I tend to not appreciate fiction. I read a lot of brain candy as a child, but one day in my early teens I picked up this book.1) I met William F. Buckley, Jr.2) I saw revolutionaries from a different angle.3) I developed a desire to read books with substance.4) I was innoculated against Steinbeck.It's engaging fiction that young people can enjoy. Let them get a little bit of this perspective before their pinko profs get them.