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Summary: Ender¿s Game by Orson Scott Card
Review: The first book of the Ender's Saga, "Ender's Game" is brilliantly written and will keep you reading page after page without any though of stopping for a break.Andrew Wiggin, known to everyone just as Ender, at the age of six is asked to leave his family on the planet earth to journey to the Belt. Ender is a child prodigy and there is a reason the government want to send him to Battle School at the Belt. Humanity is under the constant threat from an alien race called the Buggers. No one seems to know anything about them but people on earth believe that after being defeated long time ago, the Buggers will try again to attack the humans. The people are ready, they have the troops, the weapons, the technology, but they still don't have one very important thing, they don't have a commander to lead them. And their only hope rests on young Ender's. From the moment he reaches Battle School, his life is strictly disciplined by mind games, isolation, patience, computers, and mock battles. As the invasion draws closer and closer and Ender must be pushed to his limits. Will Ender be able to endure the pressure? Full of surprises, twists and turns, "Ender's Game" is for all science fiction lovers. Very realistic and fun to read. The ending will really shock you... I was!! My favorite parts are probably all the mock-battles and the very end. The only problem I have in this book, the reason for only 4 stars, is because of the language. But except for that I would have given this book 5 stars and I recommend this book for older kids and adults who can handle it and some of the violence. The other books of the Ender's Saga is "Speaker for the Dead", "Xenocide", "Children of the Mind", "Ender's Shadow", and "Shadow of Hegemon".
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Summary: This is the best book ever!
Review: This is my favorite book ever. If u like sci-fi read it! Anyone who doesn't like it is stupid cuz they don't get it so read it
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Summary: One of the best novels out there
Review: I am always suspicious when someone tells me a book is one of the best ever written. I think that stems from reading all of those "classic" books in school and having it reiterated year after year that each represents one of the best stories ever created. Many of you have probably experienced the same kind of letdown when reading those kinds of books. That disappointing experience did not take place after I read this novel. I don't know about anyone one else, but when I read a great story, I always feel blessed to have been touched by creative genius. The blessing really rained down with this book! In this story, Orson Scott Card explains piece-by-piece, detail-by-detail, why events happen and how decisions are made. He provides the psychology involved in even the most mundane actions or thoughts. This may sound boring to some, but if you like investigative/forensic TV shows and novels, then you have the mindset to fall in love with Ender's Game. In an age when couples must be granted permission to have children and having more than one is rare, Andrew Wiggin is the third child born to his parents. Rather than this being a blessing or even just another birth, Andrew's birth is seen as a disgrace by society. NO ONE is irresponsible enough to bring three kids into the world. Hence the terrible nickname "Ender" meaning the "last and least one". Our hero is a 10 year old stategic boy genius who has been chosen to join an elite, intergalactic Battle School. There, he is expected to be a part of the battalion that will eventually engage Earth's enemy, the Buggers. All of the students of Battle School are children. Why? Because the Buggers (an insect-like species), are light years away. The school is in space and traveling toward the Buggers' homeworld. At their present speed, any adult who joined the school would be too old to fight once they encountered their enemy. So if they are so far away, why go to them? Earth has been attacked twice and devastated by the Buggers. It has been decided to take the war to them so that, if the fleet looses, the people of Earth will have a little more time to prepare a defense. Although Ender is a genius, he is an outcast. He receives little respect at home or at Battle School. So, before he can use his talents to defeat the Buggers, he must first survive against his enemies on Earth and in school. There is more than one story taking place in this novel. In fact, this book could have been entitled "Wiggin's Game", because Ender isn't the only member of his family with formidable intellectual and strategic skill. Both his brother and sister were almost chosen for Battle School, but were deemed unsuitable. They are apparently not unsuitable to literally vie for leadership on Earth, even though they are only children! How can they do it? Read the book.
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Summary: Read it - Love it!
Review: In English class in tenth grade, my English teacher told us to buy a book for class. We were groaning and whining that we had to buy stupid-English-book. However, it turned out everyone in my class and other classes loved this book and thought it was so much worthy to buy it. Although Ender's Game is a Sci-Fi, it doesn't feel like Sci-Fi at all. Everyone loved how Ender grew and learned his way to reach his goal, and everyone's hope. Irony happnes in the end of this book makes readers to dumbfounded. LOVE THIS BOOK! you are not sure to buy it and read it because you are afraid to don't like this book, THEN YOU MUST BUY THIS BOOK - ENDER"S GAME IS NOT ONE OF THAT KIND OF BOOKS... YOU WILL LOVE IT!
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Summary: Ender's Game
Review: This book is the coolest sci-fi book ever. It reminds me of Harry Potter, becsue of the scientific profile and how he is the underdog but rises up to the occasion. I have to say, this is by far the best book I have read.
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Summary: One of those books I read over and over and over...
Review: I have to say that after 15 years of reading fantasy/sci fi, Ender's Game and its parallel novel Ender's Shadow are my two favorite books in the world. The buggers are a formidble opponent for humans because of their intelligence and similarity to the people of earth. Ender is a cute little kid...who becomes the mankind's last hope of salvation. Need I say more? I have read this book probably a dozen times, and I always cry at the end when they tell him...never mind, I won't give it away for those of you who haven't read it. All I'll say is, if you have even the slightest interest in science fiction or stories about remarkable children, Ender's Game is an absolute must read. Furthermore, if you read Game and enjoyed it, pick up the parallel novel, Ender's Shadow. Same stoy, Bean's perspective (this will make sense when/if you read Ender's Game). Thoroughly wonderful, you will enjoy every page.
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Summary: Well-written, but......
Review: This is good. OSC did a great job and he's surely one of the best SF authers of the time. BUT I can't say it would be anyone's taste. This book is.....well, somewhat, 'tricky'. Before buying this book with all 5 stars recommendation, please think about these 3 questions.
1. Have you ever read any other OSC's books?
(If yes, try it)
2. Do you like KIDS?
(If you think today's teenagers are too 'adult-like' and don't like that thought, this book wouldn't be the best choice)
3. Which do you like more, The Forever war or Starship Troopers?
(Mixed, but I personally prefer from FW to ST.)
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Summary: ender's game
Review: The buggers, an alien civilization, is at war with humans. The buggers have attacked the human planet twice and almost killed them. The humans, to survive, have started to breed genius and started to train them for the war. Ender Wiggin, a genius among geniuses, is going through intense training to save the human species. His training, not surprising, starts of as games. As he goes on through his training, the main officers at the academy intensified to assure the survival of the human race.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I just read this book (2001) because a friend told me it was a classic. I must say I was quite disappointed. This book was written circa 1977, and for the late '70s and even the '80s it must no doubt have been a stunning achievement. The talk of 'nets (much like today's internet) and the ideas on anti-gravity, etc. are very good for that time. But after the 1990's I think this would be a hard book to appreciate, unless you're reading it for it's "classic" status. Much of the disappointment resulted from the story-telling itself. The main character is perfect in every way. The entire book tells of different challenges Ender Wiggins faces, quickly analyzes and conquers, and moves on to the next similar challenge. Maybe it's because I read this book right after enjoying the MODERN story-telling prowess of George R.R. Martin's latest book (Storm of Swords), I found Ender's story rather boring. I had read somewhere that it had a surprise near the end, but when I got there, I didn't really care, and it was a lame surprise anyway. If the book had any interesting parts, it was not Ender's story, which is most of the book, but the short chapter on his brother Peter and sister Valentine, who are much more complex characters. The last chapter was also a little interesting. All in all, it seems to me this book is a little out-of-date. It still would be excellent reading for younger kids, with it's constantly positive outcomes and pre-teen hero. And though I'm no psychiatrist, I felt it would be make a great lesson in discipline and responsiblities for today's rather spoiled pre-teen and teenage population (it would have to be a required reading material). I give it three stars for these reasons.
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Summary: A Page-turner, to be sure, but nudity is a bit too prevalent
Review: I'm not even finished with the book yet, (within a hundred pages of the end), and I'll say that it is one of the best page-turners I've ever read, but, it is not perfect. For one, Ender is just a bit too perfect at the mock battles in Battle School, about the only thing they never required him to do was walk on water, which wouldn't surprise me if Card actually made him do it. Also, there is a bit too much nudity for my taste. People walkin' round w/ out a stitch on is one thing, but this is kids we're talkin about! A fight in a shower room?! It makes you think things about Orson Scott Card.
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