Stranger in a Strange Land

De: Robert A. Heinlein

Narrado por: Christopher Hurt

Stranger in a Strange Land is the epic saga of an earthling, Valentine Michael Smith, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with “psi” powers—telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, telekinesis, teleportation, pyrolysis, and the ability to take control of the minds of others—and complete innocence regarding the mores of man.

After his tutelage under a surrogate father figure, Valentine begins his transformation into a kind of messiah. His exceptional abilities lead him to become many things to many people: freak, scam artist, media commodity, searcher, free love pioneer, neon evangelist, and martyr.

Heinlein won his second Hugo Award for this novel, sometimes called his “divine comedy” and often called his masterpiece. This Blackstone audiobook is the “as published” version, read from an Ace paperback published in 1987. The full, uncut text was not made available until 1991.

©1961 by Robert A. Heinlein (P)1996 by Blackstone Audiobooks

Reseñas de la Crítica

• Hugo Award, 1962

was very good

Better than I thought it would be. My mother said it was required reading in college. Some people say it's outdated and boring. I liked it. The only outdated part was they couldn't predict how the role of the woman was about to change.

Classic sci-fi, with surprisingly relevant themes for modern times

Heinlein is a great sci-fi author and has crafted some entertaining and intellectually challenging narratives. The story somehow finds a way to address uncomfortable topics and ideologies in a way that neither offends nor distracts from the character arcs.

Great!

Fantastic book with a rich story. I couldn’t put it down once I started listening.

slightly dated, but highly relevant

I found myself wishing it was true, and grocked by the end that perhaps it is.

Highly recommended. Fantastic performance by Mr. Hurt showing remarkable range in characterizations.

5 star all the way

Great story I wish I had read in HS or College

Would you listen to Stranger in a Strange Land again? Why?

So many characters I would like to listen to it again without having to stop

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ben was my fave because in my own life I have struggled with jealousy.

Which scene was your favorite?

When Jill was recusing Mike from the hospital that was really good.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No unfortunately

Any additional comments?

had some audible hiccups where the book went silent and i had to reboot it