Philipp Pixel hat Islands in the sky von Arthur C. Clarke besprochen (A Signet book -- 451-J9823.)
When young Roy Malcolm won the Aviation Quiz Contest, the sponsor, World Airways, never dreamed …
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A smug 16 year old boy outwitted a TV station by his sheer knowledge about space and technology. He gets shot into space to a space station. Then he gets back to earth. The end, no emotions. The sheer sexism unfold over the whole book as the only mentioned woman is the boy's sassy world-traveler mom yearning for her home state Montana. (Seriously?)
Clarke conveys absolutely no emotion however weird and dangerous the boy's adventures seem.