A review by xcinnamonsugar
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

adventurous slow-paced

3.0

This book started out really promising, and then completely spiralled. I enjoyed the sci-fi elements, and its commentary on interplanetary politics, human behaviour, societal norms and organised religion. Unfortunately, this eventually devolved into increasingly misogynistic and homophobic rhetoric. There's literally a quote that reads "Nine times out of ten, if a girl gets raped, it's at least partly her own fault". It's such a pity because the book did have some fascinating ideas, and I can appreciate the zaniness of a cult classic. But overall this had a little too much toxicity.