Comments on: Grumbles Not For Everyone

By: golfwidow

golfwidow — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:23:00 +0000

The same thing happened to me as did to Techfun: it was shortly after Heinlein’s death and I was hoping for a revisit to the Heinlein I thought I knew, only to find I’d never known him at all, really. It was like losing him all over again.

By: Alan

Alan — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:44:00 +0000

This one just happened across my scanner the other day and I thought it would one you’d read and liked.

By: TechFun

TechFun — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:42:00 +0000

I remember when Grumbles was first released. It was soon enough after he died that lots of fans bought it, including me. I was a mere 20 years old at the time and was very disappointed in Grumbles. When I ended up rereading at about 10 years later, I really appreciated it, and Heinlein, for what they were.Like the radio shock jocks, Heinlein was a genius at making money. He knew exactly what readers want, and could give it to them in a way that did not come across as pandering or trite.