83 of 89 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Don't get me wrong: I'm a big fan of Heinlein's. However..., January 20, 2001
This book is merely an excerpt of two "interludes" from the novel *Time Enough For Love*. While I enjoy many of these quotes, there is not a single "new" one in here. They are *all* reprints from that novel.
Save yourself a few bucks and buy the novel, instead. You get all of the quotes contained within "Notebooks", plus an entire story to go with 'em!
I gave this three stars. Heinlein, in general, gets a higher rating from me than that, but this isn't a complete book .
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
1/2 Price Knockoff, November 29, 2004
This review is from: The Notebooks of Lazarus Long (Future History) (Paperback)
The only reason this gets even 3 stars is because of Henlein's prose. The REAL "Notebooks of Lazarus Long" is a beautifully illuminated coffe-table book produced by D.F Vassalo, using Heinlein's prose and some truly beautiful marginal illustrations. It is currenly out-of-print, but I saw a first-edition one on ebay going for $1500. I count myself extremely fortunate to own a couple of copies of this - I scarfed up a dozen when it first came out. Original cover-price $7.95. I used to give them away to deserving individuals, but when I got down to 3 copies I stopped doing that. If you can find a 'real' copy at a price that doesn't break you, buy it. This, unfortunately, isn't it...
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
N.B.L.L. great insights on life, government, religion..., August 28, 1997
If you like to think and impress your friends with intelligent sounding quotes, this book is great. I realize that one does not normally associate a book of philosophical quotations with a fictitious character, however __The Notebooks of Lazarus Long__ is such a book. Robert A. Heinlein's character, Lazarus Long, has appeared in many of his books. Though unsuccessfully, as some of the books are out of print, I have tried to follow the "life" if this most extraordinary man.
Bluntly put Lazarus is the product of genetic engineering. He is the fortunate owner of a special set of chromosomes which, with copious amounts of advanced medical help, enable him, at last count, to live to be over three-thousand years old. (Some have even speculated that he is immortal, though I do not hold that opinion. He could die if he so chose but has not done so yet.) With so many years of life experience Lazarus Long accumulated notebooks of observations on the human character and general life-"You live and learn. Or you don't live long."
All of the material of The Notebooks of Lazarus Long was first found in his collection of memoirs, __Time Enough for Love__. With the help of Justin Foote the 45th, Chief Archivist, Howard Foundation, and the sentient super-computer, Minerva, Lazarus documented many of his exploits from his birth in 1916 to the time of the book about 4272. By sharing his stories with the eager audience of his descendents and Minerva, a story emerges. As with any aged grandfather recalling his past, Long frequently remembers advice to the young and stored these maxims in a special section of Minerva's memory-his notebooks.
Graciously illuminated by D.F. Vassallo some years later (or is it earlier? Time travel does confuse me so!) __The Notebooks of Lazarus Long__ are an enlightening testament to human nature and a thought provoking mix of laughter and philosophy. Lazarus shares some good advice.
"Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards."
But, I will leave that one up to the reader.<P
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