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Summary: Card impresses again
Review: Prior to this book, the only Card I had read was the Ender's Game series. That being one of my favorite series, I didn't expect him to be able to improve on it. He hasn't...yet. The story starts off rather slowly, and doesn't really ever pick up much. I found the ending a little disappointing, until I was informed that there were more books in the series. I anxiously look forward to reading the remaining books in this series, since Seventh Son really set the stage for a great story.
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Summary: Huh? Where did Old Card go?
Review: I love Card's old work, and Ender's Game has a permanent spot on my top 10 list. But what has happened? The man is slipping, as he cannot keep a coherent story going. Xenocide and Children of the mind come to mind. I got this hoping I could forget those travesties of writing, and yet, Seventh Son falls into the same pit. Card doesn't really bring up one reason why I should care AT ALL for any of the characters. So the priest is being fooled, its not like he did a good job of covering that up, he gives it away time and again! Not suspenseful in the least... Heck, I could already tell you the plot to the rest of the books after having read this one. Now that I think about it, if you read Ender's Game, you could probably figure out the plot from this one. Does "Extremely Gifted Child" sound familiar to you? Skip this and go try out some new author, SciFi needs some new voices, not Card (who spends his time screaming for attention... just look at his web site).
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Summary: A great reading
Review: Nana Visitor really brings this work to life, instantly pulling you into the story. One of Card's "tricks" as a writer is to change the "accent" of the narrative to that of the character being discussed (even when that character is not talking). Ms. Visitor deftly handles such shifts, transparently pulling you into the mind of the character. I wish all audio books were like this. I deduct one star for the writing of the ending, which dragged along a bit.
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Summary: Amazing Card
Review: Orson Scott Card continues to amaze me with his writing. I began reading this book during exam week and couldn't put it down. Card constructs each character in such a way that I find myself concerned with everything that happens to them, making the book more of a rollercoaster ride that slams me back in my seat and won't let me up till the it's over. I loved this book.Like all of Card's writings, this book deals with religious issues. The current trend in literature seems to lean towards ignoring the religious lives of characters all together. Card uses each character's religion to develop the characters into who they are. As a Christian, this book brought up some issues that allow for some great discussion. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: Amazing! Orson Scott Card never disappoints
Review: Seventh Son is set in the early 1800s--a tale of "a magical America that might have been." In this world, hexes and spells work. Alvin Miller Jr. is the seventh son of a seventh son, a very magical birth indeed. Alvin is no ordinary child--all his life, he has had a "knack" for making things (hence the name of the series, Alvin Maker). When a Presbyterian preacher from Scotland builds a church near the Miller homestead, things turn worse for young Alvin. The preacher alienates Alvin Sr. immediately, preaching that hexes and the like don't work and are just foolishness. The preacher, Philadelphia Thrower, is told by a Visitor that he must turn Alvin to God's way before he is fourteen years old. Thrower seems to hate Alvin, constantly trying to 'reform' the mischievous boy, making Sundays a nightmare. Then a wanderer named Taleswapper comes to town... This is a really great book! I loved it, and I can't wait to read the next one. Once you pick it up, you can't put it down! Orson Scott Card is a wonderful writer. I've *never* been disappointed by one of his books. Seventh Son is a superb (did I spell that right?) novel!
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Summary: Few comments
Review: I just say one thing. READ IT. ps: There's a english rock band called Iron Maiden, who have made an album about this book. The name of the album, @:-) is Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Try to listen to it. As perfect as the book Buy them all
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Summary: 5,4,3,2,1 ... *!@#*!*
Review: Like the Ender series the first book is excellent ... 5 stars. The second book is good ... 4 stars. The third starts to get dull(3) and the fourth is tedious(2). I think I'll pass on the fifth(1?). Definitely read this one ... it is very good.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This book was very gripping and well-written. Card captures much of the pioneering spirit and language of early 19th century America. For me, the most interesting aspect was the conflict of Christianity and folk-magic: you are never sure which one you should be going for (at least for me, as a Christian.) The exact nature of the "Unmaker" is left a mystery, a hook to get us to read the other books, and that is okay, but I wish Card would delve into the Unmaker just a little bit more.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: This book is great! And why is that so? It's becouse this book is exciting and different. There's none of that normal "Bunch of young heroes travelled far, and killed the bad guy."-stuff. Recommended!
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Summary: Absolutely Brilliant
Review: Truly, the best book I have read in my life. Any praise I can give it is inadequate. The tale is strikingly original, the language, poetic and it bears a message within its words that is told non-didacticly. Poignant literature of the highest degree.
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