Title: Is this SF? Well, it's a good read, anyway
Product review: The young protagonist of this book leaves Earth to teach English (the only official language for dealing with Earth itself, which is portrayed as an high-handed superpower) on a remote planet inhabithed by a weird human/squid race.I believe that the author choose a SF setting to (thinly) disguise his criticism of current political and cultural issues. In a sense the novel is very similar to novels (or non fiction books) about americans (or western men in general) who spend some time in Japan, teaching English and trying to adjust to a very different culture (like "Ransom" or "Angry White Pyjamas").Just don't read it for the Science in "Science Fiction"; it would probably disappoint you.Apart from this, I found it funny and touching, and the author surely has a vivid imagination.
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