" A friend gave me a stack of books to read. I took the thinnest book to get started: Rocket Ship Galileo. I can understand how it might have been a favorite of his as a kid, written in 1947 before the moon landing. I can imagine my friend dreaming of being an astronaut as a kid and wishing he had a mentor like Doc, who would support him on a wild adventure to the moon; it is in that respect I can enjoy the book, reading through my friend's eyes, but not for the book itself. I had a very hard time buying the initial premise of the story and really from that point, reading became a chore. I managed to get to page 136. The story aims for hard SF stripped of everything, a sort of Hardy Boys SF. The characters were nothing more than stick figures to me. I found it very hard to keep reading especially after "Geewillickers!" I have to add that I'm not a fan of Robert Heinlein, but my friend is. He's determined to change my mind or at least broaden it. I'm very open to reading something outside of my favorites. I often find that there is something to like in everyone's favorite something, even if it's just a little bit like Doc's mentor relationship in Rocket Ship Galileo. "
— Robin, 2/4/2014