Time Enough for Love
Robert A. Heinlein
17 people recommended it in 12 threads, 2009–2020.
What people on Hacker News said
"Time Enough for Love" by Robert Heinlein taught me that, while culture is arbitrary and we should be free to try to make it what we wish, that doesn't make it fake or ignorable.
Speaking of "groking", Stranger in a Strange Land, Time Enough for Love and The Fountain Head have probably had the most impact on my mindset.
Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein, I've recommended it to four people and all came back with it being their new favorite book.
I read Time Enough for Love every few years. Each time I can't wait for enough years to go by until I've forgotten enough to read it again.
I also read Time Enough for Love every few years. I've owned and read and loved much of Heinlein's work over my life, but it's the one that's stuck with me for the past decade.
fiction: time enough for love - robert heinlein non-fiction: on power - bertrand de jouvenel both are treatsies on the human condition.
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