Citizen of the Galaxy
by Robert A. Heinlein
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Author: Robert A. HeinleinEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Unabridged
Published: 2004-12
ISBN: 0786184795
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
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Book Review: A good read, but the plot twists are sharp.
Summary: 4 Stars
"Citizen of the Galaxy" is a good to very good read, but the plot twists are sharp. As the book starts, Thorby is a slave. Heinlein does a very good job of giving us a world that appears to be Arabic. Baslim the Beggar is a particularly interesting character. However, when the time comes to move on in Thorby's story, the author uses a couple of very sharp changes in the plot. If the reader is a total stranger to Heinlein's writing, this is disturbing.
In turn, the Free Trader part of the story is another fascinating depiction of a different culture, with some interesting characters. Next comes the Hegemonic Guard portion of the story, which always seems, to me, to need more padding. However, the author wants to move along quickly.
Finally, Thorby reaches Earth and finds an interesting way of becoming an adult as Thor, the name with which he was born. Again, Heinlein writes an interesting, adventurous, story with details of a sort of confidence game played on Thor. For me, the ending is satisfactory enough. However, after reading it, I always find myself wondering what a sequel might have been like.
On the whole, the book is very good reading. However, the sharp turns and twists of the plot and a slightly week third part are regretable.
I recommend this book.
Summary of Citizen of the Galaxy
The ragged, starving boy, Thorby, stood on the slave auction block. Surprisingly, he is purchased by the crippled beggar Baslim. Thorby soon discovers that Baslim is no ordinary beggar but a superb teacher who leads him to adventures on the starship Sisu.Heinlein, Robert A. Books
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