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Summary: classic
Review: With Ender's Game Orson Scott Card elevates Sci-fi to the level of great literature. Not an easy feat. The list of Sci-fi authors who have done this can be counted on one hand. Mickey Mouse's hand.(Azimov.Herbert.Bradbury.Heinelin.)After the first chapter the trappings of space ships and insectiod aliens become secondary to the trials and tribulations of a 6 year old boy. While I enjoy "pulpy" sci-fi, I realize it is just that. Pulp. Few books ever remain in my memory a week after I read them. They are time killers. Ender's Game isn't. I recommend this book to all my friends who are not Sci-fi fans. Their reviews are unanimous. This is a good book.
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Summary: In Defense
Review: I realize that some people didn't like this book; tastes vary. But if you criticize it and say it's the worst book you've ever read, you obviously have a limited perspective (and you've never read The Song of Hiawatha). If you want a realistic book, read nonfiction or realistic fiction.
I don't read science fiction because it's plausible. It isn't, but I read it because it's applicable to my life. I seriously doubt anyone will ever write a story about a teenager who's really, really bored and never does anything but read, but science fiction, and especially Ender's Game, gives me hope. Maybe, someday, I will get to do something interesting.
I know the end of Ender's Game doesn't go into much detail and just skims over things, but that's why Mr. Card is writing the companion novels, to expand upon the ideas and and fill in the gaps. Although Ender's Shadow takes place at the same time as Ender's Game, it is vastly different. In fact, the main character of it, Bean, is barely mentioned in Ender's Game.
Anybody who criticizes Ender's Game shouldn't be comparing it to Arthur C. Clark's books; it's not like they're particularily accurate, either. The point of fiction is imagination. If you want authors to churn out dull, dry facts, go read a textbook.
Maybe I sound like the high school freshman I am to some people, but there had better not be anyone who claims my points aren't valid.
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Summary: A Work of Art
Review: Orson Scott Card should truly be commended on his fabulous job of successfully capturing the perfect science fiction novel. Without knowing it, Card sets the reader up early in the novel by telling the reader that "lies were more dependable than the truth." Indeed, this quote is true in the novel. Card uses vivid descriptions of the futuristic setting in order to give the reader a true sense of where the story takes place. In addition, Card describes the main character gracefully and the events and obstacles that he must overcome in great detail. While reading the novel, it seems that Card is extremely predictable. But in the end, he completes a three-hundred and sixty-degree turn, and catches the reader off guard. The twist in the end is truly what makes the novel a complete success. I would definately recommend this novel to all science-fiction lovers and all non-science-fiction lovers alike. No matter what genre you enjoy, this novel is a must read.
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Summary: Ender's Game Kicks
Review: The book I chose to review is Enders Game by Orson Scott Card. Ender is a boy in the future. His problem is that he might not have enough time to train. He is training to be a commander of a star fleet. Ender has to be a commander so that he can win the human\bugger war. Before he can be a commander he has to train in battle school for five or so years and then he has to train in command school where he meets a very important person named Mazer Rhakom. Mazer Rhakom is famous because he won the second human\bugger war.
The author that I would like to compare Orson Scott Card to is J.K. Rowling. Both of these authors write about adventures and both of these authors write exciting stories that are fun to read. These authors are different in this way. Orson Scott Card writes science fiction books J.K. Rowling writes fantasy. Both of these authors are great writers and I enjoy reading books by these authors.
My opinion is that Ender's Game is the best book I've ever read. There are many reasons that I think this is the best book. First, I love Science fiction books. Second, I like action and adventure. Third I like excitement. My book review is about Ender's Game.
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Summary: The Best Science Fiction Saga
Review: I have read alot of Science Fiction but this book is by far the best one I have ever read. It not only is very deep but also very enthralling and suspenseful. The characters are well crafted and so is the world. The later books in the saga are totally different but nearly as good in their own ways. A must read.
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Summary: Fantastic must read for all ages
Review: Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card, is a fantastic book that covers the life of a child-soldier created by the government for the salvation of humanity. Card's characters are well developed and believable because they have characteristics that you see in yourself. No matter how evil or good the character, there are characteristics in them that you can see in yourself.
I first read this book when I was twleve years old. Since then I've read it five or six more times. It is one of those books that you read and it stays with you so you will want to read it again.This book was, by far, the best book of the Ender Saga.
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Summary: Good, but Not Greatness
Review: As the author himself says, some people really like this book, others loathe it. I think those who hate it are the naive who just can't understand why the government would turn a brilliant child into a killer. But you have to understand that the humans aren't sure when the "buggers" will be back to try for the hat trick at destroying humanity, they can't wait the 20-30 years it would take for a Caesar or Napoleon to develop on his own, so they push his latent brilliance, molding it into the genius they need to win the war for good. Overall, I thought the book was good. Ender is a sympathetic character, he doesn't want to kill, but is forced to keep doing it. Until the end when he winds up nearly going insane from his internal conflict. The rest of the characters are scantily described, but that's because the focus of the book, Ender, is usually isolated from everyone else so that we can't get to know them. There are a few things that keep this book from being the "greatness" others call it. One, there's a little sloppy writing concerning the point of view. The story primarily is focused through Ender, but there are times when in the middle of a scene it seems to drift to someone else a bit. This is something I've noticed because people say I have a tendency to do that myself. In particular there is a whole chapter in the middle focusing on Ender's older brother and sister back home on Earth and their scheme to rule the world. Second, the end of the book wraps up much too quickly. After Ender wins the war, there's a real thumbnail sketch of WWIII (which lasts about 5 days), and how Ender and his sister go to a former bugger colony, where Ender finds a hidden message from the buggers and sets forth to repopulate some unsuspecting planet with them. Eight years of action is summarized in about 20 pages. Card wrote sequels, so I don't see why he rushed the ending here so much. This is a good book, but because of those problems, it fails to become a great book. It's still well worth the read, though.
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Summary: This is a book that everyone should read!!!
Review: With an exquisite blend of adventure, suspense, philosophy, and alien encounters, this futuristic novel is perfect for science fiction lovers of most reading levels. Orson Scott Card is a wonderful author, and displays many creative ideas in his writing, adding just enough true science to make it believable. The detailed plot and slightly different way of thinking are gripping, and most readers have trouble putting it down. Surprisingly, the readers who enjoy this the least seem to be adults, especially teachers and guidance counselors. Supposedly, this is because they have trouble thinking of children as mature thinkers, especially as young as those portrayed in this book.
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Summary: Enders Game
Review: Enders Game Enders Game, a novel by Orson Scott, is about a boy named Ender who is a very smart kid for his age. The story takes place in future times and almost every kid is put in a program where they are taught to fight. Ender has a brother, named Peter, who is very cruel to him. He also has a sister that loves him very much and they are really close. They both dislike Peter because he always threatens to kill them, and he beats Ender all the time. The kids are in a training camp that teaches them how to fight in space and trains them to fight the buggers. The buggers are aliens from a far planet that have tried to invade them in past times. Ender ends up being the best student at he school and earns the respect from most of the other students. However, some dislike him and try to hurt him, but it does not stop Ender from being the best fighter that he can be. After Ender completes training school, he goes to a place called Eros. This is the training camp where he will learn to be a commander. Mazer Rakham, a commander of a past war with the buggers, becomes Enders teacher. Mazer Rakham was the best and most well known commander to all the people from earth. Mazer teaches Ender all he knows. At the end of the book, Ender is tricked into fighting the buggers. He is told that he is only fighting on a simulator, but he is really fighting the real buggers. They win the battle and Ender becomes a well-known hero to everybody. The theme of this book is good verses evil. This good verses evil theme can be seen in the conflict between the buggers and earth. It also appears in Ender's relationship with his brother. The characters of this book are well described and are put perfectly into the plot of this story. This book is a good science fiction novel with an especially good ending. I liked the ending because it was filled with lots of excitement and good prevails and defeats evil. I would recommend this novel to anybody who likes science fiction books.
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Summary: The Unimaginable World
Review: Ender's Game is a remarkable book that leaves readers falling off the edge of their seat. Orson Scott Card creeped into the minds of readers. In every chapter, there was always something new to learn about the high commanders' feelings and strategies. His style of writing is like a puzzle, giving only one piece at a time, until the puzzle was complete.
Ender's Game seemed somewhat ironic. I came to find out that the real enemies were not the buggers, but the commanders themselves. Through manipulation and control over the children, the commanders got what they wanted. The children were trained to have "the game" as their lives. They did not know how life as a normal child was supposed to be. Although the children were so young, starting as low as the age of 6, they had the intelligence level of adults that I noticed myself forgetting how young they were. I found Ender to be a brilliant character. The fact that he was more intelligent than any adult could be in a lifetime made him so amazing. The only reason why he was so intelligent is because the commanders manipulated him, giving him no friends, no life, and no family. The only kinds of people he knew were his enemies, especially his brother, Peter. Ender knew how to stick up for himself since he knew that no one would be at his side to help him. Crying was pointless. All the manipulation and loneliness helped him to become a great leader and soldier. Apart from the loneliness and manipulation, Ender had befriended other children and quickly lost them, but there was a part of each of them in Ender. None of his friends were good enough to lead, but to put all of them together in one person made Ender noble. He had strength, compassion, cunning, and determination. All the characteristics of the perfect boy were fit into Ender. Orson Scott Card helped me get into the minds of the characters and probe the world they were living in. Every character's feelings were understood through Card's diction. His descriptive writing also created detailed images of the environment these children were present. He created an unimaginable world that opened my eyes to life beyond my own. Ender's Game is a delightful book if the reader likes falling forward on the edge of his seat, impatiently waiting for what is yet to come.
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