# Rethinking Heinlein's Number of the Beast

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 25, 2002, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rethinking-heinleins-number-of-the-beast/133827 "2002-10-25T12:59:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rethinking-heinleins-number-of-the-beast/133827/21 "2002-10-28T06:41:47Z")

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Frankly, I didn’t like a single one of the main characters. Didn’t like Lazarus in that book either, even though I enjoyed him quite a bit in _Methuselah’s Children_ and _Time Enough For Love_.

That book, with all its detailed descriptions of the activities of Deety’s ‘teats’, almost single-handedly ruined Heinlein’s reputation.

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**Author:** ![I\_am\_Sparticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@I\_am\_Sparticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_am_Sparticus)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rethinking-heinleins-number-of-the-beast/133827/22 "2002-10-28T08:12:00Z")

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Dire Wolf, I’ve read bits and pieces of Starship Troopers in bookstores as well as just about everything SF. I have seen the movie, which I love. The movie is so f\*\*\*\*\*\* funny. I doubt I’ll watch it a fourth time though.

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