READING RECOMMENDATION: DELILAH AND THE SPACE- RIGGER, A SHORT STORY BY ROBERT A.HEINLEIN
Hello readers and fellow bloggers! Today I'm back with another review. This time I'll be reviewing a short story rather than a whole book. I have a copy of Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth/ The Menace From Earth short story collection at home and sometimes I like to reread those classical SF stories of his. Moreover, short story collections are great if you're pressed for time because you can just pick them up and opt for just one story. The last book I recommended from Heinlein didn't have a strong female protagonist, so I'm making up for it today. The main reason why I've reread this story recently is because I'm considering making it a part of my ninth grade Reading curriculum (my students seem to like science fiction). I haven't decided on the latter. I might choose some other story of his to teach. Published in 1949 , Delilah and the Space- Rigger is a short story that is in many ways typical of Heinlein's future histories. I'm a...