It was written in the 1950s. It is well written. You feel like you are watching a movie instead of struggling with someone's prose. The one thing that I think he got wrong was the water. Water is stored in large water tanks that are gravity fed. He said the water stopped when the electricity stopped. I think the water would stop when the tank runs dry. The main character has an underground well that he gets water from. I would think that would require a pump that would require electricity. Other than that it seemed very realistic. There are many good lessons.