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Summary: Is 5 stars as high as the review will go?
Review: I first read Ender's Game the summer of my 7th grade year. I was forced by my parents to pick 3 books to read. I stumbled across this book, and it seemed decent enough. I was in for a pleasant surprise.Every single paragraph in this book is a masterpiece. The dialogue, and even more importantly, the plot, is simply excellent. I cannot express my appreciation to Card for writing this book. I have spent countless hours reading Card's other books, both in the Ender series, and ones not in the Ender series. The plot is so well developed that you will not be able to put the book down, and I truly mean that. It might be wise to choose a 3 day period where you will be able to read this cover to cover. I know I got it at like 5 PM one day and read until the sun rose the next morning and I had finished. It is that good. If there is one book that you read this year, please choose to read Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.
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Summary: The Way Science Fiction Should be Written
Review: The Earth's fate rest in the hands of children leader amongst them Andrew "Ender" Wiggins. That is the extent of plt summary this review is going to get. This novel is periphally science fiction, but like the true masters before him Card uses a speculative setting to focus on humanity. I always felt the best sci-fi were humanistic novels that happened to contain extrateresstial or extraoridnary occurances. Ender's Game leads the pack. Card did such an intensely accurate job in his characterization, that I'm sure I am not alone in being choked up watching the government manipulate Ender for their own ends, but "with the best of intentions" Ender is a wholly three dimensional character as are his comrades whose training affects the fate of the earth. This novel is better I thought than his follow ups Speaker for the Dead Etc. And with Ender's Shadow series released(I haven't read it yet but its on my list) I know at least this past summer there was renewed interest in the original, and rightfully so. One of the best aspects about this novel is its universal appeal, my friend who doesn't read as a rule LOVED IT which says much about Card's talents.
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Summary: A great beginning for a great series...
Review: Orson Scott Card has created a beautiful masterpiece, the book itself is greatly detailed and the plot is a thrilling eye-opener. I loved how there even was a side story of his brother and sister that tied in with the tale of Ender Wiggins. You even feel edgy when he is on the brink of insanity or, just giving up.
I have recently finished the book and cannot wait to read the next.
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Summary: respectably childish
Review: This book was the best I have ever read which is why I give it a five star rating. The book is genius in its self along with Ender and the humor is quite good. Yet I couldn't get over the fact that the enemy was called the buggers, it just sounds so corney and who would be afraid of a bugger I wouldn't. I can understand that the kids call each other fart eaters and other childish names but when the adults call each other fart eaters as well I couldn't help but to think how juvenile it was. With all this in mind I still couldn't put the book down from the moment I started reading it because it truly is the best book I have ever read so when people say the book is childish they're not wrong in saying it but that doesn't make Enders Game any less of a book and it shouldn't affect you're decision on wether or not you should read the book.
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Summary: the best
Review: I've read a lot of books, and many of them would easily warrant a 5 star rating on here, but I NEVER read the same book twice. The only exception I can possibly think of to this is Ender's Game. I read it twice in ONE WEEK. The first time through took only two days, and only about three days for the second reading. It was THAT compelling.
After reading it just struck me as a book for the intelligent, and the reviews here seem to clearly support this notion. Many of the positive reviewers "identify" with the story, and most of the negative reviews are written about very superficial characteristics of the book ("What's up with having all these little kids trained for some war?" "Why were the kids naked so much"?).
The most impressive aspect of the story is the style of writing, which flows so easily but can be extraordinarily vivid. And the psychological aspects are so engaging... I have never read anything so alive in the mind.
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Summary: A very good book
Review: First of all, this is a very intelligent and sophisticated book. I have been reading the 1 star reviews, and have found that the reason they hate the book is because they say it is 'stupid and juvenile, only for dumb teenagers'. Allow me to object.
Please accept the following statements:
a) I am an intelligent teenager.
b) I loved the entire Ender series.
c) I found the series to be neither stupid nor juvenile. You're going to have to take my word for statement a.
It is true that while I would not reccomend this book to children, I very strongly suggest that teenagers and adults with an interest in SF, politics, military strategy, child geniuses or what the world might be like in a few hundred years read this book. If you only like flowery prose and metaphors and romantic plotlines, then the odds of your liking this book are not very good.
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Summary: What is with this guy and nudity?
Review: What is with the kids getting naked every other chapter? There are times when it is just not appropriate. No, I didn't expect Ender to take a shower in his spacesuit, but what's with him making all the 4-6 year olds jog around naked carrying their spacesuits? I'm sorry, but that naked fist fight gave me the willies. Not to mention how disgusting it is to kick someone between the legs when they're not wearing any pants. Serioulsy tho, why does Card have to have everyone sitting around in the buff while studying when Ender arrives at Camp Crystal Lake 3000? Just not necessary. I understand sometimes nudity can help in story telling (Garden of Eden?), but in this book it's ALWAYS CHILDREN. Kinda disturbing, which brings me to my next point. By far the only truly engaging character is Peter. I just wish we could have had insight into him. Ender's is too simplistic "He doesn't want to kill but he has too" or something. Peter, I'd love to know what drives him. He's a wacko with a consience. And he knows he's a wacko. See, toward the end, he's willing to use his wacko-ness to commit evil for the greater good of humanity. That's what I got out of it. And what's with the heart to heart Peter gives Ender while he thinks he's asleep? It's never ever followed up on. What gets to me is the super genius starts spinning out of conrol after awhile. It's like: Ender's smart, but Peter's reallllly smart, but Bean's really reaalllllly smart but then Peter gets even smarter so he's reallllly realllly reallly smart! But then Ender takes Bean under his wing so then Bean gets REALLY INHUMANELY IMPOSSIBLY YOU'RE-TOO-STUPID-TOO-COMPREHEND HOW SMART! And he's like four. Even the greatest of fantasy needs the reigns pulled in otherwise you wind up with something like Waterworld, and we don't want that, now do we?
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Summary: Enders Game is On!
Review: Orsin Scott Card's book, Ender's Game, is a great action adventure in space. A young boy named Ender must save the world from aliens and go through rigorous training. I liked the book a lot because it has a good message about life and death, and displays views of the future of humanity. I also liked the book because it gets into detail about what goes on behind-the-scenes, when Ender isn't around. It talks about how and why Ender was specifically chosen to save the world instead of his homicidal brother, Peter. There are many more books after this one in the series, which expand on Enders life and works. I'd recommend this book to anyone who likes science-fantasy and war novels.
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Summary: If THIS isnt a classic,I dont know what is
Review: Well to begin with,I was never a fan of sci-fi.I am a fantasy addict..So when a friend recommended this book I was a bit sceptical .."hmmm if this is another laser-battleship-slimy alien-srange planet book ..." But it wasnt that kind of book.
The elements of sci-fi are very well controlled and nothing is preposterously futuristic.The plot itself is great,the idea of military education and discipline on very young children,who know their fate is to save the world is masterfully expressed,and I like the psychological factor.Ender is not an one-dimensional character.He is not the hero stereotype.He CAN be afraid.In fact he is almost always afraid.He is not perfect.He has qualms,scruples.He is not holier-than-thou.Moreover,he IS a child..Not an adult character in a young body..I think I m gonna read more of Card's work..I recommend this book to everyone not only sci-fi fans.
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Summary: This could have so easily been [bad], yet it's not.
Review: The basic idea of Ender's Game could have easily gone wrong. It could have turned into juvenilistic wish full-filment fantasy or yet another innocent child has horrible things done to him story.
But Card escapes all that by making Ender a figure that is heroic in the classical sense (i.e. unconstrainable by normal society), yet tragic in a very modern sense. He is a far from helpless child and it is his very genius that causes his tragedy.
Yeah, he saves the world in the end, but it is a morally ambiguous victory at best.
The style is simplistic, but that is fitting for Ender's viewpoint and the militeristic background. It grows more complex alongside Ender.
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