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A review by theatlantean
The Puppet Masters by Robert A. Heinlein
4.0
Classic golden age SF. A good story, executed well.
Some of the relationships and dialogue are quaintly archaic... such as the unconscious cultural misogyny, but there are also progressive attitudes, notably towards race.
Obviously written to take advantage of the (at the time) sudden wave of UFO sightings, and current thinking in that direction.
The technology is impressive, though. While there are retrospectively strange omissions such as a global information/communication network, but then there are smart phones that fit in a pocket, and implants,which are surprisingly prescient for a book nearly 60 years old.
Some of the relationships and dialogue are quaintly archaic... such as the unconscious cultural misogyny, but there are also progressive attitudes, notably towards race.
Obviously written to take advantage of the (at the time) sudden wave of UFO sightings, and current thinking in that direction.
The technology is impressive, though. While there are retrospectively strange omissions such as a global information/communication network, but then there are smart phones that fit in a pocket, and implants,which are surprisingly prescient for a book nearly 60 years old.