I’m guessing the people who liked it as adults didn’t grow up reading lots of scifi so it seems more original and fresh to them. I’ve been a big scifi guy since I was in grade school. The book is full of tropes and they felt stale to me by the time I was graduating high school.
I haven’t read Enders Game since about 1991. I still read through most of the Heinlein juveniles every few years although some have aged worse than others.
I’m guessing the people who liked it as adults didn’t grow up reading lots of scifi so it seems more original and fresh to them. I’ve been a big scifi guy since I was in grade school. The book is full of tropes and they felt stale to me by the time I was graduating high school.
I haven’t read Enders Game since about 1991. I still read through most of the Heinlein juveniles every few years although some have aged worse than others.