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

On Jul 23, 2024, Michael F. Stemper wrote
(in article <v7p2g7$1bk11$1@dont-email.me>):

On 23/07/2024 08.04, James Nicoll wrote:

Farnham's Freehold by Robert A. Heinlein
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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?
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https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/sic-transit-gloria-mundi

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With respect to _Tunnel in the Sky_ (no, I won't use the initialism),
Rod Walker describes one gal as having Zulu ancestry, and at a
different point, looking a lot like his sister.
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(This is from memory; I haven't read it since 2006.)

Caroline was big, husky, and had a problem with other people’s self-imposed
authority. Rod’s sister was big, husky (thick ankles if I’m thinking of
the correct book) and at least a company-grade sort of officer in the
military.