# More Heinlein Suggestions Please

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-heinlein-suggestions-please/487552>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 26, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-heinlein-suggestions-please/487552 "2009-02-26T19:56:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-heinlein-suggestions-please/487552/41 "2009-02-27T21:27:27Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> If you’re looking for post-Heinlein recommendations, I’d suggest John Scalzi.

Yes, as I mentioned in post 20. Great minds think alike!

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-heinlein-suggestions-please/487552/42 "2009-02-28T04:12:48Z")

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In that case let me say: seconded.

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**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-heinlein-suggestions-please/487552/43 "2009-02-28T16:13:49Z")

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> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#):
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> Having mom rhapsodize about dad getting to have sex with their (adult) daughter in rather explicit terms squicked me out.
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> I hear that sort of thing from my patients waaay too often, thank you very much.

I was going to ask for more details, but I think I can live without them and be, like, 29855% happier today.

It’s interesting to note how badly the entirely consensual brother-sister incest later in the book turned out. It’s like RAH deliberately decided to undercut himself.

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