Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
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Book Reviews of Ender's Game
Book Review: Great book, but not for 10 year olds.
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay, I bought this book for my ten year old son because he's an avid reader. I'm so glad I read this first. Since he's still reading His Dark Materials, The Golden Compass series, which is excellent by the way. So I'm not opposed to controversy. But this, is a whole nother level of reading, and one that I am not ready to introduce him too. I know that it's not a perfect world, and I know that he's heard bad language before, and might practice using it, but I'm not ready to hand it over to him. I was very surprised that this was listed as a book for ten and up. The language and the violence was surprising, so for that listing aspect, I would lower my rating. But otherwise, it was a fantastic.Book Review: Check the table of contents for the introduction
Summary: 5 Stars
Ender's Game is a classic, and I've recommended it to even those people who don't usually care for science fiction. I've loaned it so many times I've often needed a new copy for myself. The particular copy I bought, the one with the picture of the boy with his hand out, disappointed me: it's lacking the introduction by the author. It adds to the story, and is the kind of introduction you read after you've read the book. When you choose a copy, look for one (say, the mass-market paperback) that includes the introduction. You can check the table of contents using the "search inside" to be sure.Book Review: Great book
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book after I watched 'Benders Game', the 3rd Futurama movie. I knew it had nothing to do with the movie but after reading some Wiki I thought it sounded like a good read.
I shouldn't have read so much Wiki about it, almost ruined the book for me, but not quite. It is well written and is a great story. At times I felt like the book was much mor erecent than it is, with the way they descibe the computer networks used, seemed like the internet in the not so distant future. I really liked the ending and will be picking up the next book soon.
Book Review: LIFE CHANGING
Summary: 5 Stars
To write the hardships of life into this kind of magic is... incrediable.
I first read this book when I was 14years old and it changed my life, for the better I might add. Ender is easy to love! You cry with him, fight with him and believe in him, and in the end when all hope seems lost you only cheer for him. As a right of passage I now give this book to all my nieces and nephews who enter the strange world after puberty/ before graduation. No body tell you better than Card does in this book that you can do it. It's Card's HIVE QUEEN!
Book Review: \WoW/
Summary: 5 Stars
This book absolutely blew me away. The sheer brilliance of the novel was astounding. It took you to another dimension; one where human beings and buggers are rivals and pressure to save humanity lies solely on Ender's shoulders. The tests Ender goes through were extremely hard, both mentally and physically. You'd think he'd break, but it was Ender's strength and endurance that kept him going. The imagination that went into a work like this is astonishing. Overall, I regard this book as a masterpiece. I commend Card for his work.