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Summary: Ender's Game
Review: This book is the coolest sci-fi book ever. It reminds me of Harry Potter, becsue of the scientific profile and how he is the underdog but rises up to the occasion. I have to say, this is by far the best book I have read.
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Summary: One of those books I read over and over and over...
Review: I have to say that after 15 years of reading fantasy/sci fi, Ender's Game and its parallel novel Ender's Shadow are my two favorite books in the world. The buggers are a formidble opponent for humans because of their intelligence and similarity to the people of earth. Ender is a cute little kid...who becomes the mankind's last hope of salvation. Need I say more? I have read this book probably a dozen times, and I always cry at the end when they tell him...never mind, I won't give it away for those of you who haven't read it. All I'll say is, if you have even the slightest interest in science fiction or stories about remarkable children, Ender's Game is an absolute must read. Furthermore, if you read Game and enjoyed it, pick up the parallel novel, Ender's Shadow. Same stoy, Bean's perspective (this will make sense when/if you read Ender's Game). Thoroughly wonderful, you will enjoy every page.
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Summary: Well-written, but......
Review: This is good. OSC did a great job and he's surely one of the best SF authers of the time. BUT I can't say it would be anyone's taste. This book is.....well, somewhat, 'tricky'. Before buying this book with all 5 stars recommendation, please think about these 3 questions.
1. Have you ever read any other OSC's books?
(If yes, try it)
2. Do you like KIDS?
(If you think today's teenagers are too 'adult-like' and don't like that thought, this book wouldn't be the best choice)
3. Which do you like more, The Forever war or Starship Troopers?
(Mixed, but I personally prefer from FW to ST.)
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Summary: Getting Hooked on Ender's Game
Review: Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game is a action packed, fast paced science fiction novel for those who love a great read! I loved this book for two reasons. First of all, I couldn't put it down! From the fist paragraph to the last, Orson Scott Card had me hooked! The pace of the book kept me so intrigued wondering what would happen next that I had to keep reading! I don't think this is the type of novel one could start and then never finish. I also enjoyed this book because the plot isn't the typical plot of books I've read before. Boy genius, Andrew Wiggin, or "Ender" as they call him, has been born for the task of saving the world from the alien buggers. At six years old he enters battle school and begins preparation for the bugger war. At battle school Ender excels in simulation games of battles and is quickly promoted to higher levels in his training. However being the best of the best at this school doesn't make it easy on Ender. He has to learn to overcome his fears and realize that the world depends on him to save the human race from extinction. Certain passages are sure to make your heart race while others could encourage a tear or two. This is a great book and I highly recommend it for anyone who loves a good book that's hard to put down!
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Summary: ender's game
Review: The buggers, an alien civilization, is at war with humans. The buggers have attacked the human planet twice and almost killed them. The humans, to survive, have started to breed genius and started to train them for the war. Ender Wiggin, a genius among geniuses, is going through intense training to save the human species. His training, not surprising, starts of as games. As he goes on through his training, the main officers at the academy intensified to assure the survival of the human race.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I just read this book (2001) because a friend told me it was a classic. I must say I was quite disappointed. This book was written circa 1977, and for the late '70s and even the '80s it must no doubt have been a stunning achievement. The talk of 'nets (much like today's internet) and the ideas on anti-gravity, etc. are very good for that time. But after the 1990's I think this would be a hard book to appreciate, unless you're reading it for it's "classic" status.Much of the disappointment resulted from the story-telling itself. The main character is perfect in every way. The entire book tells of different challenges Ender Wiggins faces, quickly analyzes and conquers, and moves on to the next similar challenge. Maybe it's because I read this book right after enjoying the MODERN story-telling prowess of George R.R. Martin's latest book (Storm of Swords), I found Ender's story rather boring. I had read somewhere that it had a surprise near the end, but when I got there, I didn't really care, and it was a lame surprise anyway. If the book had any interesting parts, it was not Ender's story, which is most of the book, but the short chapter on his brother Peter and sister Valentine, who are much more complex characters. The last chapter was also a little interesting. All in all, it seems to me this book is a little out-of-date. It still would be excellent reading for younger kids, with it's constantly positive outcomes and pre-teen hero. And though I'm no psychiatrist, I felt it would be make a great lesson in discipline and responsiblities for today's rather spoiled pre-teen and teenage population (it would have to be a required reading material). I give it three stars for these reasons.
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Summary: A Page-turner, to be sure, but nudity is a bit too prevalent
Review: I'm not even finished with the book yet, (within a hundred pages of the end), and I'll say that it is one of the best page-turners I've ever read, but, it is not perfect. For one, Ender is just a bit too perfect at the mock battles in Battle School, about the only thing they never required him to do was walk on water, which wouldn't surprise me if Card actually made him do it. Also, there is a bit too much nudity for my taste. People walkin' round w/ out a stitch on is one thing, but this is kids we're talkin about! A fight in a shower room?! It makes you think things about Orson Scott Card.
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Summary: Awsome book
Review: I'm not much of a reader, and have stopped reading books for entertainment for years. Thanks to my english teacher I learned about Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. It is the best book I've read so far, and this book has finally lit a new spark in my intrest for books. I highly recomend this book for anyone who reads, plays videogames, and/or likes SF.
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Summary: on empathy and interstellar war
Review: On one level, Ender's Game functions as a straightforward SF 'interstellar war' yarn, of your basic Earth vs. Insects variety. On this level, the book is certainly a pleasing read. But much of the book's merit derives from its thematic underpinnings: as much as it is about interstellar war, the book is also about childhood, pedagogy, technology, simulation, strategy, ethics, and, perhaps primarily, empathy. The interplay of these themes suffuse the book with a certain richness, and yet do not slow down the forward motion of the plot. Fast-paced, interesting, engaging, and smart. Not a difficult read: there is little in the language or plot that would pose much trouble to a precocious middle schooler, and yet the book's moral positioning is nuanced enough to engage (and needle) any thoughtful adult reader. All in all, an enjoyable work, and a solid illustration of the old adage that SF is a "literature of ideas."
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Ender's Game was the best sci- fi I read. At first, I was hesitant to reading it and wanted to just find cliff notes. .... Besides that the plot, theme, characters were great. You can really idenify with Ender (well atleast I did) how everyone expects so much from you until you can just crack!
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