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Summary: One of my favorites
Review: When I read this book I really wasn't expecting much. But I read it in but a few days and loved it. It will always live in my heart. The main character, as well as the periferals, are so well written, they really touch your soul. I suggest this book to sci/fi readers and those who don't like sci/fi as well. One of the best fiction books out there, definatelygive this one a try! You won't regret it.
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Summary: Not JUST a Sci-Fi classic
Review: "Ender's Game" in the gripping story of an exceptional child. Those people who've been left "on the fringes" of the social elite will identify with Andrew, and those of us older will see kids we know in him. If you have or work with "above average" children, read this.
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Summary: Read like a movie
Review: I thought that this was one of the best books I have ever read. I was assigned this book for my English class and I thought the usual: "This book is going to be a drag!" But, when I started reading the first page, I found myself drawn into Andrew Wiggin's mind. I "watched" him conquer his fears, prove his worth, and live out his childhood. It was an intense feeling! If you like books that give vivid enough details to be able to watch the story play out in your mind, then this is definitely the book for you! I don't think I have read a book by any other author, where I was able to picture the events so thoroughly and accurately, then I do when I read Scott's novel.
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Summary: Beyond Science Fiction
Review: this book is not just a regular science fiction book. this book actually has some depth that i have not seen in any other type of science fiction book or movie. this book did not make the reader feel like a kid for reading it. the use of grammer in this book made the me feel that i wasnt reading a childrens book. i would really like to see this book series made into a movie someday
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Summary: It was an interesting read.
Review: I was new to sci-fi books when I picked up Ender's Game. It came highly recommended by friends who had also recommended books like the Rama series by Aurther C Clarke.Ender's Game was fair. The ending was unpredictable but also a big let down. I won't spoil it for you, but the entire book prepares you for this big battle with the aliens and never quite delivers.
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Summary: Holy Cow!
Review: Who would have thought.... The whole book is incredible. Card did a great thing when he wrote this one. The whole idea is amazing. I've read this book twice... When it first came out and again recently. Both times I thought it was great... Even when I knew what the ending was going to be. Kids fighting a war light years away vis instant communication and virtual reality. This is a must read! It's very fast!
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Summary: Deserves 10 stars!
Review: First of all, this was a great book. Excellent plot, well fleshed out characters, great situations. In short it had, as few books do, everything it would need to make itself great. Anyway, it takes place a few hundred years in the future after several devestating attacks on humanity have nearly destroyed our species. The remaining governments have taken to training young military geniuses in preporation for a third invasion. Six year old Ender Wiggin is one of those chosen. Having turned down his brother Peter, for being too violent, and his sister Valentine, for being too mild, they have at last found Ender, who they think could be the next Napolean. Taken from his home, his family, and everything he knows, he is brought to Battle School, and trained. And he thrives... Anyway, I won't give any more away for the benefit of those who haven't read it yet, but I urge that you do read it. This has to be one of the best science fiction novels ever, and if you have even a slight interest in that field this will be a favorite. One thing that did annoy me though was that at the beginning when Ender was talking to Graff, he asks if there are girls in Battle School too, and Graff says only a few because there are too many years of evolution against them! Oh yeah, this culture isn't "Sexist" or anything, it's just us that are at fault. Well, I'm sorry, but I find that offensive! Also, if they thought Peter was too violent to go to Battle School, (I mean really, they want warriors don't they?) then he must have been pretty bad, and if he was that bad, than why didn't they have him under observation and such, rather than letting him grow up with very do-able plans to take over the world by age twelve? It was obvious that he had the capabilities and the motivation to do it, and it was pretty obvious they knew that as well, so why didn't they do something about that? Oh well. Besides those things though, this book was probably one of the best I've ever read, and I'd recommend it to just about anyone.
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Summary: Ender ends mediocre :-)
Review: Pretty good book. I can't find anything else to say. Except of course mentioning the intricate plot in which we follow Ender on his way to supreme commander of the human spacefleet without ever knowing it himself. This is of course spiced up with the harsh interaction with the other students at the combat-school and you really start "live into" enders universe. Be there. Only drawback, I think, is the fuzzy ending. I've never read the other books in the series, but I sort of felt cheated when... Hehe, I won't tell you. Just read it.
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Summary: Very Good. One of the best Sci-Fi
Review: I really liked Ender's Game. There were some parts which just made you so mad..which was a good thing..lol. The author truly made you feel what Ender was feeling in the book. It was incredible. However, even though "Ender's Shadow" is *not* in the Ender's Series...I think that had the best view of everything. I read both "Ender's Game" as well as "Ender's Shadow" at the same time and it was well matched. However, I think Bean's POV in Ender's Shadow had a more simpler way of explaining the complicated parts. Not that I'm saying Bean's simple. Lol. He's anything but. I really like Bean and Ender. They are both really, really well explained and they're very real. Orson Scott Card is one of my favorite Sci-Fi writers and I recc. anything he has written or will write.
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Summary: The War of Communication
Review: It is impressive to see a war that was caused because of poor communication. That's quite like wars during the Dark Ages. This war took place in the future, however. This shows the Human race going to a "higher level", should I say. The wars are leaving the state of being between countries, and moving to between planets! Ender Wiggin hates the idea of war and joins the fight because of force. Colonel Graff turns out to be his real enemy, however, not Bonzo, or Bernard, or the other armies. Petra Arkanian turns out to be about the only girl in the whole school and becomes Ender's friend. "Take my monitor away, and I become just like Peter", Ender said. Ender seemed to hate his brother, but suddenly turned out to be exactly the same as him. He took down a boy known as Stilson who is considered to be Ender's mean bully. "Peter has no care or love for anybody," is the thought that Valentine and Ender both share. However at the great battle school that Ender is sent to, he starts to want his love. Valentine, his older, and caring sister can never understand this when she sees him once more. Peter still doesn't love him when he becomes the leader of the world and Ender is on the old alien world. Valentine loved Ender more than anybody. Still, she turns to become more like Peter when she becomes the new, and famous "Demosthenes" alongside her "honourable" brother, "Locke". Valentine hates being with her hated brother rather than the little brother that she always loved, and protected. Ender gets training from the great Mazer Rackham, whom has led the Humans to victory before. He trains Ender at the Command school to become a great admiral, and so he does and wins the third invasion with his team. This is an excellent book and I would reccomend it to anybody who wants to read anything.
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