Re: (Worst) Farnham's Freehold by Robert A. Heinlein

In article <v7ptca$1jcdp$1@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire  <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

On 7/23/2024 8:04 AM, James Nicoll wrote:

Farnham's Freehold by Robert A. Heinlein
 
Can atomic Commiegeddon and the end of the world distract comely young
Barbara from the allure of irresistibly middle-aged Hugh Farnham's
interminable lectures? And what of the Race Question?
 
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/sic-transit-gloria-mundi

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And what of the cannibalism question ?

It seems clear to me that the cannibalism was included so Heinlein
could make the statment through Farnham that slavery was a worse
evil than cannibalism.

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