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Summary: Clear, Concise, and Intense
Review: Imagine a world where every man, woman, and child fears an unstoppable and forthcoming invasion. A world of unified hegemons all trying desperately to prepare... for the "buggers". The hegemony of the United States (or what is politically left of it) limits all families to two children. Yet the government sanctions a third... Hoping that this child will be the military genious to stop Armageddon, and be the Savior of the human race. A child named Ender, who his sister loves with all her heart, and her brother would kill him given the chance, must overcome his weaknesses and perfect war... There are no attempts in this book to hide any of the themes. Everything is there for you to read and make conclusions about. A bond is almost attached between the reader and Ender, making this book the *most* powerful one I have ever read. The book, flows, it works with every element, and I believe it to be a true example of classical literature.
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Summary: A novel rich on multiple levels.
Review: Ender's game is a novel that, simply put, is a fun read. What the novel suggests about how we treat the ultra gifted and talented among us is both profound and disturbing. The fact that three children from the same environment and family background turn out so radically different is a pleasant stab in the face of determinism. Also, the complex study of how leadership emerges and power is maintained branches way beyond the martial setting of the novel. Card did a superb job of presenting Ender as both man-plus and as a frightened little boy. This is the novel I give to those who don't usually like science fiction. I have met few people who did not enjoy this novel once they were ten pages into it. I have read it at least five times, and I wish I could do a mind erase so I could read it again for the first time.
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Summary: By FAR the best Sci-Fi book ever!
Review: I've read alot but this book is amazing, i love it to death, i've re read it 5 times in 3 years and it touches me. Its a MUST read!
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Summary: This book changed my life!
Review: I don't know how to explain it...You just have to read it...It is just that brilliant!!! I was not an avid reader, but this book changed everything for me. I never understood what it was like to love to read...what it was like to not be able to set a book down. I never understood the phrase "the book was better then the movie" because I couldn't see how just words could be better than actual pictures and sound. But Ender's game made me understand. Thank You Mr. Card! Thank you so much!
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Summary: The Greatest book ever written!
Review: You should go out and spend a lousy seven dollars and buy this book!
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Summary: The Most Underrated Science Fiction Book Ever
Review: There are those people that rate this book a one star for a simple reason: They know the can't write as good as card so they have to mess up the curve of five stars. Now, about the book. It is the greatest thing I have ever read.
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Summary: One of the best scifi books, ranks with Starship Troopers
Review: Every time I read this I think it's the best scifi book out. Then I read Speaker for the Dead and think it is. Then I read Xenocide and throw up. Oh well, no series is perfect. If you have not read this book do it.
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Summary: Loved it & not an SF Fan
Review: This is the only SciFi book I've ever been able to finish. Not only that, I couldn't put it down. Highly recommend.
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Summary: Sci-fi's version of Fantasy's Lord of the Rings
Review: Instead of telling you about character development, plot, etc. I'll tell you a story -- there are enough posts here on these aspects. Ten years ago I read Ender's Game. Five years after that I stopped at a bookstore to buy a sci-fi book to read during a flight. The sequel, Speaker for Dead, jumped off of the rack because that phrase revived fond memories of a book read years before. Isn't a book which can compel that kind of association worth reading? I've read this book four times easy and Speaker at least three -- liked, but didn't rave over Xenocide, the last book in the series. And I usually don't reread old books! Card's early sci-fi centers around a child with a special gift. This book will truly fill you with the wonder and amazement of "looking through the eyes of a child".
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Summary: This was one of the best books I've read.
Review: This is a classic of science fiction. The concept of a "Battle Room" is a brilliant and well-thought one. It's one of those books that you can open up to any point, start reading, and find yourself absorbed for hours. I don't think I've every met anyone who dislike this book. Just buy it and read it and enjoy it. Even non-SF fans will enjoy it. Interesting, complex characters, great dialogue, great ideas...what all novels should be.
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