tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post8043073621722142853..comments2024-03-28T18:54:13.800-04:00Comments on alien romances: Cozy Science Fiction Part 3 - Point of View by Jacqueline LichtenbergRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-20887637627957223682017-02-15T15:43:25.271-05:002017-02-15T15:43:25.271-05:00Agreed, Heinlein did that a lot when it was not po...Agreed, Heinlein did that a lot when it was not popular and got away with it. And yes that double posting is a mystery!Jacqueline Lichtenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613040740264804278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-67060528138980579622017-02-15T15:24:54.425-05:002017-02-15T15:24:54.425-05:00Also in THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS, for another ...Also in THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS, for another good example. The heroine with whom the narrator falls in love is an "action girl" who plays an essential role in the revolution yet also has typical (and realistic) "female" concerns relating to marriage and children.<br /><br />I have no idea why my comment show up twice. Sorry. I didn't do anything unusual in posting it that I know of.Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-88639792723539972182017-02-15T13:50:58.068-05:002017-02-15T13:50:58.068-05:00Margaret: Absolutely right, and that's the re...Margaret: Absolutely right, and that's the reason Heinlein was such an outstanding writer in his day -- few men were able to think about women being the key to everything.Jacqueline Lichtenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613040740264804278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-83319675444302876372017-02-15T12:29:13.611-05:002017-02-15T12:29:13.611-05:00In Heinlein's THE PUPPET MASTERS, the protagon...In Heinlein's THE PUPPET MASTERS, the protagonist and heroine fall in love while saving the world from an alien invasion. Moreover, she's not a superfluous character brought in to give the hero a love interest; her buried memories of childhood trauma when her colony was wiped out by the aliens are the key to defeating the invasion.Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-38511695547680260552017-02-15T12:29:01.285-05:002017-02-15T12:29:01.285-05:00In Heinlein's THE PUPPET MASTERS, the protagon...In Heinlein's THE PUPPET MASTERS, the protagonist and heroine fall in love while saving the world from an alien invasion. Moreover, she's not a superfluous character brought in to give the hero a love interest; her buried memories of childhood trauma when her colony was wiped out by the aliens are the key to defeating the invasion.Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.com