The Puppet Masters - Robert A. Heinlein Book Review

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The Puppet Masters are here! These evil parasites from a certain moon in our solar system have came to Earth in their flying-saucers, and starting to take control of human beings by sitting on their backs and somehow operating their brains! They cannot survive more than two minutes without some kind of a host to control (by the way, it doesn't have to be human...). Our hero, an agent in a US secret agency, is selected along with few others to try and understand the aliens, and combat them if possible. Meanwhile, more and more aliens are coming, more and more territories are falling under their control! Could the human race, the pentagon and the secret agency save the world from the alien menace? (once again?)
Dimitri Melamoud, Resident Scholar

The Earth is attacked by an invasion of pancake monsters
who attach themselves to the backs of people and take
over their minds. A lot of people get taken over before
a super-secret agency catches on, and humanity has to
try to figure out how to stop this subtle invasion before
everyone is taken over.
Steve, Resident Scholar

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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%

Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
If an invasion, from Earth/human POV: - subtle invasion (mind control, lookalikes)
War or Invasion Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - spy
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - An "It". - an entire race
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind control
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount - an above average amount
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Earth setting: - near future (later in 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
How much dialogue? - mostly dialog

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