Rating:  Summary: This book almost got me dumped!!! Review: I was recommended this book by two friends while on a Spring Break trip as one of the greatest books EVER written (they were appalled that I had never heard of it before). I couldn't pass up skipping that one now I decided. I came home and started reading it and soon couldn't set it down! I was so enthralled in the book that I spent every moment out of college and work reading it! My girl-friend actually got jealous and upset that I was paying too much attention to the book and ignoring her and my studies! It is enthrawling and suspenseful! It is amazing to see Card's view of the future (as the book was written way back in 1985). The strategies that Ender comes up to understand his enemies enlighten you to feel as if you are one of those smart children, like you know how he feels! And with that understanding comes the capability to crush and destroy them in competition. Yet he does not wish for power, or glory. Everything is in this story that you could ever hope for...and just when you think the book is running out of time to get to a good ending...the surprise will blow you away. I have not read a book like this in a VERY VERY long time. It doesn't have any dull or slow moments, and it is hard to set down.
Rating:  Summary: A Sci-Fi Work of Art Review: Orson Scott Card thrills readers in his first installment of the Ender series. It tells the story of Ender's rise to power at Battle School leading up to the ultimate showdown between the humans and the buggers. I thought it was a very interesting book with a plot and storyline that keeps your interest. I advise any lover of science fiction and fantasy is sure to love Ender's Game, as well as the entire Ender series.
Rating:  Summary: The Obscureness of Null Gravity Review: A descriptive book of a young boy named Ender. Fighting to be on his own, he must experience no gravity, and to become himself. It is based on a time in the future, and is incredibly interesting. As he fights to be independent and on his own, other people atround him are fighting too, but not just to be independent. A catching novel with terriffic events, "Ender's Game' is an awesome book of the future.
Rating:  Summary: playgame scifi brilliant little minds Review: this is one of the definitive works of innovative scifi... troubled, brilliant, edgy, alienated children at work and play... absolutely excellent
Rating:  Summary: Enders Reveiw Review: bib- oct.1-oct.25 card,orson scott.(1977).Enders Game New York:a tom doherty associates book.0-812-55070-6 drama/adventure. 324pgs.synopsis- There was a boy named Ender and he was raised to be a worker for the army, but he had to be perfect unlike his brother who the army thought was to cruel to do the specific duty that they needed Ender so desperatly for. When he was shipped to the army base in space he got in to an army 2 years earlier than normally. In the army they fought against other armies in the space school. They went in null gravity and shot freezing bullets at each other, the army won when they froze all of the other army or got past to the button they had to push. After a couple of years Ender was moved up to commander of a army and had a special technique to deffeat the other armies. Then he has moved up to have his own army when usually his age just got in to their first army. For his army he was given all inexperienced kids but he taught them to win every battle. The owner of the school even tested Ender against two or three armies at once but he always won. Later he was moved to a new advanced school that took a couple of months to get to by rocket ship. He trained with an old war hero of the first bugger war. Then finally one day every one important in the service was at his training room and the computer battle was based at the buggers home planet. Ender was so frustrated with playing this game for so much years he just blew up the planeton the computer game. Later he found out that he was commanding an actual army and every ship that died on the computer was an actual person dyeing. reveiw- I enjoyed this book a ton because it was exiting and it had some drama. I would recomend this book beacause it is one of those books that you can't put down. I liked it when he thought he was playing a computer game for every day for a couple of years but it was really real life. I liked that because it added a awsome twist at the end of the book but is made him feel betrayed because they lied to him for so many years and made him decice who lives and who dies. This book was one of the best books I have ever read and I would like to read a sequel if they have one out on the shelves in stores. I rate this book on a scale from 1-10 I give it a 8 because I think it needs more action and less emotional writting.
Rating:  Summary: Great! Few Caveats Review: Ender's Game is the story of Ender Wiggin, a child-soldier in a dim future where wars are won electronically. I listened to the audio version of this novel, but after a while, had to listen to this in seclusion! LOL, my father HATED the fact that the aliens were called 'Bugger,' and every time this was mentioned rather LOUDLY in the beginning by Peter, he'd strenuously object. Other than the term 'bugger,' I thought this book was really fast paced, and exciting, if at times a little gruesome. Ender is an enjoyable character, 'caught up' by events beyond his control who you can really empathize with. The other characters are quite endearing: with two exceptions: I honestly wish Peter had been done away with. This character was irritating in the extreme... And Valentine? What's with Card making all his genius characters mentally ill? I wish she'd sought help for her pyromania. I won't even go there about Peter's psychotic tendencies. Other than that, LOVED Card's work. Will definitely be looking up the next book in the series!
Rating:  Summary: Ender's Game Review: This is a great book about a young boy named Ender Wiggin. He is a member of a family that has three children and he happens to be the third. He is looked down upon because he is the third and a family should only have two children. He goes to a battle school and everything unfolds from there. It is a book full of excitement. It was very hard to put this book down. I am very glad that I read it.
Rating:  Summary: Interesting But Depressing Review: This book was a very interesting book to read, however, I found certain parts of it depressing, and even disturbing. I hope the world never becomes like it is described in this book. I like the way Ender wishes he didn't have to kill all those Buggers. He doesn't want to be a killer, but he smart enough to be one, and is forced into it. That's what I don't like about this book. He is tricked into doing it without knowing that he is really killing the Buggers
Rating:  Summary: Fart Eater Review: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is the best book I have ever read. It shows great war tactics and battle strategies and shows what potential kids can have. I thought it was stupid that the enemy was called the Buggers; it just sounds so corny and who would be afraid of a bugger? I wouldn't! I think it is hilarious kids call each other fart eaters and other funny names. I couldn't put the book down when I started reading it because it truly is the best book I have ever read because I love handballing and that's kind of what they do, so when people say the book is childish they're not wrong they just have to look at it in a different way. So that shouldn't affect your decision on whether or not you should read the book. It's positively GREAT, it is seriously the best book I have ever read, but you don't have to take my word for it, read it yourself!!!
Rating:  Summary: An Excellent Read for All Ages Review: I guarantee that any fan of science fiction will enjoy this book, as well as many who are not. Ender's Game is the story of a young boy chosen to fight the "bugger" aliens that threaten the planet earth. Now, I like science fiction, but I'm usually not one to read books on alien invasion or outer space. However many people had recommended this book to me so I thought I'd give it a try. It was excellent because the focus wasn't on the aliens but on Ender and how such a young boy is manipulated into a fighting machine. He struggles with trying to find the fierceness he knows he'll need to fight the aliens without becoming a monster. One thing I learned from this book is that sometimes one person's well-being has to be sacrificed for the greater good of others. I'd recommend this book to anyone between the ages of thirteen and ninety-nine. All ages can relate to this book and would enjoy. Ender's Game is one of those books you simply can't put down.
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