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Rocketship Galileo - Robert A. Heinlein Book Review

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Review Summary
Heinlein's first Juvenile. Later loosely made into movie, "Destination Moon'. First trip to Moon; but turn out others there first.

Philip A. Petmecky, Resident Scholar

A scientist takes a bright group of young boys under his wings and together they build a spaceship to take them to a moon. But sabotage delays their launch, and when they get to the moon, they find an unpleasant surprise awaiting them.
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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - unraveling a conspiracy - finding a spy/saboteur
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - method of transportation
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - scientist - engineer
Age: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male - an organization
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Space, need spacesuit
Spaceship setting: - primative (present, near future) human spaceship
Planet outside solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a moderate amount of scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - mostly dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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