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Old 11-22-2016, 08:46 AM   #88
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
I don't know that one can accurately claim that incest was the theme of Time Enough for Love. It played a role, to be sure, but it's not as if it was the driving force behind the entire narrative. For those who found it distasteful or shocking, it's likely that that's just what they recall most vividly.
A theme doesn't have to be the driving force behind the entire narrative. Many works have multiple themes. It didn't offend me, I simply noted that the element was there in Time Enough For Love, as well.

Time Enough for Love was the last Heinlein book (chronologically) the I bought way back when.
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