Rating: Summary: Not bad... Take both the "10" and "3" reviews to heart... Review: After going through all the 10's to read what the 3's have to say, I'd have to say that the 10's were a bit overzealous, and the 3's were a bit overanalytical... Anyway, I'd have to agree more with the 10's because there are some main points that the negative critics overlooked...
YES, the fact that the Wiggin triad were way more mature than their own age is ALMOST far-fetched. But so is the idea of time-travelling and transporters. One thing that Sci-fi stories are supposed to present is a "what-if" situation. Ender's Game presented a `What if children were smart enough to influence the future of nations and the entire human species?` Also, if you look around schools, you may find that this "what if" is not too far away... young adults are now thowing away their childhood years by studying hard in their middle and high schools just to work even harder to get into a upper-tier university. And these are not normal children... Even ask Dink Meeker. I am one of those that wonders what it would be like to be a normal teenager, who hangs out, plays basketball, cruises around with gangs of friends, and cut classes... Orson Scott Card brings to notice how gifted children are progressively losing their right to being a normal, happy child. The only difference between the real life and Card's story is a difference of five years and the gifted children of today are more concerned with their livelyhood and success, while Ender is more concerned about battling the "buggers."
This is one reason why I liked the book so much. It hits home to many young adults who are only concerned in competing with others in the search for a stable job. It would be nice to fantasize about having the fruits of our labor at an early age...
Another reason I like ender's game is that Orson Scott Card narrates in a way that is easy to understand.
Hmm... I apologize to all that are looking for a review... I forget that this is not a usenet newsgroup
Rating: Summary: Ender's Game is an intriuging and deep book Review: I like this book because it has characters that are developed in such a way that they are believably human. They have worries, passions, and griefs that are true to the situations. It is easy to fall into Ender's point of view, believe what he does, and feel what he does. The plot has suprising twists and leads you ever deeper into its mits.
Rating: Summary: ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN Review: THIS BOOFK IS THE FIRST SCI-FI BOOK I HAVE READ. IT ALSO IS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ. THE CHARACTER OF ENDER IS VERY REAL. HE IS SO DIFFERENT, YET SO SMART. THE BOOK IS SO EASY TO BEILIVE, I FELT AS IF I WAS ACTUALLY WATCHING FROM A DISTANCE. ANY ONE WHO HASN'T READ THIS BOOK ALREADY SERIOULY NEEDS HELP.
Rating: Summary: A book that could be read again and again!!!!!!!!!!!! Review: I read this book in my gifted class. It would not be worth reading if you didn't have an imaginatoin. Ender's Game is a book that every gifted class should read. It was truley different! I have never read a book with a character at least similar to me. I'm not as smart as Ender, but I'm stuborn and easily frusterated. I go to Desert Ridge Middle School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was like real situtations today in the extreme future.
Rating: Summary: This book was one of the best books I have ever read!!! Review: I'm a student at Desert Ridge Middle School and I was assigned to read Ender's Game. We were told to find examples of literary terms but I couldn't stop reading it. I am a major sci-fi lover and I usually take a long time to read books, but I read this one quickly because I wouldn't stop. My parents would have to come in and tell me to turn the light off. I enjoyed reading this book very much.
Rating: Summary: The best book ever! Review: This Book is the best I've ever read. I read it for a language arts class at Desert Ridge Middle Scool in Albuquerque New Mexico and I was supposed to only read to chapther 8, but I finished the book that night. I love this book because Ender is easy to relate to, because he is the odd one in his community. Throughout the book I kept relating myself to Ender, I felt as if I was really living the story as him. A wonderful and deep book.
Rating: Summary: Excellent book! READ this book if you already haven't! Review: Ender's Game was excellent!!!!! I enjoyed the "Fantasy Game" and the Battle Room. The fights that brought the Stiltson boy to his knees and the others were cool! How could anyone not like this book?
Rating: Summary: Even the Stilson boy would like this book! Review: This is the weirdest book I have ever read! I am so attracted to it because I am weird also. I especially like the parts where Ender plays the Giant's Drink. I personally think that this book isn't really science- fiction or an action novel, but just a book that really makes you think. I'm definately impressed by this book, I have to admit I didn't think it would be as good as it is.
Rating: Summary: Excellent, but parts being dull Review: My name is "Cook" and im in the7th grade. For Ender's Game... I thought it was in a cool setting and had excellent characters, though parts of it were like being slowly pecked to death by a duck. The reason for this is that parts of it had no action whatsoever and was mindless babble. I thought Ender was a creative child but at the same time being weak in the beginning.
Rating: Summary: It was an OK book Review: I am a 7th grader at Desert Ridge Middle School. I though that it was so so book. I think the best parts are when Ender's in battle school. However it is pretty violent. There are parts where Edner kicks people to death. while Ende'rs at battle school Graff turns Ender into a sick, dispersed, psychotic child. It's a good book
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