The Great Heinlein Juveniles Plus The Other Two Reread 10: Time for the Stars

[james_davis_nicoll]

In which archaic sexism and racism provide unwelcome distraction from dubious physics: Time for the Stars by Robert A. Heinlein


As ever, corrections will not be dealt with until I get home tonight.

Comments

[carloshasanax.livejournal.com]

I wonder how much of that is from Admiral King? Browbeat a subordinate until they do the job perfectly.

On the other hand, when Heinlein travelled, allegedly he learned the names of all the waitstaff and porters and so forth, and personally thanked them for their work.

[bruce munro (from livejournal.com)]

His ideal was to be a bigger asshole than he ever permitted himself to be? I'm not sure if that says good or bad things about him.

[(Anonymous)]

On the other hand he did that in South Africa - treating the porters, etc. more politely than they usually are, by SA standards, is not all that great...

[mme-hardy.livejournal.com]

Except that his advice on travelling to Russia is essentially "Browbeat and insult everybody you meet".

[tandw.livejournal.com]

With the exception, IIRC, of the little old ladies who ran the hotel buffets.