Wondeful Play on the Body Snatcher Theme

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	• Robert Heinlein B--Puppet Masters Robert A. Heinlein Del Rey Books, 1990 average customer review:based on 2 reviews
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Wondeful Play on the Body Snatcher Theme

When I read this novel back in the 1960s, I was struck how it played on the anti-communist paranoia of the 1950s. Written in 1951, it tells of the story of aliens who take over human bodies, and there is no way to tell friend from foe--except by looking at a person's bare back. The only defense is to shoot anyone wearing a shirt (man or woman).

Highly recommended, and it's a story that will stick in your mind.
If you haven't read Heinlein, you are in for a treat.

Beware of Hunched People!

When I was a teenager, Robert A. Heinlein was one of my favorite authors. Time had passed by, but still I love some of his books. "The Puppet Masters" is one of them.

This book was published in 1951 when the Cold War was raging. That cultural background greatly influences the story. As I pointed out in other reviews, books and films of the period allude the frightful issue of: "They are LIKE us but they are NOT us. They are DANGEROUS to us", as in the films "The Thing from another World" (1951), "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956) or "I Married a Monster from Outer Space" (1958).

The story focuses on an alien invasion that expands all around the world with unimaginable speed. Sam and Mary are agents of an ultra secret Security Agency under the control of the Old Man who have a direct link to the President.
Both agents go to investigate and after discovering what's up, a fast paced adventure starts.
Alien parasites take control of human beings by the expedient of attaching themselves to the back of the host. The first frightful issue to overcome is how to distinguish friend from foes. Then, the Government has to implement some defense against them, that include a "bare backs" politic. Finally our heroes try to find the source and origin of the invasion.

At this height of his career, Heinlein was more centered in the action than in political or social speculation, as he develops in later books, with uneven success.

I recommend this book to all sci-fi lovers and those who enjoy adrenalin charged adventures.
Reviewed by Max Yofre.

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