Stranger in a Strange Land

Stranger in a Strange Land

1961 • 422 pages

Ratings196

Average rating3.7

15

The book starts interesting, then it slows down, then gets interesting again. It tells the story of the first and only human born on Mars.

Due to some legal reason, he is entitled to become the world's richest man. However, he does not know how to be human. He never met his parent, being raised by real Martians.

The book could be divided roughly in three very distinct parts: his arrival, his learning process, and his indoctrination endeavor.

At first, he has some trouble adjusting to life on Earth, and some people try to take advantage of his entitled wealth. But paired with a brilliant retired layer, he soon becomes very intelligent. He then goes on to spread his message in an sort of attempt of world domination. (not really, I just don't mean to give spoilers here)

The most, maybe only, fictional aspect of the world seems to be the respect for the laws people seem to have. The book is memorable by the many cleaver plot and dialogs. It even has a very beautiful message that makes you think.

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