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David | 2/16/2014
" My first Heinlein read. Fundamentally the story line is close to the Lost in Space television series of many years ago. The book is easy to read, and I highly recommend young readers take a look at how future space travel was viewed some 57 years ago. The book has valuable insights into family values, and dealing with nearly absolute isolation for long periods of time. And they did not have Game Boys! "
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Shiny | 2/11/2014
" Great fun if you can get passed them using slide rules to plot out the course. "
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Charles | 2/2/2014
" Another of Heinlein's young adult SF novels. Focus on adventure and fun. I liked these much better than his later political stuff. "
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Pauline | 1/29/2014
" I love most of Heinlein's stuff, and this book I "read" via audiobook. It was unabridged but dramatized which helped put me in that retro mood that Heinlein's Sci-Fi now evokes. When he was writing, that was futuristic stuff! Still, it's interesting to see how close he got to "future" developments in concept back then if not by technology. The story is a fun one of a family in the future who live on the moon and are bored with it so they do the equivalent of a space RV trip. Lots of humor and drama. I'd recommend it for light reading to get away from the nightly news. You won't regret it. If you don't want to own it, try the library for a copy,e-pub or other media. "
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Aintlds | 1/6/2014
" Not as good as Tunnel In The Sky or Red Planet but still worthwhile even if it is a bit dated. "
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Pete | 1/6/2014
" Simular Story as "Have Space suit will Travel" Plenty of Roll my eyes "make it stop" humor.... I chose to stop reading because of the simular story line.... But Please Read "Have SpaceSuit will Travel" That story is GREAT! and much lighter on the Humor. "
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David | 11/23/2013
" Great story of family relationships and trading goods traveling through space. "
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Barry | 10/31/2013
" It's Heinlein. For me, that says it all. A fun re-read of a book from long ago. "
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Jim | 7/11/2013
" A wonderful and memorable early Heinlein, targeted at young adults. A spirited celebration of capitalism. Castor and Pollux are bad-ass teen brothers who wheel and deal their way through various transactions and hijinks. "
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Allan | 4/18/2013
" 'Lost in Space' for readers... "
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Kari | 1/19/2013
" Got this from a Heinlein reading list; more interesting as a mirror of it's time than as a story. "
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Linda | 9/13/2012
" Heinlein's romp around the solar system with the Stone family is a fun read for a teen. Even for an adult it makes a great re-read to recapture that sense of anything being possible. "
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Bryna | 6/16/2012
" A fun, light read. The Stone family was quite entertaining. "
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Fatbaldguy60 | 5/19/2012
" Good YA stuff from Heinlein. "
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Artemis | 1/27/2012
" I want a flatcat but not flatcat! . What a fun read. "
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Jennifer | 12/20/2011
" Leuke SF, wat meer op de jongere lezers, maar desondanks erg leuk. "
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Katie | 10/22/2011
" The twins defended by Hazel on Mars is my favorite part. Although the flat cat is fun to realize in its trajectory of influence too! "
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Russianwitch | 7/9/2011
" It is noticeable a children's book as it avoid the heavier and more controversial themes common to the adult books. Otherwise rather a captivating story. "
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Jeff | 6/25/2011
" I had to stop reading this book. The precocious family dynamic and the misogyny got annoying. "
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Frank | 3/14/2011
" A fun romp through the Solar System with the Stone Family, a group of superior humans that are taking a family vacation and learning experience together. Old grandma Hazel Stone is just a wonderful character.
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Joshua | 3/7/2011
" Extremely dated (written in 1950!) and written for 7th-grade reading level. Heinlein has so many other better books, don't waste your time with this one.
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Shiny | 9/15/2010
" Great fun if you can get passed them using slide rules to plot out the course.
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Linda | 7/26/2010
" Heinlein's romp around the solar system with the Stone family is a fun read for a teen. Even for an adult it makes a great re-read to recapture that sense of anything being possible.
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Kari | 4/23/2010
" Got this from a Heinlein reading list; more interesting as a mirror of it's time than as a story.
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Aintlds | 1/29/2010
" Not as good as Tunnel In The Sky or Red Planet but still worthwhile even if it is a bit dated.
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Michael | 7/24/2009
" It's nice that they are re-releasing the Heinlein collection - this book was good, but not as "gripping" as other Heinlein I've read. It tended to get lost and babble at points, or just become slightly boring.
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Charles | 6/16/2009
" Another of Heinlein's young adult SF novels. Focus on adventure and fun. I liked these much better than his later political stuff.
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