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- Title: The Door Into Summer
- Author: Robert A. Heinlein
- ISBN: 9780345413994
- Page: 484
- Format: Paperback
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I m a little surprised I don t seem to have posted a review of this one before I read this book way back when I probably read it first when I was in high school or just after That would probably be the 1960s I went through a period when I discovered Heinlein and ran through everything I could get my hands on by him Some I didn t care for, some I liked and some I loved.Many people place this in his so called teen reads but there is some question about that due to some of the subject matter Heinle [...]
An enjoyable SF story from a Grandmaster.The novel s protagonist, Daniel B Davis, was a precursor to Hugh Farnham and even Lazarus Long somewhat, though Long was introduced earlier in 1941 s Methusaleh s Children Actually, Davis and others are thinly disguised Heinlein fiercely individualist, libertarian, technically savvy, hard working yet innovative, resourceful, wise cracking, and with a horn dog libido that would make a porn star blush I wonder if Door Into Summer used some of the same notes [...]
I liked it, but it was suggested to me I shouldn t give four stars to every single book I enjoy, so here it goes for Heinlein I really had no issues with The Door Into Summer , and Heinlein is still one of my favorite SF masters after this.I enjoy books that feature engineers as protagonists, and here we have one proto geek singlehandedly inventing robotics in the 50 s and failing rather spectacularly in the human relations department Later on, there s some time travel thrown in and some cryogen [...]
Well after many thousands of ratings this book is averaging 4 stars so my rating will make no difference at all I first read this back in the late 70s, and like most of Heinlein s early and middle work I really enjoyed it then and again now The storyline and characterisations are good and there is none of the in my opinion vague sexism and verbal meanderings of his later books look how many pages his later novels have, yawn.Ok I ve just re read my review and whilst I thoroughly enjoyed the book, [...]
I really enjoyed this book from beginning to almost end The reason for the almost will become apparent The story of time travel by various means was excellent When reading this story, you should remember that it was written in the 1950s Some of Heinlein s predictions are amazing, and some are way off the mark It s amazing to follow his line of thinking though.You can see an outline of the plot in the description It is fairly predictable, but that didn t detract from my enjoyment of the story at [...]
I didn t read this book with the intention of writing a review, so you ll excuse me if I don t go into great detail Let me just summarize the feel of the bookIt is not very often that I read a book that makes me smile the entire time I m reading it this is one of them From the hilarious anachronisms of the 1950 s Futurist to the brilliant side kick cat, Pete Cat lovers will appreciate this book on a completely different level than other readers I was laughing out loud at least once every 20 page [...]
Somewhat unusually for Heinlein, this is a cute, fun book which doesn t try to ladle a bunch of right wing ideology down your throat, or O.D you on dubious sex There s some time travel, a sympathetic main character, a Bad Girl, and a cat who steals the show every time he appears on stage He even gets the title the reference is to his endearing habit, during winter months, of making the hero open each door in the house in turn, just in case one of them happens to lead into summer
Are you a cat person If yes, you re definitely in for a treat Pete is an amazingly written cat character if there ever was one Yes, cat lovers will surely appreciate this one Cat owners will understand that cats like Pete are as rare as true love and only come once in a life time, if we re lucky, hence they will understand what makes Pete so special to Dan, his owner However, even if you happen to hate cats, I m sure you ll appreciate the ingenious way Pete is described That s just plain good wr [...]
Ultimately, creepy, and not in a good way It s a time travel tale, and I ll forgive a lot for an entertaining time travel story But entertaining and time travel are all it s got going for it I haven t read a lot of Heinlein, but this didn t show me at all why he s got got so many fans The writing style is fine, but he goes wrong in a few key ways with the story SPOILERS For one, he wrote the book in 1956, with most characters natural time being 1970 and the rest of the action reached cryogenical [...]
Another old favorite picked up as a downloadable audio book from the library It was quite enjoyable in this medium the reader was very good Originally published in 1957, it is set in the future years 1970 2000 The idea of traveling into the future via cold sleep was a pretty popular until sometime in the 70 s, but cutting edge at this time, I think Haven t heard about it in humans for years.The hero, Dan, is an engineer inventor His genius isn t in break through technology, but in putting togeth [...]
I first read this many years ago probably about the time in which it is set it was published in 1957 just before I was born but most of the story is set in 1970 and the rest in 2000 2001 The only thing that really stayed in my memory was the reason for the title Dan Davis once lived in Connecticut in a house with twelve doors to the outside In Winter, his cat Pete Petronius the Arbiter would make him open every door, looking for the one that led to Summer Pete s not present for the majority of t [...]
Time travel type Travel to the past via machine and travel to the future via cryogenics.Likes Pete, the cat and robots.Dislikes All the characters except the cat and robots.Points of Particular Boredom Business talk and the hero s pompous over confidence in himself.Plot summary Why bother
The Door Into Summer A charming time travel story from Golden Age HeinleinOriginally posted at Fantasy LiteratureThe Door Into Summer 1957 is an immensely enjoyable time travel story told effortlessly by Robert A Heinlein long before he turned into a crotchety, soap box ranting old crank who had a very unhealthy obsession with free love and characters going back in time to hook up with their mothers gross So back to this book It s the story of Daniel Davis, a hard working engineer in 1970 who in [...]
I liked it far less than my previous RAH reads of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Starship Troopers, or even Stranger in a Strange Land.The story silly technician looses his garage corporation predictably to greedy woman and former business partner wasn t very good with all that implausible back and forth through time and hibernated sleep RAH rode that SF trope but didn t motivate it well enough a lot of less riskier and far easier solutions to the protagonist s problems lay on hands Especially hi [...]
Three and a half stars, so I guess my four stars will stand I read this as a teenager and have always remembered it as a love story And I still think that The difference is, this time I m certain that the love story in this book is between narrator Dan and his cat, Pete, and definitely not between Dan and view spoiler Frederica Ricky because there s a good reason why Ricky rhymes with squicky hide spoiler The devotion and concern that Dan shows for his cat across time and distance is very touchi [...]
For today s standards it is a rather short novel with Heinlein still in his early stage, trying to develop the style that later led to his major works, and short is better in this case It is told first person perspective and this makes things difficult for the narrative part but better for the introspective one.There are no discussions of time travel issues or paradoxes to be solved, still the book is enjoyable, but if you want science fiction with any depth or emotional resonance, don t expect [...]
Cuando leo una novela de la edad de oro de la ciencia ficci n, suelo verla de forma cr tica, normalmente est n muy bien escritas con una prosa m s elaborada que las actuales , pero casi siempre contienen elementos anacr nicos, cosas que a un escritor actual no se le ocurrir an porque simplemente el tiempo ha hecho que ciertas ideas resulten absurdas y sin sentido.No voy a negar que con este libro me pasa tambi n, pero la cuesti n es que el optimismo y la ingenuidad que desprende hace que le perd [...]
A very fast paced story line with drama for days The Door Into Summer was written in 1957 with the plots story based between 1970 2001 Robert A Heinlein had to do a lot of predicting to paint a believable world set in 2001 in which he succeeds creating a believable account of time travel which isn t over the top or far fetched as most time travel novels seem to be The main character Dan Davis is extremely well written, charismatic, smart, wise and quick witted, making him very enjoyable to read. [...]
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Despu s de much simos a os de leerla, en mi segunda lectura del texto, me sigue pareciendo una magnifica novela del gran autor Robert A Heilein.ya dec a Asimov que envidiaba la pluma del escritor por su dinamismo, y es que Heinlein es grande por muchas cosas, pero sobretodo, por no querer atiborrar a lector del material refinado en sus narraciones para que ste sepa lo listo que es y cuanto sabe cosa de la que pecan casi todos su contempor neos Asimov, K Dick , lo que hace que la obra se torne de [...]
2,5 traveling starsWhere Daniel Davis never give up his search for the Door into SummerO donde el gato Pete aka Petronius the Arbiter se roba el libro, tomando Ginger Ale y mostrando m s firmeza de caracter que el humano cofpalizacof Coincido con Eilonwy en que lo mejor de la historia es la relaci n de Dan y Pete, y la devoci n que siente por ste Lo m s que le preocupa es no dejar abandonado a su gato a su suerte, y hasta llevarlo consigo en el Sue o Frio.Porque aparte de eso, cuesta muchisimo c [...]
This is a very accessible and entertaining Heinlein read It is set in what was then a couple of decades into the future 1970 The protagonist ends up travelling 30 years into his future by means of a cryogenic sleep to wake up in the year 2000 Reading this book in the year 2015 gives one quite a different perspective than one would have had reading it when it first came out One can look back and judge how the authors vision of those years diverged from reality This is an optimistic book Optimisti [...]
Y por fin, con algo de demora, me termino la lectura.Primera lectura de Heinlein y la he acabado bastante contento Una lectura muy amena en la que no ha habido momento para el aburrimiento de hecho la novela es relativamente corta y se agradece que no a adan cientos de p ginas de paja.La historia del libro toca uno de los clich s t picos del g nero, los viajes temporales Pese a no ser gran fan de este tipo de novelas lo cierto es que me ha parecido original La nica pega que le podr a encontrar e [...]
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If ever I own a Cat his name will be Pete, for short.
Oh, 1950s science fiction is there nothing you can t do One of the downsides to our modern information age is that we have so much information available to us If I see a reference on a blog or in a book that I don t know, it s a quick hop over to Google or to find out what it is, and if it s really interesting I can find myself learning about something I never knew before And so, if I want to know about cold sleep, robotics or time travel, there s a whole host of ways that I can not only learn [...]
I have so much ambivalence about this book I have a soft spot for vintage Sci Fi that reminds me of hanging out with my dad and discussing some thing we both read in high school I started this book and it was hitting all the right notes for me protagonist with a quirky, strong, distinct voice and slightly wacky approximation of how the future works there is one really fun line where he basically approximates reading on a kindle.That said despite acknowledging this is an older book I can t begin [...]
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We have machines that do the household drudgery better than any housewife ever could, Cold Sleep, time travel, clothes that fasten with Sticktite instead of zippers or buttons, a system of obtaining cash from our bank accounts by requesting it at certain machines, a cameo appearance by a young gentleman named Leonard Vincent who might very well have become someone much well known, a vaguely creepy romance, and a nifty cat named Pete who drinks ginger ale All wrapped up in Heinlein s fast moving [...]