I don't know how I'd managed to never read this book before - I understand a lot of people end up reading it for school but I guess none of my teachers ever chose it. So I'd heard it was great but didn't have a real idea of what to expect.
First of all, I thought it was great that the story took place in Labrador. I don't think I have ever in my life read the name Labrador in a piece of fiction before, and it's not a place you generally come across in everyday life anyway. Poor Labradorians. I bet every school-age kid there has read this; if only for the novelty of actually seeing their province represented somewhere. Anyway, it struck me as random but cool. Though not so obscure as Labrador, the same theme applies to New Zealand as it appears in the novel. A seemingly odd choice of a saving grace that makes perfect sense in the context of the world as it is portrayed in the story.
The story itself is brief and moves along quickly, with everything coming to a rapid climax and the ending tying up neatly. A good, straightforward novel that I really enjoyed. Classic science fiction is awesome science fiction.
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