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Space Cadet

Name: Space Cadet
Author: Robert A. Heinlein

by Robert A. Heinlein

1948•Science fiction•242 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionadventureteenfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearbig & variedempowerment/personal growthall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Open Library rating

4.3 / 5

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About This Book

A young man reports for the final tests for appointment as a cadet in the Interplanetary Patrol, survives the tests, studies in the school ship, and goes on a regular Patrol vessel and encounters danger on Venus.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionAdventureTeenEmpowerment/personal growthAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Science fictionJuvenile fictionAmerican Science fictionSpace warfare

Details

Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Published: 1948
Pages: 242
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Source: Open Library

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