The description of this book focuses on the twins, but Castor and Pollux are nothing without the support of their family-and what a supportive family it is. Oh and flat cats, which are best described as, well, tribbles, but flatter.
From Captain to Doctor, to grandmother, to daughter, to entrepreneurial twins, and a determined little boy with typical little boy stubborness. I've come to adore Heinlein's dry sense of humour, which often appears in one or two characters in his books, but here, we have a whole family of smartasses.
Oddly enough, it's also a true example of real family values, for when you're a Stone, your family is your highest priority.The easiest way to describe this book is that it's an amusing family road trip. This lighthearted tale has some of Heinlein's sassiest dialogueâ?not to mention the famous flatcats incident. Oddly enough, it's also a true example of real family values, for when you're a Stone, your family is your highest priority. Before long they are headed for the furthest reaches of the stars, with stops on Mars, some asteroids, Titan, and beyond. It all starts when the twins decide that life on the lunar colony is too dull and buy their own spaceship to go into business for themselves. Join the Stone twins as they connive, cajole, and bamboozle their way across the solar system in the company of the most high-spirited and hilarious family in all of science fiction. Of course, anyone who's met their grandmother Hazel would know they came by it honestly.
Even so, it's clear that Castor and Pollux Stone both have "Trouble" written in that spot on their birth certificates. It doesn't seem likely for twins to have the same middle name. One of Heinlein's best-loved works, The Rolling Stones follows the rollicking adventures of the Stone family as they tour the solar system.
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