For us, the living

3.4 avg 3755 votes 357 reviews 1750 want to read

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SciFi - Originally written in 1938-9 but never published, RAH's first novel is a raw work filled with themes used throughout his career. Perry Nelson, a Navy flier, is killed in an auto accident in 1938; he awakens in 2086 and spends the novel contrasting reality of 1938 with the semi-utopian 2086.

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3.4/5 · 3755 readers · 263 pages · ≈ 4 h 52 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read For us, the living?

About ≈ 4 h 52 m — 263 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mFor us, the living~4 h 52 m

How many pages is For us, the living?

263 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320For us, the living263

What genre is For us, the living?

It sits on the Fiction shelves.

Is For us, the living in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote For us, the living?

Robert A. Heinlein.

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