The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress - Robert A. Heinlein

This is my all time favourite book! Set on the Moon, written from the point of view of one of the leaders of the Lunar rebellion against the Federated Nations, it is everything a good SF book should be. It is funny, exciting, thought provoking, sad, outrageous and trimuphant. I first read it in the late 60's and re-read at least once every couple of years. The characterisation is great and you can really feel for the people in the book. One of the saddest things in SF is the loss of Mike at the end of the book. one of the funniest lines is "Stop throwing rocks at Cheyanne Mountain, it isn't there anymore!" The plot ...

This novel is set in the Moon, as a supposed retrospective of the Lunar Rebellion. Sounds corny? Well it isn't. Heinlein has written this piece in coloquialism so realistic, that you will be speaking in it by the end of the book. His genius for detail makes this book completely believable and very, very readable. The story is about colonialism and makes a lot of comments about Government and families. As always with Heinlein, you can read the book on more than one level. It is a very enjoyable story, but a very canny comment on society. It follows Manuel Garcia Kelly through his part in the revolution and what I really like, is that ...