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Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers! Today I'm back with another reading recommendations. The Door into Summer is a science fiction novel by Robert A.Heinlein. Originally published in 1956 in a serialized form in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction , it was first published as a novel in its hardcover form in 1957. The plot of this fascinating novel focuses on an engineer who decides that freezing himself (as a method of time travel) is a great idea. This novel is a wonderful mix of action and philosophy. The story is filled with both action and meditations. Most importantly, this novel features one of the coolest cat characters in the history of literature. Yes, this novel was inspired by a cat! Heinlein himself was a self-confessed cat lover. This is what he had to say about this novel : " When we were living in Colorado there was snowfall. Our cat—I'm a cat man—wanted to get out of the house so I opened a door for him but he wouldn't leave. Just kept o...

Hello and welcome to another reading recommendation post. Once again, I'm reviewing a story from a known science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein. However, there isn't much science in this short story. It's  a tale set in California that might as well be the California of Heinlein's or our time. The premise of the story is that a catastrophic earthquake has caused California to be flooded.  The plot of the story focuses on the efforts of two men to save their own lives as well as those of two kids they found along the way. So, as fiction goes, this story isn't exactly 'hard science fiction.' Water is for Washing is a story that focuses on humanity and heroism. It asks the question: what does it mean to be a hero? In times of crises, sometimes we are surprised to find heroes among the least expected men.  Indeed, this story has some typical Heinlein's subjects such as for example: duty, self-sacrifice and heroism. The story is well crafted and written. ...

Hello dear readers! Today I'm back with more reading recommendations and  reviews. I shall review two short stories from  Robert A.  Heinlein's. Both of them are from his  The Green Hills of Earth/ The Menace From Earth  short story collection. I have a copy of it at home and I often pick it up! In my last post I reviewed Delilah  and the Space-Rigger, the first story in the copy I own. Today I'll review the second and the third short story in this book.  DO YOU WANT TO READ MORE ABOUT ROBERT A.HEINLEIN'S WORKS? READ MORE OF MY REVIEWS: SHORT STORIES: DELILAH AND THE SPACE-RIGGER NOVELLAS:  WALDO      MAGIC INC. NOVELS:  PODKANYE OF MARS  ,    SPACE CADET   ,   THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST  ,    BEYOND THIS HORIZON  ,  STARSHIP TROOPERS ,  THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS ,  THE ORPHAN'S OF THE SKY MY REVIEW FOR A SHORT STORY "SPACE JOCKEY" "Space Jockey" 4 /5 THE OP...