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bobholt's review against another edition
2.0
Short stories and essays presented chronologically. A couple of short stories are hard to find elsewhere, but the best ones can be found in other volumes. The book is filled out with Heinlein's essays, which seem to get more and more out of touch as both he and the twentieth century age.
jayshay's review against another edition
1.0
A grab-bag of stories and stuff that I probably didn't finish.
hopef's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Included among the short stories are a large number of polemic essays that are interesting more for the historical perspective than literary enjoyment. Forwards can warn any readers who wish to skip such essays. The short stories "Solution Unsatisfactory" and "Free Men" carry the theme of a large number of the essays. Also, Spinoff was a fun read.
jenniferbbookdragon's review against another edition
5.0
Delightful collection of fiction, non-fiction, and commentary from a science fiction writer who helped create the genre.
nicholasbobbitt1997's review
2.0
When it stuck to SF, this was a good collection, but, alas, Heinlein felt he needed to insert non-fiction segments.
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