Hehe. I'm not quite done yet, but I, too, find myself mentally comparing what my reaction to this book as a teenager would have been ... compared to what I think now. And it's essentially the same picture.

Having finished it last night, I agree with most of what you wrote with a couple differences. The worst difference is that at age 12, I'd have gone for Rohan!

What, no C: "Grab the gun, then roll him over into the quicksand and run like hell." ?