I read it far to early in my life. About 14 or so. definitely loved it.

Funny you mention this–my dad bought me this book at that age. I read it over a couple of days and loved it, but I don't think I really "got it" until I re-read it in my 20s. I've read it three or four times since then. Some beautiful concepts in this book if you can get past the sexism typical of sci-fi novels from this era.

Yeah, it had a big impact on my adolescence, too, and not really in a good way.