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Summary: A MUST READ
Review: Ender's Game is a compelling novel about the difficult first years of Ender Wiggen. This is by far the best science fiction book I have read, and has become one of my favorite stories of any genre. Orson Scott Card wonderfully portrays life on our future Earth. I could clearly visualize each setting because they were described with such detail.
Ender is a young boy (6 to about 13 throughout the book) who is a military tactical genius. He is sent up to a Battle School in space where he and other remarkable children his age are trained in to fight and command in a zero gravity "battle room." Aliens have attacked Earth twice and are expected to attack again sometime soon. The Military is hoping to select students from the school to lead the defense. Ender always wins all the games and is by far the most promising of all the kids. He is isolated and pushed to his limits in all of his training. He is so good that he is sent to Command School where he further continues his education. He fights battle simulations against his teacher, who is surprisingly, as smart as Ender.
I would strongly recommend this book to any reader even if you're not into sci. fi. This novel flows along without a glitch, and all the plot twists will keep you from ever putting it down. It is one of the books that makes you sad when you finish it, just because it's over. I would not be surprised if you read this book in one sitting because I know that you will enjoy it as much as I did.
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Summary: Fun for ALL!
Review: This is an amazing book on many levels. I have read Ender's Game many times and each time I learn something new. On the basic level it is your interesting sci/fi book. It makes you think though. It puts you in Ender's body so that it seems that you "are" Ender. Ender's Game is extremly well written and the storyline is absolutly fantastic! This book is a must read for everyone. Not just for sci/fi buffs.
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Summary: ***Wow!***
Review: I read A LOT, and this is one of the best books I've read - EVER. I wish I could give it more than 5 stars. I highly recommend this book. I am going to read every book in this series and every book I can get my hands on by this author.The hardcover has an interesting introduction that the paperback does not. I read the intro after reading the story so as not to give anything away. I give this book 100 stars!!!
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Summary: Outrageously good book.
Review: Ender's Game was a book I thoroughly like, as did many other people. I received this book as a birthday present from a friend, and did not think much of it as I opened it, but after reading it I loved it.
Ender Wiggin is the main character in this book. He is so intelligent that in the beginning he has very few friends, and he is only six years old. I know, I know, who wants to read about a six year old, but this is more like a smart adult.
This story takes place in the future, mainly at Battle School, where super intelligent children like Ender go for training, and later it takes place in Command School. The government wants children that are intelligent, compassionate, and killers when necessary. They were depending on these children to find one child to be a commander and defeat the buggers.
In the beginning of the book couples on earth are allowed two children, unless like Mr. And Mrs. Wiggin the government allows them to have a third.
Eighty years ago the humans who were stretched over many universes went against the buggers. Buggers were insect like beings that planned on taking over the earth. They almost had us defeated until Mazer Rackham, a famous commander, defeated them in the last battle.
Although Ender makes many friends along the way, but he also makes many enemies also.
Ender's brother and sister are both intelligent also. They have their own little plot in the story, they know that if the buggers are defeated, that there will be another war here on Earth, and they are trying to get the word out.
I would recommend this book to anyone of any age because this book is at times being told by grown ups and younger children.
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Summary: Ender's Game
Review: Ender's Game is about the thrid born child of the legal 2. He is an outcast of everything he goes into. His brother Peter tortures him all the time, and not just annoying him but actually abuses. His sister Valentine is the one that loves him, the only one that understands him. His sister and brother have duel personalities, their dual personalities are Locke and Diejorce. Peter is Locke and Valentine Diejorce. While this is happening on Earth, Ender is moving high through the ranks, after his first year he becomes a sqaud leader, and also becomes the best at the sqaud laser game. As he is moving along he becomes more and more violent and distant from the other children. How will this affect the book, and what about Valentine and Peter, read the book to find out.
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Summary: Buggers and Ender
Review: On the surface "Ender" reminds me all of those genius dorks in I knew senior year. Then after I was about halfway through the book I thought that I couldn't care less if Gaft and his minions were successful in turning Ender into a homicidal killing machine. Then about halfway through the book I started to really appreciate the clear Machiavellian simplicity with which Card has crafted his universe. So basically this book has 2 stories, one on the surface for kids 10-12 and another for older people. It really works on all levels, but don't just take my word for it, go read "Ender's Game" for yourself.
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Summary: excellent
Review: i was recommended to read this book and i did. i was not disappointed by the writing and the story. Orson Scott Card does a wonderful job building up the story, and gives a nice twist at the end that, to me, felt unexpected but wonderful. a great read for kids of all ages.
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Summary: A new standard for science fiction
Review: Ender's game is quite likely the best book I have ever read. It trancends other science fiction stories by offering incredible insites into the workings of the world and the mind. Since the book centers around rather remarkable children (and is wonderfully written) it is a must read for teenagers and young adults especially.
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Summary: third
Review: not being a lover of science fiction i didnt know what to make of this book when i first got it 10 years ago. i love it completely and totally. Its a terrfic commentary on children, war, and tolerance. Read in conjunction with the supurb new "enders shadow" (same story told from differen POV) you will fall in love with Orson Scott Card's world
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Summary: Bravo!!!
Review: "I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his ears, and I tell you, he's the one." A young boy named Ender Wiggin lives in a future time where there are reproduction laws. Two children per couple. But Ender is different. He is a third. The small, strange boy, a government guinea pig with no idea what is in store for him. In this futuristic Earth, there is a hatred for buggers, a strange alien life form, and a new war is about to unfold. With his caring sister Violet, and his corrupt brother Peter, this strange family could change the world. Orson Scott Card does a great job of keeping you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire book. He has a great way of keeping the book in your hands. Followed up by Card's sequels, THE SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD, XENOCIDE, CHILDREN OF THE MIND, ENDER'S SHADOW, and SHADOW OF THE HEGEMON, it kicks off an action-packed, wonderful series. The Foundation trilogy brought him to the idea of a battle room, where people train for fighting wars in space, and inspired him to write a book about it. It's by far the greatest novel I've ever read in my favorite genre. Unlike most sci-fi books, Ender's Game has so many emotions in it to keep you reading and picturing the characters. It was published in 1977, and I read it in 2001, but I still think it's a great book. It won the Hugo award in1986, and the Nebula award in 1985. It's more for 12 to 13 year olds, because of it's difficult words and concepts, but I loved it.
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