Any Robert Heinlein Fans Here?

[UKShootist]

I have read everything he has written, AFAIK. He has been one of the biggest positive influences in my life.

[jmort]

He was a great man. "An armed society is a polite society."

[nicholst55]

I enjoy reading his work from time to time. I certainly read everything he ever wrote, though.

[Pipefitter]

I never went to kindergarten, and 4 months after I started 1st grade I was reading at a 6th grade level. Santa brought me 4 science fiction paperback books for Christmas that year, 2 by Robert Heinlein and 2 by Ray Bradbury.

I have since been hooked on classic science fiction, and have devoured Heinlein, Bradbury, Larry Niven, Anne McCaffery, and a host of others.

[Kraschenbirn]

Heinlein has his own bookshelf in my library. I discovered his 'young people's' sci-fi when I was in 4th or 5th grade and by my senior year of high school had accumulated everything he'd written to that point and continued adding as new work was published.

Bill

[WRideout]

As a youth, I read everything by him that was in the library. He didn't patronize us kids at all; everything was told straight up.
Wayne

[richhodg66]

I have read Starship Troopers and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I read Starship Troopers during the air war phase of Desert Storm and when I finished, it got passed around to just about everybody and was universally loved. I really wish they had never made that ludicrously stupid movie that was based on it.

[Gun-adian]

I've pretty much read most of his stuff at least once.
Starman Jones and Starship Troopers, I've lost count.......

[Nueces]

A favorite quote from "Glory Road", about having limits for other people: "I won't work for anyone who speaks to me that way even once."

Said, by the way, to the Empress of the Twenty Universes.

[UKShootist]

I have read Starship Troopers and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I read Starship Troopers during the air war phase of Desert Storm and when I finished, it got passed around to just about everybody and was universally loved. I really wish they had never made that ludicrously stupid movie that was based on it.

That obscenity of a film called 'Starship Troopers' made me want to personally strangle every member of the production team. I saw the producer being interviewed on TV one time and it's clear he had absolutely no comprehension of the nature of the tale. If I outlive him I want him laid to rest on the hedge at the end of my garden so I can throw stones at him whenever I want.

[762 shooter]

Heinlein, Asimov, Herbert, and Bradbury.

I grew up with those four.

762

[Echo]

My Uncle Nolan was an editor on the Houston Chronicle, and reviewed books as well. His Bro, my Grampa (who lived with us for a time), used to borrow books from him to read, one of which was 'Sixth Column', later renamed 'The Day After Tomorrow'. My intro to SciFi - I guess I was about 8 yrs old. Have read all of his stuff, including some Bluebook short stories. And turned on a pals oldest son to RH, and later in life he thanked me profusely. Niven, Bradbury, Asimov, &cetera - and I still have a few RH books in my bookcase.

[MrWolf]

Part of the group that got Isaac Asimov to speak at our commencement ceremony. I got to have lunch with him. Pretty cool.

[JWT]

I've read them all. Just introduced my 11yr old to Heinlein last month. Looks like another classic SF fan in the making.

[kayala]

Yes. Love his work. I think world would be so much better place if his ideas were implemented: "You want to run for public office ? You gotta serve !"

[dsbock]

I've been re-reading my Heinlein collection over the past month or so. I started with his young adult books when I was a kid and graduated to his mature topics as I grew older. The ending of "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" still gets me choked up every time.

David

[Thumbcocker]

December 2001 the Green Morning in the Martin Chronicals made a big impact on me. Mrs. Thumbcocker and I have planted 10 trees this year.

[GhostHawk]

Read them all, some several times. Own many of them.

He had some pretty interesting views on the female persuasion for a farm boy.

But in my opinion he was right on when it came to government.
I am and always will be a rational anarchist at heart.

We could use a double dose of him about now.

[MaryB]

Heinlein is my favorite and many of the things he wrote about are happening now... Like in Starship Troopers when they discussion gangs running wild, no punishment for crimes, psycho babble garbage instead of prison... and in "Friday" corporations have taken over world government... just how far are we from that?

[edler7]

He is my favorite SF author. I think we are in "The Crazy Years" he talked about.