/lit/ - Literature

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I stopped about 3/8" towards the end. The whole story felt it went nowhere and wasn't doing anything.

hell, I thought the entire book was just not doing anything interesting. Made me lose interest in all forms of science fiction from that point on.

Is this a good place to start with Heinlein? How does it compare to the rest of his books?

Heinlein's worst work imo.
was considering dropping it past the midway point.

stopped reading after about 3/8" away from the end, seemed like the book wasn't going anywhere and parts repeated himself.

>"dude you have to read this book it's the greatest sci-fi book ever it'll change your life!"
>finally read it
>boring characters
>boring dialogue
>boring worldbuilding
>literally nothing happens

Why is this book so praised? I like other Heinlein novels but this is so mediocre. When /lit/ criticizes about the writing style of golden-age science fiction authors I imagine this would be a prime example.

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Stranger in a Strange Land and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress seem like obvious recommendations.

Is this a good book?

This is my least favorite Heinlein book even though a sizable portion of the population seems to love it.