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Wish I had read this as a 12 yr old. It would have been wonderful. At 40, while I really appreciated reading this classic, and certainly can see why it's so loved and lauded, I thought that in the context of modern science fiction writing, it left a lot to be desired. Really, my feeling there is about the writing. The story is fantastic--for that alone, it's really worth reading. But the prose, to me, was pretty uninspiring--wooden. The characters and dialog also felt formulaic and less polished
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A book that many call the best sci-fi of all time. While I don't agree, it is a fantastic, easy to read book about a boy genius wrapped up in an intergalactic war.
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