Reviews

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein

akthiebes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

hippie13's review against another edition

I just dropped caring about the story and the characters

awohl7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

matticatti's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

kristin_lapos's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

maryellis_me's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

stlightdrive's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

charlottehe's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One thing I loved about this book is that it never got dull, it had strong momentum throughout. There is so much going on, and Heinlein was amazing at building this world of the lunar outcast colony, its culture and history. At first it felt incredibly bizarre, but you get used to it by chapter 2. I’m glad I decided to pick this up. The only thing keeping this from being perfect for me is there were points where I felt the action lost me on the message being conveyed. Otherwise, I love the speculative take on politics across space. Heinlein's imagination and thorough grasp of historical and contemporary politics and the way governments operate is brilliant. 

adammuly's review against another edition

3.0

Concept: A+

Execution: B-

Heinlein does a great job of making the story believable, but his writing is hard to get through. The whole book is written in choppy, often improper English. If you can get past that though, there are some good characters, particularly Mike, a kind and naive yet unimaginably intelligent computer.

bacter's review

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25