Friday
- 370
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
In “Friday”, Heinlein sends a genetically engineered heroine through a fractured North America in a light, adventurous novel. Friday is an “artificial person”, stronger and quicker than ordinary people and resented for it, and much of the book is about hiding what she is. The premise seems thin to some readers, and even among those fond of the novel there are some who grant it plenty of faults.
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About the book
Friday is a 1982 science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. It is the story of a female "artificial person", the eponymous Friday, genetically engineered to be stronger, faster, smarter, and generally better than normal humans. Artificial humans are widely resented, and much of the story deals with Friday's struggle both against prejudice and to conceal her enhanced attributes from other humans. The story is set in a Balkanized 21st century, in which the nations of the North American continent have been split up into a number of smaller states.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.1 across 120 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 45% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 15 | 13% |
| Hardcover | 7.0 | 105 | 88% |
Frequently asked
How long is Friday?
It has 370 pages — shorter than 66% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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