Time Enough for Love
by: Robert A. Heinlein
While Time Enough for Love is not Robert Heinlein’s greatest book, it is however part of a series of books that approach some of the deepest issues in human existence. Strange in a Strange Land is clearly a religious exploration, while The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is a dramatic political experiment. Time Enough for [...]
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Animal Farm
by: George Orwell
The Doom of a Passive Citizenry If there is one point that Orwell makes with Animal Farm it is that Freedom can not be passively kept, but must be actively guarded. The doom of the animals of the Manor Farm finds them because (after winning their freedom) they delegate their responsibility to control of their [...]
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
by: Robert A. Heinlein
Standing Out From the Crowd Many people consider Robert Heinlein the “Grand Master” of Science Fiction. Strangely his two greatest works Stranger in a Strange Land and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress fail to fit the common mold of the genre. Both create a theoretical future to examine two different human questions. While Stranger [...]
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Lamb
by: Christopher Moore
Christopher Moore’s satirical novel Lamb is a witty story. The narrator Biff is the childhood friend of Jesus, he is raised from the dead by a bad-boy angel to write a “what really happened” version of the Gospel. Biff’s actual name is Levi, and similarly Jesus is called by the supposed more authentic name “Joshua”. [...]