I wouldn't call it odd. It's what Heinlein was like. He never completely shook off the patriarchical mentality of the time he was born.
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Originally Posted by Ilya
When Heinlein wrote "All You Zombies", the idea that sex is a natural need that must be met whether a man is married or not was scandalous [...]
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Was it? Or was it, rather, officially condemned, while unofficially condoned, even expected?