Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein, 1956
A man from Mars returns to Earth, encountering a planet utterly obsessed with customs, social rules, and abstract belief.
Robert A. Heinlein
Heinlein often used his science fiction novels to explore contemporary social issues and philosophical paradoxes in a highly provocative manner.
Feels like identity, curiosity and morality.
The crushing weight of a moment that changes everything.
Jill put a hand to her mouth and screamed.Smith’s face had been completely blank. Now it became tragically forlorn as he realized that he must have chosen wrong action at the cusp. He looked imploringly at Jill and began to tremble. His eyes rolled up; he slipped slowly down to the grass, pulled himself tightly into a foetal ball and was motionless. Books by Robert A. Heinlein
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