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Summary: Oh my.
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In my meager nineteen years of existence, I have somehow managed to read a hell of a lot of books. Out of all those books - horror, non fiction, scifi/fantasy - only Ender's Game has exceeded my expectations. I've read all the hype, again and again, and so I finally sat down to read the book. Again and again.I'm not even a fast reader, for God's sake. Not to mention that I have a very limited patience while reading. And yet, somehow, I read Ender's Game twice in one sitting. (Where's the 6th star, anyway?) While the concepts in the Ender's series *are* somewhat unique, they're not 100% original, nor are they entirely spectacular.... Aliens threaten earth, and the government establishes a battle school program to prepare genius children in the ways of intergalactic war. Simple enough, but that's not what makes this book my all-time favorite. Also, there's not a lot of symbolism, and the style Card writes in is plain and direct, not flowery. But this simplicity is precisely why I love reading Card. (I also recently read Enchantment. I highly recommend that as well). This simplicity in writing is what makes Ender's Game "stick." I read it last spring and now that spring is around again, I'm finding myself having flashbacks from the story, remembering the most minor details. Not to mention that its simplicity makes it accessible to all reading ages. What really hit me, though, was the conclusion. Oh my. I remember reading the last twenty pages the first time around, thinking to myself, "Ok, this ending looks like it's about to fall flat on its..." and then, BAM, it struck me right when I least expected it - at the absolute end of the book. All the loose ends were tied up firmly (although I must admit, I found myself re-reading the conclusion a few times over just to make sure I didn't miss anything), and then the book was finished. There was barely enough room for anti-climax. The only real drawback I can find with this book is that, by reading it, your standards will shoot past the clouds. Once I read Ender's Game, I found myself getting disappointed with the rest of the books out there. Ah, it used to be so easy to find a book that impressed me... ps: The rest of the Enders books are EXCELLENT. None of them are nearly as quick-paced as Ender's Game, and occasionally they trudge along, but they expound on the main storyline wonderfully. All the details fit together smugly, in the end. My highest recommendations.
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Summary: The Greatest Book Ever Written!
Review: In my humble opinion, which probably does not mean much to YOU. But this is by far the greatest book ever written. Well maybe not ever written. But it rides along the top with J.R.R Tolkein's 'Lord of The Rings' and 'The hobbit', and Ian Flemings Bond Set. I first read this book about 5 years ago, when I was 11 years old. This book set up for me an entirely new perspecetive of the world. I have annually read this book along with the rest of the Quartet(Speaker of The Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the mind), in addition I also began reading the new saga; Bean's saga, which includes 'Ender's Shadow' and 'Shadow of the Hegemon'. Ender's Game, written in 1977 and still around today. Has changed the lives of many people and changed the way they have thought. The author has spoke of making a movie for this great book, and imagin how many books that were god enough for a movie. The reason as to why it was not made a movie 20 some odd years ago is because it would have graphically ... . But now with today's technology this book can be turned into one of the greatest movies of our time. Just look at 'The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring,' which was another of the greatest books ever written has now become a motion picture magic. It Keeps the reader awake, it keeps the reader alert, putting the reader in Edner Wiggin's shoes, in order to see what Ender see, in order to go through what Ender goes through. Verstehen is the German word meaning to put oneself in someone else's shoes. With an ending like no other. This four book set series wrote by Orson Scott Card will take you to stars and back again. It will take you to the Battle School, will take you to the Bugger homeworld, and all the while you will be in your chair or in your bed reading one of the greatest books ever written. Ender's Game, a book like no other.
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Summary: The Greatest Book Ever Written!
Review: ...this is by far the greatest book ever written. Well maybe not ever written. But it rides along the top with J.R.R Tolkein's 'Lord of The Rings' and 'The hobbit', and Ian Flemings Bond Set. I first read this book about 5 years ago, when I was 11 years old. This book set up for me an entirely new perspecetive of the world. I have annually read this book along with the rest of the Quartet(Speaker of The Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the mind), in addition I also began reading the new saga; Bean's saga, which includes 'Ender's Shadow' and 'Shadow of the Hegemon'. Ender's Game, written in 1977 and still around today. Has changed the lives of many people and changed the way they have thought. The author has spoke of making a movie for this great book, and imagin how many books that were god enough for a movie. The reason as to why it was not made a movie 20 some odd years ago is because it would have graphically [stunk]. But now with today's technology this book can be turned into one of the greatest movies of our time. Just look at 'The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring,' which was another of the greatest books ever written has now become a motion picture magic. It Keeps the reader awake, it keeps the reader alert, putting the reader in Edner Wiggin's shoes, in order to see what Ender see, in order to go through what Ender goes through. Verstehen is the German word meaning to put oneself in someone else's shoes. With an ending like no other. This four book set series wrote by Orson Scott Card will take you to stars and back again. It will take you to the Battle School, will take you to the Bugger homeworld, and all the while you will be in your chair or in your bed reading one of the greatest books ever written. Ender's Game, a book like no other.
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Summary: the best book ever written
Review: The book, Ender's Game, gave me confidence in things that I didn't think that I could do. It encouraged me and it told me never to give up no matter what, to always try my hardest. Ender's Game is a terrific book written by Orson Scott Card. It is about a boy, Ender Wiggin, who goes to Battle School (located in space). The purpose of Battle School was to separate and train military geniuses to fight the Buggers (an alien race) but the battles at Battle School, aren't really battles but games. Ender Wiggin is the greatest soldier in Battle School history. He has great leadership and respect. Ender Wiggin is the best of the best. Time is running out. Will the human race continue?
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Summary: Outstanding! A truly great sci-fi book!
Review: A friend of mine gave me this book to read. I was hesitant at first because I have read many a disappointing sci-fi novels. I've found that many of them get caught up in the image and ideas of the future and the technology and tend to ignore the characters. But "Enders Game" was different. I loved this book. I truly cared about Ender and the people around him. What a great story. I highly recommend it!!!! ...
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Summary: This is one of the best books ever.
Review: Ender's Game, By Orson Scott Card, is a bestseller! The book Ender's Game is a complex science fiction book for the enthusiastic reader. I am not an enthusiastic reader. Within 10 pages Card hooked me with his book. While most people believe that this book is amazing, i believe it is stupendous. Ender is a genius boy with a genius family at age 8. He off to battle school where he prepare to fight a battle against a race of bugs that will attack Earth in a third invasion. The book brings added depth to warfare in that it puts a 3-dimentional view of the battlefield just like an airplace dogfight. As the story progresses the level of action, interest, and mystery continues to grow. I couldn't put this book down. The book ends in a thrilling climactic way and questions. It questions our very grip on reality and helps us define who we are as a people and as a species.
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Summary: Wow! What a story.
Review: I wanted to select a science fiction piece for my book club and chose Ender's Game becuase of it average customer rating. Not only did the entire group enjoy it, but we discussed it for more than 2 hours which is by far a record for us. I have since then read Speaker for the Dead and Xenocide and am now beginning Children of the Mind. I highly recommend this book and the others in the series. Orson Scott Card will keep you glued to the pages and leave you wanting more.
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Summary: What A Book!!!!!!
Review: You always liked those books you could never put down eh? Those ones sooo exciting, you just never want it to end? Well, I'm telling you this is one of those books! I have read it 7 times, yes, 7 times! Orson Scott Card is an awesome book writer, and im telling you, that you should get Ender's Game. Its about a boy, named "Andrew Wiggin"(Everyone calls him Ender) who was born specificly to be sent up to battles school to save the world from the terrifying "Buggers"(What the humans call the aleans) who attecked them twice and newarly wiped the human race out.
Now Ender must train to become the savior of the Human Race, even though he doesnt quite know that at first.
If you want a book, i HIGHLY recomend you buy this one! It is My
Equally Favorite book with another one of the "Ender Saga", called "Enders Shadow".
Enders Game = AWESOME!!!
Speaker For The Dead = Not So Great
Xenocide = So Bad i didnt get past the 100th page!!
Enders Shadow = AWESOME!!!
Shadow of the Hegemon = Great!! The others i didnt bother reading. You really have to get Enders Game, Enders Shadow, and Shadow of the Hegemon if you like Science Fiction!!!!! Laterz . .
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Summary: Work Of Art!!
Review: ... It's by far the greatest novel I've ever read in my favorite genre. Unlike most sci-fi books, ENDER'S GAME has so many emotions in it to keep you reading and picturing the characters. It was published in 1977, and I read it in 2001, but I still think it's a great book. It won the Hugo award in 1986, and the Nebula award in 1985. It's more for 12 to 13 year olds because of it's difficult words and concepts, but I loved it.
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Summary: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Review: A good mix of action and storytelling is what makes this a great book. It was the first time that I had read a book by Orson Scott Card. He has a very descriptive style of writing. It has so much detail, that you actually see the story in your brain, like a movie. Some books don't give enough elaboration, so it is hard to get a clear idea of what is going on. It is even possible for a book to give too much elaboration, which makes all of the things the book says get confused in your head, but Orson Scott Card gives just the right amount. The story is interesting and hard to put down. In the story, Ender gets taken away to a military school when he is young. I felt sorry for him, because he is tormented by the other boys. He also doesn't like the teachers, because they are trying to control his life. I'm going to stop right here so I don't give away any more of the story. You should start reading this book when you don't have to do anything for a while, so you don't have to stop reading. It's pure torture if you have to stop, because you will be thinking about the book and won't be able to concentrate on what you are doing. I would definitely recommend this book for school projects and leisure reading alike. It is especially good if you put assignments off in school. You won't be able to stop reading, and before you know it, you're done.
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