I first read this book when I was about 11 or 12 years old, so I suppose I could easily relate to the characters back then. I've been quite nostalgic about this book for the last decade or so, and I finally decided to track it down and re-read it at the age of 33. I guess at this age I expect characters in novels to be a bit more rounded out, the descriptions a bit richer. This is not an exceptional book, but still enjoyable enough to read. I think teenagers of this decade would laugh at the computer terminology used, and the pop culture references are hilariously dated now - remember the "Agadoo" song?!

Four stars from my 12-year-old self, but more like 2 stars if I had read it for the first time now.

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Just finished reading Space Demons to my kids, aged 8 and nearly-11. They are probably a bit young for it, but they mostly liked it, and I enjoyed reading it to them. 4 stars this time.