content: This is a really enjoyable book and parts of it are as impactful as it must have been when it was new. I liked the format of telling the story through letters, articles, and journal entries -- it gave the entire thing a wonderful flow.I will admit that towards the end the moralizing and religion began to seem a little tedious -- it just didn't age well. However, the characters, story, and writing were strong enough to support the parts that were a little harder to take.