I think calling this Science Fiction is not specific enough. It is highly acclaimed and has been for a very long time, but this classification may have been part of what kept me from reading it. I've had a love/hate relationship with SciFi in my lifetime, but have always enjoyed Fantasy. I believe this is a Space Fantasy. Of course it is childish--it is for children--but it is also mind expanding, and therefore, excellent for children (and maybe me.) Probably my quibbling with genre is picky, because, since it was classified, a huge body of knowledge about space has been accrued...
I have now begun Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Themes of class exploitation, friendship, and gentle enjoyment of ones culture, as well as growing up make up this book. I am already into the characters of the two fathers and their backgrounds.
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