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Summary: The best book I've ever read!
Review: This is the epitome of a science fiction novel. Ender's game has everything a sci-fi reader could ever ask for. It combines the element of outer-space with the tecnology of the future. We enjoyed this book because it caught your interest and you could not stop reading it. It had intense battles, in which the human race conquered the "buggers". The buggers are the alien race that tries to wipe out humanity. The main character Ender was the hero of the book, would he manage to save the humanity from the buggers.
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Summary: Game's Review
Review: Ender's Game was an excellent book! Orson Scott Card goes to distant measures and makes a master-mind type of a book. Six year old Andrew Wiggin (also known as Ender given to him by his sister Valentine) is a mastermind genius among genius. He goes to Battle School to be trained to control Earth's fleet against the alien creature "Buggers" who have already attacked earth twice devastating the human race.... the book was an excellent book written with creativity, Orson did an excellent job!!
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Summary: A Book unlike anything
Review: Words cannot even begin to describe this book. All I can say is Wow! I stumbled upon Ender's Game while I was looking for other books. I decided to buy it on a whim. And I'm forever grateful that I did. As someone who has read a lot of sci-fi, from masterpieces to failures, I wasn't expecting much from the book. What I found was something so icredible, it has now become one if not my most favorite book of all time.
What makes Ender's Game so wonderful is that through children and a rather silly alien race called "the buggers" no less, the author manages to address thought provoking issues about human nature and the price of survival. Morality and what is right and wrong are never simple. The novel is brilliantly able to demonstrate the complexity that is life and the lengths people are capable of and act upon. I was literally in shock when I finished the last page.
No matter what type of books you're into, you should still read this book. I can honestly say it has brought to my attention certain realizations I never wanted to think about. It gives you a perspective unlike anything, a perspective you are not likely to forget. I strobgly urge everyone to read this book. I promise it is worth every penny.
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Summary: Ender's Game
Review: I first read Ender's Game two years ago when I was 13 or 14 and I liked it but not until now, after I've re-read it many times, have I come to understand what the book is really about. The story seems simple enough on first glance. Ender Wiggin (I love him more and more each time I read the book. He's just so cool) is taken from his family at the age of 6 and sent up into Battle School in the asteroid belt. There he is pushed past his limits, both physically and emotionally, as he plays war games that the teachers, his enemies, lay out for him. Then he is taken off to Command School where he meets a new teacher who is smarter than he is (::gasp::). Ender plays games on a simulator, against this teacher, only to find out in the end that they aren't games at all. At the end of the book he is completely torn and weighed down with a deep sadness and guilt. However, the book is not just this story about beating an alien race in a war. Through Ender's thoughts and feelings, Orson Scott Card raises many moral and ethical questions, including the fight in the bathroom and the concept of Ender's compassion. Ender's understanding of the mind was something I found especially interesting, because I've read all the Ender books that are out (including the newest, Shadow of the Hegemon) and since I think that understand what Card is trying to convey about Ender, I sometimes find myself so annoyed with characters who don't realize that the Speaker of the Dead is also Ender the Xenocide. Nevermind. The point is, Ender's Game is an amazing book, one of my favorites. And it is not shallow and solely readable for entertainment either. It is deep and thoughtful at the same time. You will find yourself wishing you were Ender's friend, wishing you could help ease his burden, wishing that there are more people like him in this world. Because from the people I know, there is no one like him, and I love him all the more because of it.
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Summary: Oh my.
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In my meager nineteen years of existence, I have somehow managed to read a hell of a lot of books. Out of all those books - horror, non fiction, scifi/fantasy - only Ender's Game has exceeded my expectations. I've read all the hype, again and again, and so I finally sat down to read the book. Again and again. I'm not even a fast reader, for God's sake. Not to mention that I have a very limited patience while reading. And yet, somehow, I read Ender's Game twice in one sitting. (Where's the 6th star, anyway?) While the concepts in the Ender's series *are* somewhat unique, they're not 100% original, nor are they entirely spectacular.... Aliens threaten earth, and the government establishes a battle school program to prepare genius children in the ways of intergalactic war. Simple enough, but that's not what makes this book my all-time favorite. Also, there's not a lot of symbolism, and the style Card writes in is plain and direct, not flowery. But this simplicity is precisely why I love reading Card. (I also recently read Enchantment. I highly recommend that as well). This simplicity in writing is what makes Ender's Game "stick." I read it last spring and now that spring is around again, I'm finding myself having flashbacks from the story, remembering the most minor details. Not to mention that its simplicity makes it accessible to all reading ages. What really hit me, though, was the conclusion. Oh my. I remember reading the last twenty pages the first time around, thinking to myself, "Ok, this ending looks like it's about to fall flat on its..." and then, BAM, it struck me right when I least expected it - at the absolute end of the book. All the loose ends were tied up firmly (although I must admit, I found myself re-reading the conclusion a few times over just to make sure I didn't miss anything), and then the book was finished. There was barely enough room for anti-climax. The only real drawback I can find with this book is that, by reading it, your standards will shoot past the clouds. Once I read Ender's Game, I found myself getting disappointed with the rest of the books out there. Ah, it used to be so easy to find a book that impressed me... ps: The rest of the Enders books are EXCELLENT. None of them are nearly as quick-paced as Ender's Game, and occasionally they trudge along, but they expound on the main storyline wonderfully. All the details fit together smugly, in the end. My highest recommendations.
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Summary: The Greatest Book Ever Written!
Review: In my humble opinion, which probably does not mean much to YOU. But this is by far the greatest book ever written. Well maybe not ever written. But it rides along the top with J.R.R Tolkein's 'Lord of The Rings' and 'The hobbit', and Ian Flemings Bond Set. I first read this book about 5 years ago, when I was 11 years old. This book set up for me an entirely new perspecetive of the world. I have annually read this book along with the rest of the Quartet(Speaker of The Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the mind), in addition I also began reading the new saga; Bean's saga, which includes 'Ender's Shadow' and 'Shadow of the Hegemon'. Ender's Game, written in 1977 and still around today. Has changed the lives of many people and changed the way they have thought. The author has spoke of making a movie for this great book, and imagin how many books that were god enough for a movie. The reason as to why it was not made a movie 20 some odd years ago is because it would have graphically ... . But now with today's technology this book can be turned into one of the greatest movies of our time. Just look at 'The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring,' which was another of the greatest books ever written has now become a motion picture magic. It Keeps the reader awake, it keeps the reader alert, putting the reader in Edner Wiggin's shoes, in order to see what Ender see, in order to go through what Ender goes through. Verstehen is the German word meaning to put oneself in someone else's shoes. With an ending like no other. This four book set series wrote by Orson Scott Card will take you to stars and back again. It will take you to the Battle School, will take you to the Bugger homeworld, and all the while you will be in your chair or in your bed reading one of the greatest books ever written. Ender's Game, a book like no other.
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Summary: The Greatest Book Ever Written!
Review: ...this is by far the greatest book ever written. Well maybe not ever written. But it rides along the top with J.R.R Tolkein's 'Lord of The Rings' and 'The hobbit', and Ian Flemings Bond Set. I first read this book about 5 years ago, when I was 11 years old. This book set up for me an entirely new perspecetive of the world. I have annually read this book along with the rest of the Quartet(Speaker of The Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the mind), in addition I also began reading the new saga; Bean's saga, which includes 'Ender's Shadow' and 'Shadow of the Hegemon'. Ender's Game, written in 1977 and still around today. Has changed the lives of many people and changed the way they have thought. The author has spoke of making a movie for this great book, and imagin how many books that were god enough for a movie. The reason as to why it was not made a movie 20 some odd years ago is because it would have graphically [stunk]. But now with today's technology this book can be turned into one of the greatest movies of our time. Just look at 'The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring,' which was another of the greatest books ever written has now become a motion picture magic. It Keeps the reader awake, it keeps the reader alert, putting the reader in Edner Wiggin's shoes, in order to see what Ender see, in order to go through what Ender goes through. Verstehen is the German word meaning to put oneself in someone else's shoes. With an ending like no other. This four book set series wrote by Orson Scott Card will take you to stars and back again. It will take you to the Battle School, will take you to the Bugger homeworld, and all the while you will be in your chair or in your bed reading one of the greatest books ever written. Ender's Game, a book like no other.
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Summary: the best book ever written
Review: The book, Ender's Game, gave me confidence in things that I didn't think that I could do. It encouraged me and it told me never to give up no matter what, to always try my hardest. Ender's Game is a terrific book written by Orson Scott Card. It is about a boy, Ender Wiggin, who goes to Battle School (located in space). The purpose of Battle School was to separate and train military geniuses to fight the Buggers (an alien race) but the battles at Battle School, aren't really battles but games. Ender Wiggin is the greatest soldier in Battle School history. He has great leadership and respect. Ender Wiggin is the best of the best. Time is running out. Will the human race continue?
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Summary: Outstanding! A truly great sci-fi book!
Review: A friend of mine gave me this book to read. I was hesitant at first because I have read many a disappointing sci-fi novels. I've found that many of them get caught up in the image and ideas of the future and the technology and tend to ignore the characters. But "Enders Game" was different. I loved this book. I truly cared about Ender and the people around him. What a great story. I highly recommend it!!!! ...
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Summary: This is one of the best books ever.
Review: Ender's Game, By Orson Scott Card, is a bestseller! The book Ender's Game is a complex science fiction book for the enthusiastic reader. I am not an enthusiastic reader. Within 10 pages Card hooked me with his book. While most people believe that this book is amazing, i believe it is stupendous. Ender is a genius boy with a genius family at age 8. He off to battle school where he prepare to fight a battle against a race of bugs that will attack Earth in a third invasion. The book brings added depth to warfare in that it puts a 3-dimentional view of the battlefield just like an airplace dogfight. As the story progresses the level of action, interest, and mystery continues to grow. I couldn't put this book down. The book ends in a thrilling climactic way and questions. It questions our very grip on reality and helps us define who we are as a people and as a species.
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