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Title: Not one of Heinlein's best
Review: I am a fan of Heinlein's books and normally have nothing but praise for his writing as well as his expressed philosophy. "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress" and "Starship Troopers" are perfect examples of what I mean, both in style as well as philosophy. "Cat" starts out well enough, promising to be a sequel to "Moon" in style and storyline. But then Heinlein goes astray. His dialog tends to get lost in meaningless, erudite chatter that does nothing but camouflage the action. The plot has many loose ends that are never explained or tied into the story. The motivation of his characters is weak or non-existent and he gets lost in his late-years philosophy of "free sex with everyone and shame for none". By the end of the book, I was asking myself why I had read it - or at least finished it. I was very disappointed.
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