The Ice People

I first read this back in high school and found it an eye opener, 1 page in particular. I'm glad I was able to find it again to revisit that page to see what a more mature me would think of it.

I find the overall structure of the sentences a bit immature [how old was the author at that time? was this their first book?], the mixing of the storylines a bit confusing, and that 1 page still fascinating!

The overall story of the older race I found intriguing when comparing it to today's technology, and the differences between the 2 countries mentioned, similar to the differences of the US's politics today. I also enjoyed how the final situation circled around, leaving nothing for the current peoples to benefit from in pretty much every aspect whether on premise or watching on the tv.

I wonder how much of the overall discontent of the current peoples was a result of the author being in Europe during the middle of the Cold War when the threat of nuclear destruction seemed inevitable?