![]() It contains some laugh-out-loud lines along with the author’s token dismissive treatment of any female characters. This book is much lighter and funnier than Heinlein’s most (in)famous work, but the didacticism is still extant. I read this straight after Starship Troopers, and it felt like a breath of fresh air. ![]() The ending is a bit of a “Wait! Did that just happen?….” moment. ![]() It also addresses family relationships and sibling rivalry. The book touches on the twin paradox regarding travel at the speed of light and aging. There are some imaginative scenes of space and planetary exploration. They take part in an experiment concerning telepathy and communication between spaceships. This is an adventure story about telepathic twins Tom and Pat Bartlett. But it should be remembered that these were written over sixty years ago and will obviously show some signs of their age. After a bit of research on the web, it would seem that these YA books by Heinlein are still rated and respected by a number of readers. They would probably fall under the YA category today. Wikipedia states that “ their intended readership was teenage boys”. ![]() Time for the Stars is one of the twelve ‘ Heinlein Juveniles’ series of books the author wrote between 19. “I don’t like to be around twins, they make me think I’m seeing double.” ![]()
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