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I was just in high school (1964) when I discovered Stranger at the bookmobile. It was my first Heinlein, if you can believe that, and it felt pretty life-changing. I kept it out long past the due date to let my best friend read it, and I vividly remember the first time I encountered someone who'd read it independently, which was something of an epiphany. Within a couple of years EVERYBODY had read it and it was being taught in lit classes, and a lot of the shine had worn off, but for a while there it was almost religious. Hey - I was 15. It took a while to get some perspective.

So while I can't go along with the Heinlein-is-god camp, I can't endorse the Heinlein-is-Hitler school of thought either. He was just this guy, you know? Who sort of changed my life.