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The Door Into Summer - Robert A. Heinlein Book Review

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"Jackleg Time Travel. Not a practical method of time travel. "
Philip A. Petmecky, Resident Robert A. Heinlein Scholar

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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Time Travel: - largely forwards/future - largely backwards/past
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - destined love (dream or prediction)
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - unraveling a conspiracy
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Time Travel story? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - scientist - engineer
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

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

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed - some scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript - little dialog
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