Speaker for the Dead

Rating:
Summary: Really lame.
Review: This story was most definately well written... But if you really enjoyed Ender's Game, you're far better off reading the "Ender's Shadow" spinoffs. Those were *awesome*. This book was enough to turn me off from all of the rest.

Rating:
Summary: A more mature story
Review: While I'll admit that my first reaction to reading this book was to be less than excited, I have come around as I look at the context in which each story is told. "Ender's Game" is an intense, action-filled story, one easy to get hooked on. "Speaker for the Dead" takes the intellectuallism present under the action of "Ender's Game" and brings it to the spotlight. This is an intelligent book, and equal to it's predecessor in my opinion, but focussed on a different set of ideas.

In this novel, Card focusses on a more introspective struggle, something that is indicative of a more mature subject and more intellectual reading experience. In short, this isn't for those that loved "Ender's Game" because of the battle room or the fighting. This is a psychological and sociological story, not for the action sci-fi buff that "Ender's Game" was better able to cater to.