A review by shanehawk
Waldo & Magic, Inc. by Robert A. Heinlein
4.0
Before reading the preface I hadn’t known these were two separate short stories. It was funny to read Doubleday approached Heinlein to publish these two together and he asked what the hell, those two go together like mustard and watermelon. 😂
Waldo was a really cool read. Did Heinlein envision remote-controlled surgical manipulators in the 40s? The da Vinci Surgical System was approved by the FDA in 2000. Crazy if so. Magic, Inc. was a little fun, but I’m not a fan of fantasy so my enjoyment was limited. Still, I think it’s worth reading these novellas written in 1940 and 1942. It’s a different flavor of Heinlein for sure.
Waldo was a really cool read. Did Heinlein envision remote-controlled surgical manipulators in the 40s? The da Vinci Surgical System was approved by the FDA in 2000. Crazy if so. Magic, Inc. was a little fun, but I’m not a fan of fantasy so my enjoyment was limited. Still, I think it’s worth reading these novellas written in 1940 and 1942. It’s a different flavor of Heinlein for sure.