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Summary: Really Enjoyed This One
Review: Although a bit predictable at times, this was a very enjoyable read. I don't read too many Sci-Fi novels, but this one had been on my read list for some time. Ender is a great character and I'm anxious to read more in Card's Ender series. This book is appropriate for all ages (minor language stuff is all). It is easy to read and comprehend.
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Summary: Best Book EVER!
Review: My 9th grade English teacher for an upcoming book report first introduced me to this book. It was by far the best book I have ever read in my entire life. I think that it may be classified as a Science Fiction book, but to me the book includes a lot of other aspects of storytelling. It had drama, it had comedy, and everything in between. Orson Scott Card could not have delivered the story any better, expressing that it's extremely difficult to work under extreme conditions.
The story takes place in the future, where aliens (referred to as Bugger's in the book) have invaded earth twice now, and is planning a third visit to wipe out the human race completely. Now I know when first hearing this it seems as if the book would have this sort of Star Wars kind of feel to it, but there is more to it than meets the eye. The story follows a young boy named Ender, who is actually a genius (and a very humble one at that.) He as well as many other 'child geniuses' is drafted into the military to train to become commanders. Their training unsurprisingly represents 'games' in which teams of children battle to be first in the standings. The future of the human race lies in their hands, but it may be too much for Ender to handle.
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Summary: Place your hope in Ender
Review: This book was recommended to me by a fellow Marine, and I was a little leary after thumbing through it, as it initially comes off as a typical sci-fi novel about aliens and space stations. With a little prodding, I started to read it and, to my surprise, I couldn't put it down. Ender's Game hosts allegories to the struggles and sacrifices that unit commanders face to accomplish the mission, and touches on issues of battlefield morality and the psychology of warfare. Written in the third person, it allows the reader to experience the effects of training on a young boy who is pressed into ultra realistic and accelerated training to face an expected threat from a misunderstood and hostile alien race. Any business professional or person who is interested in success topics would enjoy this book. It deals with the pros and cons of winning at all costs and places the reader right in the stress of split-second decisions and intuitive and creative thinking. Highly recommended and a book on the Marine Corps professional reading list.
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Summary: Ender's Game
Review: Ender's Game
By: Orson Scott Card
Reviewed by: D. Kaul
Period: P-1 Andrew (Ender) Wiggin, a boy genius, is chosen to train in Battle School, a floating satellite high above the Earth's orbit. He is the last hope of mankinds' to defeat the "buggers", aliens who have attacked the Earth two times before. Ender is to lead all of the Earth's army against the buggers, trying to wipe them out in an epic tale of survival. He is isolated from the rest of his classmates and put through difficult, almost impossible tests, that take place in the Battle Room. But will the pressure and stress get to Ender, or will he save the Earth from extinction? Read Ender's Game to find out!
I really liked Ender's Game. This book was easy to read but yet hooked me for hours on end. Mr. Card explains subjects and ideas perfectly, and his descriptions produced vivid images in my mind. The story line was futuristic, but still in the realm of reality. It also taught me some things that made sense only after reading it in this book ("But since adults always said it when it was going to hurt, he could count on that statement as an accurate prediction of the future. Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth.")
I disliked this book because some of the concepts weren't really necessary, and some of the ideas could have been made to fit the story line better.
My favorite parts of the book were the battles in the Battle Room. They were so exciting, and it always put Ender in difficult situations. But it was fun to see how he got out of his predicament.
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Summary: The greatist siencficftion book ever written!!!
Review: Hi, my name is Jessica and I am ten. I am a very good reader and I like to read in my head so my dad introduced this book to me. I really love this book but I can't quite explain why. It is intresting and you will never want to let go of it.It takes place in the future and makes you think, will this stuff or stuff like this ever happen in the future? I think that this book is a bit confusing some of the time and it is nice to have someone who has alredy read it there to talk to about it. It does have some volilence but I am glad I read it. Now, about the book. You are only aloud to have to cildren but this one cuple is aloud to have a third because they were going to give a perfect child to the IF to rase as a army to protect earth form some ailens called buggers. There first child, Peter, is to rough, strong and tough, and stuff.There second child, Valentine, was to soft. She was to kind and would give in way to esaliy. They neded someone who was very smart, wich both were, but they also needed someone who was inbetween Peter and Valentine. The third child, Andrew, who gose by Ender, is not to week, to strond, and is very smart. A kid tried to beat him up at school,but ender made him fall to the ground and then he did somthing else becaouse he is smarter then other firtgraders. At the age of 6 he was at battle school and at 7 and a half he was at a army and was no lonnger a lounchy, at the age of 9 he was a commander of a new army. It was the best army ever and he was winning evrybody. Menwhile down on earth his brother was trying to roll the world. He tried to do this by getting himself and his sister fake ieds and they wrote on the nets all over the place. He talked his sister into doing it and then one night at dinner his dad was using some of the lines that she wrote. This book has such good detail and a very good plot and I could write a millon words about it but we can only write 1,000. I don't know where to begin or end this reveiw but there are a cuple of things I do know. THIS BOOK IS GREAT. YOU SHOULD READ IT AND IF YOU DON'T YOU ARE MISSING OUT. I HOPE YOU READ IT AND ENJOY IT.
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Summary: Ender's Game
Review: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is a great book! Once I layed my hand on it I coudn't put it down. This book was the best book I have ever read. What I liked about this particular novel is that It is action packed from start to finish. This book is long but it keeps your attention. Ender was a great character because he was smart and serious, but he still managed to make you laugh. My favorite part was when he was fighting in null gravity. I will always remember the fighting scenes because of the way they were described. Overall I think the ending was perfect. I never expected for it to be this good. But I'm not going to tell you. I leave it to you to read this must read novel.
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Summary: Female College Student from NY
Review: I must admit that I'm not a big sci-fi fan. IMHO, I find that sci-fi authors are typically so in awe of themselves. In general, they get so caught up in the "brilliance" of their world-building that they neglect their own characters. Card's "Ender's Game" gets a 5 from me because the technical mumbo-jumbo plays second fiddle to the development of the main character. As a novice at sci-fi, I could easily understand what was going on in this book without having to resort to reading a companion book on gadgetry and mechanics.
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Summary: Undeniably Genius
Review: Ender's game is a work of genius, and you cannot say otherwise unless you fully read and understand the book. set on a futuristic earth, Card doesnt go on and on about new inventions and years and junk, but subtly lets you know its way in the future by simply mentioning the invasions and advanced conputer desks the children use in school, and the two children rule, in which you soon understand that the world is over populated. Card never writes anything that people wont read, no boring historys or pages of details (and one would think SciFi would need lotsa detail) Its and easy read, with real depth, into human minds and emotions. and its not only about ender, but his siblings, Peter and Valentine, whome i see are rarly mentioned, three genius children who change the world, willingly or not, despite their ages. Its truely sad and deep, but to enjoy it you need to think, Card tells you the story, but you cant just chew it, enjoy it and spit it out, you have to digest it to get the full meaning and understand the stresses of ender, and his limits.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: This book was great. I got it for Christmas. I thought at first i wouldn't like it because it looked like a very farfetched story-line, but once i started reading it I was facinated. Card has mastered the science fiction story by adding believable characters and seemingly real-life problems they face. Although it is kind of complex and has some adult themes (just one accidental murder, but no nudity or anything) it was very interesting I loved it so much i went out and got ender's shadow which was another great buy i would recomend this to ages 14 and up it is a great easy read
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Summary: A Must Read
Review: I am not into Science Fiction myself but I was able to read this book and I am sorry that that book is over. What I liked about the book the most is the developing of the characters. You get really attaced to the people in this book and caught into what is happening to Ender. You must read it if you are a Science Fiction fan but if you are not you should pick it up and give it a try.
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