Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
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Book Reviews of Ender's Game
Book Review: Unique, fun, interesting, a delight to read all around!
Summary: 5 Stars
When you start the book you are immediately attracted to the main character. He seems interesting, and you want to know more about him. Usually authors have a hard time maintaing that interest. Orson Scott Kard is not only able to increase that interest, but keep you interested in every other character as well. This book has great ideas in it. I wanted to go into this book and do stuff like the characters. I wouldn't last long, and Orson Scott Kard makes that clear. Only the best of the best survive, and thats what makes this book intriguing. The smartest and brightest of earth's children must grow and learn and take on impossible tasks.
This is undoubtly one of my favorite books of all time. I've never read anything like it. It pertains to almost every one of my interests. I think Ender's game is special for everyone, everyone likes something about it that makes it the best book they've ever read.
Delightful twists, complex story telling, and superb character devolpment make this book something you will always remeber.
Book Review: My top favorite of all time!
Summary: 5 Stars
So many reviews, not much more to say! What a great book/series this is. This title ranks up as my number one favorite book of all time. If I ever meet anyone new and we talk about books, this is the title I mention first and recommend the most.
I've read the book so often now that the pages are all dogged and frayed, but I actually love listening to the AUDIO book even more, if you can imagine that. Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki and the rest of the cast bring these characters to life. So much more so than a movie ever could for me. I highly recommend the audio book on top of the written book. The emotion and power of these voice actors pulls you even farther into Ender's Saga. I get tears in my eyes every time I listen to this story and experience Enders triumphs and tragedies.
I can't count the number of times I've been listening to this book and the time just melts away. I never want to stop until I get to the end. If this were the only book I got to read for the rest of my life, I'd die happy. No joke!
Book Review: A science fiction cornerstone
Summary: 5 Stars
This book should be required reading for anyone who wishes to have a broad science fiction knowledge! _Ender's Game_, and all of the series that follow it (with the possible exception of _Children of the Mind_ and _Shadow of the Hegemon_) are outstanding._Ender's Game_ introduces us to Andrew Wiggin, boy genius, as he is inducted into a militaristic school whose students are hoping to protect Earth from the invasion of an alien species, the Buggers. We follow Andrew (or "Ender" as he's called in the book) through his training, his trials, and his inner thoughts as he progresses rapidly to the top of his class. Leading the various other children in war games comes fairly naturally to Ender, and soon his peers grow to respect him - with the exception, of course, of those who resent him for his brilliance.
Saying anything more would ruin the story, and it's too good a one to spoil it for anyone. Suffice it to say, this is a very satisfying first book in a fantastic series. Card scores again.
Book Review: A delightful escape
Summary: 5 Stars
I approached this book nervously. Whenever I hear a lot of hype about a book (Harry Potter comes to mind), I am very very nervous that I will end up being sorely disappointed. I am glad to report that I found this book delightful.
It's hard to describe exactly why this book appealed to me so greatly. Perhaps it was the fact that it was eminently READABLE (there's nothing more frustrating than unnecessarily complicated prose). Perhaps it was the simple, straightforward plot line. Perhaps it was the fact that it was, in a sense, a "game" all along. Most likely, it is all of the above, not to mention the fact that it manages to strike an emotional chord frequently, and without feeling burdensome. All I know is that I couldn't put it down, and I can't remember having read a book so fast in my life.
Five stars, without reservation: not because it's the most immaculately-crafted piece of literature in the English language, but because it doesn't need to be.
Book Review: A must reader for scifi fans
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book when it first came out after my daughter got it. The book reminds me alot of the "Lord of the Flies" where children who have to grow up quick miss out on developing many of the kinder emotions we rely on as adults. This book is heartbreakingly cruel in many ways. It shows what happens when children become tools of the adult world. Ender is a smart boy trying to survive in a environment where the wrong step can result in the death of oneself, a companion or an unknown entity. I thought the writing was very descriptive and drew you deeply into this futurist world. It is a must read and I can't figure out why the author felt the need to defend this writing. Maybe the readers who did not like it were looking for "easy to read fluff" and this book was too deep for them.
If you want to read something that makes you think, stays with you long after you finish reading it (as it did for me) and makes you feel real emotions, read this.