Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Review; "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"

I recently finished reading "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress", by Robert Heinlein. It's been out for quite a while now, and wikipedia probably does a much better job explaining the overall plot than I could do in a few sentences. Heinlein is one of my favored writers, I've read quite a bit of his works and I've enjoyed the vast majority of them. He has a way of making the reader address complicated moral, ethical, religious, political, and economical issues while still moving the story along at a solid pace. I'm a fan of such writing.

The thing about "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" that I had the most issue with would be the dialect used in the story. I find it to be cumbersome and a distraction. The use of "loonie" terminology not based in normal utilization was also cumbersome, as there are still a few words that I'm unsure of how they are supposed to be used and the nuances of them. Like "no huhu". For this reason, on the grand scale of things I'd give "TMIAHM" a 9 out of 10. Regardless of these critiques, I found this book to be a brisk and enjoyable read. Heinlein, it seems, can do no wrong. 

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