Methuselah's Children by Robert A. Heinlein
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Re-read.

Lazarus Long! The first time he shows up in a novel, and he has a huge role. All about the Howard Foundation and how the general populous turned against the long-lived people, and their aftermath.

Honestly, the kind of reactionary movement against them seems downright MILD compared to the things we've seen in RL. Perfectly understandable, and I think they got off EASY for just being different.

Fun novel, and fascinating to see not just one, but two alien species, two attempted colonies, and a return to Earth. This is some old-school sci-fi in the most adventuresome of traditions.

It's also a product of its times. You know, early sixties--where men are real men, women are real women, and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri are real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri. Not that it matters all that much. The adventure is still adventure and there wasn't much to complain about.

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