The Star Beast
by Robert A. Heinlein
Taste attributes: science fictioncomedyadventureanimalsfresh & originalimaginarylinearglossyunlikely connectionsfish out of water/culture clashsocial commentary
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Lummox had been the Stuart family pet for years. Though far from cuddly and rather large, it had always been obedient and docile. Except, that is, for the time it had eaten the secondhand Buick . . .
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- Author
- Robert A. Heinlein
- Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 186
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- Open Library
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