|
by: Robert A. Heinlein
Amazon.com's Price: $7.99 Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345309884
ISBN: 034530988X
Label: Del Rey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: July 12, 1983
Publisher: Del Rey
Release Date: July 12, 1983
Sales Rank: 175700
Studio: Del Rey
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Engineered from the finest genes, and trained to be a secret courier in a future world, Friday operates over a near-future Earth, where chaos reigns. Working at Boss's whimsical behest she travels from far north to deep south, finding quick, expeditious solutions as one calamity after another threatens to explode in her face....
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - When's the last time a science-fiction novel constantly reminded you to pay your Mastercard bill?
Basically a character study of the title character as opposed to a ripping SF yarn starring that character, "Friday" combines old Heinlein (a tough, semi-fascist story setting, some military set pieces) with new Heinlein (a sympathetic view of the benefits of free love in all its forms). The novel presents a series of episodes where we see the saucy yet sensitive, skilled but modest Artifical Person known mainly as "Friday" confront a variety of personal and professional challenges.
A ... Read More
Rating:  - The Original Terminator...
This is possibly Heinlein's BEST work. Think of the character Summer Glau portrays on Terminator, and add some Human qualities. I have always wondered why it is not made into a movie...
This book ROCKS...!
Rating: - Heinlein was not very well at the time and it shows
I rated "Friday" a three star story. I think I have read all of Heinlein's fiction and this is the story that I was most disappointed in reading. I wish that it was less dark. At the time, Heinlein was in a pessimistic and depressed state of mind. This shows more strongly in his nonfictional writings during this time. I am not certain but I believe Heinlein was not very well at the time and it shows.
I wish Heinlein had held off sending this story to his publisher. When he was doing ... Read More
Rating:  - No TGIF Here
Unlike most SF readers, I have never been a Heinlein fan. I hadn't read him since being scared off by "Time Enough for Love" 20 years ago. But hey, I thought, I'm older now, I should give RAH a second chance. I'm sad to report, though, that Friday did nothing to sway my opinion.
The main problem with Friday (the novel) is that it lacks a coherent story line. Friday (the character) is an artificial person, a kick-*ss courier for a shadowy organization run by "The Boss." When the book starts, ... Read More
Rating: - Revisiting Friday
I first gave Friday an admittedly cursory reading nearly twenty years ago and set it aside unfinished. In retrospect, that has turned out to have been a bit of good luck.
Returning to it recently gave me the opportunity to once again experience Heinlein's voice in previously unread material. Although this isn't as clear and focused as Heinlein's best work, it is good solid read.
|
