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| Original Title: | Red Planet |
| ISBN: | 0345493184 (ISBN13: 9780345493187) |
| Characters: | Jim Marlow, Willis the Bouncer, Doc MacRae, Francis "Frank" Sutton, Gekko, Headmaster Howe, Mr. Beecher |
| Setting: | Mars |
| Literary Awards: | Prometheus Hall of Fame Award (1996) |
Robert A. Heinlein
Paperback | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 3.8 | 8891 Users | 342 Reviews
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| Title | : | Red Planet (Heinlein's Juveniles, #3) |
| Author | : | Robert A. Heinlein |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | September 26th 2006 by Del Rey (first published 1949) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Young Adult |
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This was, hands down, my favorite Heinlein book as a teen. I read it at least 4 or 5 times. I really need to read it again as an adult, but Heinlein ... always an iffy proposition. Though this is one of his early juvie novels, so it's safer than, say, Time Enough for Love. Two teenage boys, part of the human colonies on Mars, are sent away to boarding school in the biggest city on Mars. In between getting into trouble with the new, insanely strict headmaster, they find out about a plot that could endanger both humans and the native Martians. It’s up to these two boys to save their hometown and their Martian friend from the nefarious forces of evil. Heinlein is especially imaginative here, with the unique Martian civilization and the realistic (at least for the time) details about humans trying to survive in the hostile environment of Mars. There's a pretty heavy gun ownership rights theme running through this book that may irk some readers, the sexual roles are straight from the 1950s (Red Planet was written in 1949, so understandable enough), people in authority tend to be corrupt and/or incompetent, and you have to be able to suspend disbelief in light of what we now know about life on Mars. Other than that, it's a rockin' story! But no matter what, I will always adore Willis the Martian with my entire heart and soul.
Sing ¿Quién es la Señorita? one more time, Willis!Rating Containing Books Red Planet (Heinlein's Juveniles, #3)
Ratings: 3.8 From 8891 Users | 342 ReviewsWrite-Up Containing Books Red Planet (Heinlein's Juveniles, #3)
1976 grade B+1992 grade B+2016 grade B+A novel about high school students in a private school run by dictatorial earth bureaucrats on a colonized hypothetical Mars. It starts out pretty routine but becomes much better and more adult less than half way through. The book could definitely be considered a precursor to Stranger In A Strange Land since it has the exact same martians and their culture. In fact this book describes them much better and I recommend reading it before Stranger if possible.Don't take away my geek card, but this is the first Heinlein novel I've ever read (GASP!)What surprised me is that this book would be marketed as YA in the modern era. The story centers around Jim, a teen of unspecified age who is a Mars colonist. His constant companion is a bouncing "martian roundhead" who can precisely record and repeat any sound.There are plenty of scientific innaccuracies, which is to be expected since the novel was written fifty years ago. If you can get past that, it's an
A human boy born on Mars named Jim befriended a local life form: something looking like a football he named Willis. The latter seemed to possessed some intelligence and was able to repeat anything it heard perfectly imitating voices. It also seemed to start the playback in the least appropriate moments. At one point Jim and his friend Frank had to go to a Martian boarding school for colonists and Jim decided to take Willis with him. Something really bad happened at school (I will give you a hint
One of the first science fiction books I read...thanks Dad. I've been hooked for over 30 years now.
Another Heinlein juvenile, another curious blend of work by a virtuoso visionary and his unfortunate co-author the cheating hack.THE GOOD: Heinlein's early treatment of his Martians (the ones used nearly two decades later in STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND) is excellent. These guys are subtle and weird and so far beyond earth norms that every interaction with them is fraught and puzzling. Also, while you can see prototypical versions of many of his stock characters (crusty old Dr. MacReady is a
3.5 StarsA simplistic but fun plot. The highlight of the book was the interesting martians. Heinlein's mysterious, awe-inspired way of looking at the martians reminded me of C. S. Lewis' Space Trilogy. There was the usual Heinlein sexism, but it was more amusing than grating if you keep in mind the time that this was written. It was enjoyable to try one of Heinlein's juvenile/YA books, and the narrator was good.
This was a no nonsense adventure story, set on the planet Mars. Its main audience is young adult, even a little younger if they're avid readers, but it wasn't that childish after all and actually holds a few lessons.The story is fairly simple. It's set in a distant future where colonies on Mars are actually a fact. We follow two friends, Jim and Frank, both sixteen years old, who embark on a trip to their new school.On this trip they spend some time with the native inhabitants of the planet, the
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