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oleksandr 's review for:
Farmer in the Sky
by Robert A. Heinlein
I’ve read this book in Russian translation some 25+ years ago and now re-read the original. I enjoyed the novel then and I liked it now. While today I can clearly see the severe censorship the author met in his juveniles, which are quite unlike either modern YA books or his own works for more mature audience, it is great how he overcome it to preach his vision on how a man (they are mostly for boys after all) should behave – honest, helping, independent and self-reliant.
The story takes place on overpopulated Earth, from which the protagonist and his family moves to the moon of Jupiter, Ganymede to settle a farm there. There is a lot of edu-tainment, Heinlein style, a bit of hand-waving technology to advance the plot and, as usual for RAH, a lot of adventure in space and on the planet.
Honestly, I cannot state that this is the best Heinlein’s juvenile, there are a few I’d prefer, but it is quite solid if you like the author or have a nostalgia about good old SF, with not much sex and gore.
The story takes place on overpopulated Earth, from which the protagonist and his family moves to the moon of Jupiter, Ganymede to settle a farm there. There is a lot of edu-tainment, Heinlein style, a bit of hand-waving technology to advance the plot and, as usual for RAH, a lot of adventure in space and on the planet.
Honestly, I cannot state that this is the best Heinlein’s juvenile, there are a few I’d prefer, but it is quite solid if you like the author or have a nostalgia about good old SF, with not much sex and gore.