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Original Title:	The Star Beast
ISBN:	0345350596 (ISBN13: 9780345350596)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	John Thomas Stuart

The Star Beast (Heinlein's Juveniles, #8)

Robert A. Heinlein

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 253 pages

Rating: 3.78 | 6630 Users | 254 Reviews

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Title	:	The Star Beast (Heinlein's Juveniles, #8)
Author	:	Robert A. Heinlein
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 253 pages
Published	:	December 12th 1977 by Del Rey/Ballantine Books (first published August 1st 1954)
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Fiction. Young Adult. Science Fiction Fantasy. Fantasy. Childrens. Juvenile. Audiobook

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Lummox had been the Stuart family pet for years. Though far from cuddly and rather large, it had always been obedient and docile. Except, that is, for the time it had eaten the secondhand Buick . . .
But now, all of a sudden and without explanation, Lummox had begun chomping down on a variety of things -- not least, a very mean dog and a cage of virtually indestructible steel. Incredible!
John Thomas and Lummox were soon in awfully hot water, and they didn't know how to get out. And neither one really understood just how bad things were -- or how bad the situation could get -- until some space voyagers appeared and turned a far-from-ordinary family problem into an extraordinary confrontation.

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The family pet has 8 legs and eats anything and is bound to cause a diplomatic crisis. I've read reviews that call this a coming-of-age story. I think it was more a lesson in the fine art of manipulative diplomacy. The undersecretary is a force to be reconned with, at least until he meets up with Johnny's girlfriend, Becky.It was amusing to read the terminology Heinlein called various futuristic gadgets. It was published in 1954 and he was pretty accurate about future technology. Some things,

I've read this so many times, I can't believe I haven't marked it as "read"! An all time favourite that doesn't lose its charm for me.

I was first introduced to this author through his later works, and cut my teeth on his World as Myth series, so I'm kind of working my way backwards now with the Juvenile series. Much like many of the other books, this was written to appeal to boys/youth in the 1940's-60's, so these books will have a different flavor than contemporary sci fi, but there's some fun tropes here and with Heinlein's style of writing, it's a solid read. You will already have a good idea of it just from the synopsis,

1977 grade B+1995 grade B+2015 grade A-/B+This book was written at the time when Heinlein was trying to transition SciFi from Teen to Adult. It still appears to have a teen protagonist but he is also a figurehead. It also still mostly has the earlier quick paced story telling style. But the differences soon be come apparent. The only reasons it does not get a full grade A are the style, the courtroom scenes, and the political maneuvering - the last two just being things I don't care for much.

I've had mixed experiences with Heinlein's writing but this was a fun read! Plot feels like a kids' story with a bit of mature humor snuck in for the parents.It definitely has that 1950s sci-fi vibe, but there's also a lot of subtle (and not so subtle) poking fun of the race/gender sterotypes of the genre. Betty and Mr. Kiku are clearly the ones running the show here!(Also pleasantly surprised at the number of non-Anglo surnames wandering around the story. It's not plot relevant, but a nice

Star Best landed on my bookshelf after I picked it up at a used book store for less than a dollar. I simply couldn't resist the slightly adorable, eight-legged, dinosaur-creature-thing on the cover. I regret how long it took me to actually start reading this as its highly engaging and enjoyable. I work in the legal field, so Heinlein's use of accurate legal terminology was a pleasure for me to read. I fell in love with Lummox from the first page. His (or her) personality reminded me of Lennie

The current John Thomas Stuart regarded Lummox as a loved family member held in trust by generations. His mother however had a much different opinion of Lummox and planned to get her way through emotional blackmail. Who would win? At this time a representative of an alien nation appears with demands of Earth. Can all this conflict and more be worked out by Mr. Kiku? One custom of this future Earth is slowly coming a reality: the concept that a minor person has rights, that parents do not own