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A review by olityr
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls by Robert A. Heinlein
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Very disappointing. This is my 12th book by Heinlein, and it's by far the worst of them. It was meandering and unfocused. Having his wife turn out to be multiple characters from his other books slightly tainted those good/great books by association with this terrible one. (This is a loose sequel to both The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and The Rolling Stones.)
Most of the sexual conversations were off-putting. He was clearly trying to show a group of people in a society where sex isn't a taboo, but it repeatedly came off as creepy rather than liberated. (Especially in regard to 13-year-old Gretchen)
Favorite Quote:
"The hardest part about gaining any new idea is sweeping out the false idea occupying that niche. As long as that niche is occupied, evidence and proof and logical demonstration get nowhere. But once the niche is emptied of the wrong idea that has been filling it — once you can honestly say, ‘I don’t know’, then it becomes possible to get at the truth."
Most of the sexual conversations were off-putting. He was clearly trying to show a group of people in a society where sex isn't a taboo, but it repeatedly came off as creepy rather than liberated. (Especially in regard to 13-year-old Gretchen)
Favorite Quote:
"The hardest part about gaining any new idea is sweeping out the false idea occupying that niche. As long as that niche is occupied, evidence and proof and logical demonstration get nowhere. But once the niche is emptied of the wrong idea that has been filling it — once you can honestly say, ‘I don’t know’, then it becomes possible to get at the truth."
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Pedophilia
Most of the sexual conversations were off-putting. He was clearly trying to show a group of people in a society where sex isn't a taboo, but it repeatedly came off as creepy rather than liberated. (Especially in regard to 13-year-old Gretchen)