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Summary: This is great book.
Review: This is a great book which is told in magnificent depth. I think it is appropriate for ages over 11.
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Summary: Some of the Best Story Telling...
Review: This is the first book I feel compelled to comment on. Card creates a remarkable charachter. This book transends the genre boundries and creates a stunning piece of work. I read it once when I was in 9th grade, and I re-read it again this summer, when I am a sophmore in college. I recommend it to all.
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Summary: Changed my life! Original, Compelling, *Human*
Review: Card tells a very human story, and very original also -- this is why we identify and like this book so much. Then, instead of writing a copycat sequel, he dates to do something new, and also very original, for each sequel. Buy this book!
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Summary: All-time favorite
Review: Sadly, I have always had a very low opinion of my fellow highschoolers, thinking them to be, for the most part, unappreciative of great literature (I am no critic either, but that's beside the point). Either I was greatly mistaken all of that time, or Mr. Card is just a genius, pure and simple. I was introduced to Ender's Game at summer camp, by a kid who had to read it for a summer reading list. Intrigued by the concept, I checked out a copy the first chance I got. From page one, I was enchanted by this book. Never have I felt so in touch with a character than Ender Wiggin. Wanting to share it, I immediately gave the copy to my mother, who was just as enthralled. I now find that any person my age that I meet who reads at all will put Ender's Game on their top ten list. No doubt this is due to Mr. Card's skill with the language that allows his text to be as deep as anything by Joyce or Milton, but completely accessible to almost any literate person. It is that quality, coupled with the fact that most intelligent people can say "I am Ender," that makes this book appealing to teenage readers, but not any less sophisticated. Entering high school I found that one of the English teachers, a wonderful man, actually tought Ender's Game in the classroom. I was filled with enthusiasm at hearing this, that a real teacher could appreciate this book as much as a teenager, but I was also somewhat apprehensive. A few of my peers, myself included, enjoy reading for fun or for school. Most, however, detest all types of reading, particularly when it is forced on them. Even the most brilliant works of literature are trampled when a kid is forced to read it and opens it with an attitude of "I don't want to be doing this." Ender's Game is a book that could potentially bring nonreaders out of their shell of ignorance, but might simply be wasted if assigned as a course requirement. Despite this, I am still confident that Ender's Game will reach a wide reading base that spans all ages and will become the one of the few original scifi novels to truly reach the mainstream. I am Ender.
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Summary: One of the best I've ever read!!!
Review: Well as I said it is among the best books I have ever read. Even though the end is not as good as the rest of the book. Looks like Mr. Card was hurrying it through.
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Summary: Few books have made me feel this way
Review: I don't want to say Ender's Game is the best book I've ever read cause I just read it two days ago, but it looks like it just might be. Like most people I totally identified with Ender; Card makes _you_ the character. Can't wait until Ender's Shadow comes out in August! Would recommed this to anyone, even if you don't like science fiction.
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Summary: I wonder how Peter Wiggin Compares to Bill Clinton?
Review: This book was one word...AMAZING. I may only be 16 years old, but even a Junior in High School can spot good literature. A must for fans of sci-fi. It is amazing how Mr.Card was able to envision back in 1977 the things just now possible on the big screen and things of which may be in the VERY near future. Some people may find this book slow and implausible, but those readers may be slow themselves because this book is at the speed of light!
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Summary: Best book I've ever read
Review: Ender's Game is without a doubt the best book I've ever read. I'm not a huge fan of science fiction, but this book was recommended to me by a friend a couple years ago and it was incredible. Maybe that's because in some small way I can identify with Ender's situation, being very intelligent and misunderstood. But I have a feeling that even if I wasn't, the book would be incredible. Unfortunately, I feel compelled to mention that Speaker isn't very good, and Xenocide, though somewhat better, still pales in comparison to Ender's Game. (Maybe Ender's Game set my standards too high?)
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Summary: Implausible and slow
Review: The plot of this book is silly -- a child is taken from his family at the age of five, trained to be the leader of the Earth's battle forces and then he saves the solar system at the age of 10. No matter how intelligent he is, no child at the age of six has had the life experiences to gain the type of judgement and wisdom that this boy supposedly has. Meanwhile, his two siblings are controlling the Earth by joining some chat rooms on the internet. Yeah, right. A second problem is that the story is unbelievable slow -- the ups and downs of his training take up about 80 percent of the book. Then the book wraps up in 10 pages and that's that. For a really good book about life in a futuristic army, read Starship Troopers. This book is a real disappointment.
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Summary: KEEP THIS BOOK LOCKED AWAY IF YOU HAVE AN EXAM!!!
Review: Yep, this is a book that you WON'T be able to put down. I made the terrible, terrible mistake of opening the book, "I'll read *one* chapter to sort of clear my head and then go on studying"...well, I continued reading all through the evening until I finished it!! I couldn't help myself!!! And the best part for me is that because I was soooo absorbed into the storyline, for one second I felt the shock that Ender feels near the end of the book, as if I were inside the book, part of the story!! GREAT!!! What book does that to you?? This was the first book about Card that I ever read, and since I have read all of the Ender series, loved each book, and I'm now starting with his Alvin Maker series, so far Seventh Son is great too. Here is a great author, with great imagination, and I wholeheartedly recommend this book, it's a great read, you will NOT forget this story or its characters any time soon, little Ender will capture your heart. BUT! Don't get even near this book if you have an exam or anything pressing to do!!! :) (Luckily I didn't do THAT bad the next day :)).
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