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Summary: Wonderful
Review: I absolutely loved this book, and I would recomend all of Orson Scott Card's other books. He is a fantasic writer!
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Summary: Fabulous Development
Review: Of all the quality Science Fiction authors out there, Orson Scott Card belongs at the very top. Ender's Game is a perfect example of classic science fiction story development. I first read Ender's Game as a short story in a compilation of award winning stories. This one stood so far above the rest I was not surprised to find it had been written into a novel when I looked. This is a perfect example of the way science fiction has been written since the 40's, and Card does it without peer.
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Summary: A Great book--whether you enjoy Sci-Fi or not
Review: One persisting quote I keep reading about Ender's Game is that even if you are not a sci-fi reader you will still enjoy this book, and I have to echo that statement yet again. I have passed by Card's books over and over again never once thinking that one day not only would I read one, but feel compelled to write a review of it HERE. Suffice it to say that unless you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you will most likely identify with Ender in a BIG way. We've all felt like a out-cast at SOME time, right? Well you find yourself wondering how you would react in the same situations as Ender does, and before you know it, you have developed almost real feelings for this character. Orson Scott Card has written a novel that is not only VERY entertaining, but captures the very essence of what growing up on the 'outside' is really like--despite the circumstances of being set in the future on a Battle Station orbiting the Earth. Ender's Game is clearly a SUPERIOR book, and deserves the Hugo and Nebula Awards. I am almost ashamed to admit that I haven't read the rest of the books in the Quartet because I only recently finished reading 'Game' but rest assured, Mr. Card has earned my loyalty in a BIG way. This book is just plain good. Do yourself a favor, at the very least borrow it from the library, after finishing it, I bet you will end up purchasing a copy of your own, as well as the rest of the series. Its one of those books you just HAVE to own a copy of. Having a 'loaner' just doesn't cut it. Gotta have your OWN. Have I sufficiently made this out to be the best novel of all time, yet? Well it ISN'T, but it IS GREAT--now go and GET IT!
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Summary: This is the close to, if not the best book I have ever read.
Review: This is, by and large, my favorite sci-fi book of all time. Ender's Game had so much impact to me. This is the only Orson Scott Card book I have read, and I fully intend to read Speaker of the Dead sometime in the near future.This book was very real to me. The way the characters acted was very realistic. Their views, opinions, and the way they talked are how people in that position speak today. The plot was very real and the book nearly impossible to put down. "INTENSE is the word for ENDER's GAME." The New York Times spoke truly. This book was a continuous stream of excitement. A Hugo and Nebula award winner, Ender's Game has touched the hearts of many. Almost one-third of the people who I know have read Ender's Game feel that this book is their favorite. As of now, about 860 or so reviews have been written in Amazon.com, with an average of four stars. This is not merely coincidental. With exception of a few, Ender's Game is simply a great book. One reviewer has said this, which has so much truth. To truly understand Ender's Game, one must have experienced some of what Ender experienced in Ender's Game. Gifted and talented students, army aviators, and more have written Mr. Card about how the book touched on their lives and how THEY were the Enders in the book. This made Ender's Game mean that much more to them. So many people (including me), have made Ender's Game "their" story. Mr. Card says it best. "The story itself, the true story, is the one that the audience members create in their minds, guided and shapede by my text, but then transformed, elucidated, expanded, edited, and clarified by their own experience, their own desires, their own hopes and fears." This book has meant so much to so many people. Buy this book, check it out from a library, borrow it from a friend. All I'm asking you is to try this book. I admit that some people do not like this book, but look at the reviews made; over nine out of ten people rated this book four stars or more.
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Summary: By far the best book ever written
Review: This book is full of excitment ffom the moment you pick it up. You almost seem to become one with the lead character Ender Wiggin. It's about the struggle to overcome loneliness and fear. by far the best book ever written. If you haven't already I would definately check it out.
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Summary: Favorite Sci-Fi book of all time!
Review: I'm not going to say anything about what I liked about the book, because I'd go on for hours, but I would just like to say that anyone who is thinking of reading this book. DO! It is the BEST Science Fisction novel I have EVER read! And I would also like to recomend the whole quartet, Enders Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of The Mind. All are marvelous! (And if you like those, look for "Ender's Shadow" the most recent of the series. From what I've heard, it's Bean's perspective of the story, plus more.)
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Summary: WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Orson Scott Card is pure Genius. This book is binded with adventure, and printed with sadness. Just read the first chapter and you will be hooked. Great Job Mr. Card!!!
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Summary: Intense and action-packed, come with Ender on his journey
Review: If this book excites you, as it did me, Ender's Game will set the momentum for you to read the entire series - and it's quite a long series! Born a Third child into a world which only allowed for two by law, Andrew (Ender) Wiggin is a government experiment in locating future military commanders to fight the enemy alien 'buggers.' He's a lonely boy who learns to deal with his problems by himself - all his problems! throughout the course of the book. Come with Ender in this book about innocence, deception, courage, strength and love. Ender's Game is a classic - not to mention a double award winner. Sci-fi was never this fun or easy to read until Card created Ender Wiggin.
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Summary: Excellent! Action-filled and thought-provoking.
Review: Card presents his awesome ability to convey dialogue in an easily understandable way and twist your mind with a great plot and vivid descriptions. He knows his stuff, and not only from the books but from a child's mind.
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Summary: Stand aside, Annakin Skywalker!
Review: I enjoy reading books. Usually, I stick to my favorites: Conrad, Conan Doyle, Dickens, but I've had Ender's Game recommended so often that I felt I'd do myself a disservice by not reading it. Science Fiction has failed to hold my interest in the past; I'm no Trekie! Despite my self-limited exposure to SciFi, I feel that Ender's Game rises above the traditional plot construction and cast of characters found in that genre. Card does a thorough and equally entertaining job of opening the life and mind of the hero, Ender Wiggin, to the reader. Ender's emotional trials and growth are unique to his extraordinary life circumstances, but somehow they are at the same time believable for those of us who have never had the fate of mankind on our shoulders. In light of this acheivement, I can forgive Card any lack of development in the secondary characters. For me the tale of young Ender's genius was enough to keep the pages turning. Now it's my turn to recommend this book to others as it was to me.
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