Yes, I had the same inkling.
Checklist for the text:
- lack of profanity
- lack of sex scenes (mostly, and when present, referred to obliquely)
- young protagonists
- “coming of age” theme
- lots of references to schools, teachers, lessons, classes, students, learning (calca), proofs, examinations
- adventures
Indeed yes.
One thing I liked doing was putting Anathem on the car audio when it was my turn to drive in the parent-carpool hauling kids around.
Yo: keep Austin weird.
