Friday

368 pages

English language

Published Nov. 19, 1997 by Ballantine Books.

ISBN:
978-0-345-41400-7
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OCLC Number:
37185221

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4 stars (4 reviews)

Engineered from the finest genes, and trained to be a secret courier in a future world, Friday operates over a near-future Earth, where chaos reigns. Working at Boss's whimsical behest she travels from far north to deep south, finding quick, expeditious solutions as one calamity after another threatens to explode in her face.... Fabulous Heinlein world of fascination and intrigue.

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3 stars

There was such a difference in style between Heinlein's earlier and later works that without a chronology to hand it's very difficult to know quite what you're going to get. I enjoyed this one as an adventure story, and of course there are links to two of my favourite Heinlein works (Gulf, a story from [b:Asignment In Eternity], and [b:The puppet Masters|7171856|The Puppet Masters|Robert A. Heinlein|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1280692998s/7171856.jpg|2534984].

I often find myself wondering just why his female characters are so willful sometimes, and occasionally in this book particularly I wondered where it was all heading. The climax seemed to rush up at you and go boo, but still worth reading if you're a Heinlein fan.

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4 stars

This is my first Heinlein read and I'm not sure how to describe it. Scientifically fascinating (star charts and impressive detailing of the future) and sexually disturbing (in a good way as far as the family structure goes, but maybe not so good due to the rape and its less than serious consequences). While the plot seems a little aimless, I'm still pondering the concepts about artificial humans, interplanetary governments, and gender stereotypes that Heinlein explores in this book.

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