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Summary: BEST BOOK!
Review: An amazing book, definitely deserving the praise that it has received from various literary critics is the book, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. This superb science fiction book is about a surrealistic future world in which children are engineered to become the "ultimate soldiers". The majority of the main characters in this book are primarily children, such as Ender's brother and sister, Peter and Valentine. Also, Ender has many acquaintances and friends, which you may get to know and like or possibly dislike throughout the book. These children have names such as the Molo, Soup, Vlad, and Bean. Don't be fooled by their childish names though, these four children plus Ender help get rid of a whole planet of alien pest that even a high-tech future army of grown adults couldn't even come close to handling. Ender, the main character, is a young outspoken boy. When the book starts he is only six years old, but the time the book ends he is already eleven. Ender sometimes acts childish, but is extremely intelligent and through out most of the book he trains in a military academy for young children. Ender is very quick to learn things and is very ambitious. And this helps as he fights the aliens, because he will be forced to make a descision that could decide the fate of the galaxy! This story starts with Ender in grade school, but then as the story proceeds, he moves up through the ranks of the many schools which will help teach him to use is genius. The basic theme of this book is that childhood does not last fore ever and if one spends their childhood trying to be an adult, one may in turn spend their adulthood trying to be a child. I definitely recommend this book to anyone enjoy science fiction, fantasy, sports, military, or even romance. This is definitely my favorite book of all time. Just give it a chance, and read it, and I'm sure that it will be one of your favorites too. Thank you.
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Summary: a page turner, but nothing new or insightful
Review: Maybe it's my age (38), or the fact that I've read too much or seen too many movies, but the book was a sad disappointment for me. Don't get me wrong, it's definitely a page turner, but so are a lot of other better books. I think this would be an ideal book for a young person, or those in arrested development, but if you're much past the age of 20 look elsewhere. The wunderkid concept has been done too many times, tactical/action books are best left to military writers (Clancy et al), and those seeking insights into the way a child thinks would get far more from their high school reading lists. I had high hopes for this book, but I'm just not 13 anymore.
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Summary: Hard to put down.
Review: This is a VERY good book. Its totally cool. Its about young boy in military camp in the far future. The Buggers have destroyed-almost destroyd-the earth 2 times. And this time we're going in. Please, If you like SF stuff. Pick this book up at the store. Its cool and touching. I wanna read the sequels too. You should also. 5+ stars!
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Summary: Stunningly Simple and Rewarding
Review: Ender's game does credit to the modern genre of science fiction. Beset with various super-sciences on all sides, it can in no way be considered a 'non-sci-fi' piece of sci-fi, such as 1984.But its characters and messages are so strong and vibrant that many who despise Science Fiction still find this book immenantly rewarding. We follow the life of Ender Wiggin, a young child destined for great things. In this strange other-world where the battles of the future are fought like video games by mere children, Ender excells. He is a military mastermind, a 'third' of a family of genius children. His potential for strategy, quick-thinking, and in the end, brutality, make him the perfect choice for a general of star-fleets of mass destruction. The viewpoint in this book is what sets it apart, I think. So carefully crafted is Card's universe that we truly believe we are privy to the thoughts of a young boy--but a young boy faced with extraordinary circumstances beyond most of our imaginations. I recommend this book as one of the great pieces of science fiction, and indeed, of writing in general.
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Summary: Possibly the best sci-fi novel EVER!
Review: Ender's Game is my favorite book in the world. It is perfect. I've read it four times. Each time I read it, I was so engrossed that I couldn't put it down! I'm even reading it again right now. The storyline is so well thought out and developed. It's not a surprise that Card has written several more books on the plot. If you enjoyed Space Cadet by Heinlein, then you will love this.
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Summary: Spectacular, and also sci-fi
Review: Ender's Game is one of the best books I have ever read, and I have not read very much science fiction. I can't recommend it highly enough. For details, see all of the reviews below...
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Summary: Good diversion
Review: I read this book in three days. It was an easy read, and the story was involving. The major complaint people seem to have is that they find the circumstances of young child geniuses acting this way unbelievable. If you're going to read this book, you ought to be able to enjoy the book and accept what the author gives you suspending your disbelief. Many people, including myself, will identify with the characters. Ender is a young genius, isolated, manipulated, and burdened with a destiny to save the human race. His discovery and management of his dark side, a major theme, I found to be less involving, and I think that is the fault more of the author. Overall, I would say the major flaws are that the book does get a little repetitive (ok, now he's playing a different game after game after game), Ender's "genius" strategies don't seem so spectacular, and the psychological development of the major characters is a little lacking. However, there are enough of the classic archetypal qualities - the mentor, the destiny, good vs evil, the rite of passage, the quest - that I can recommend it, especially to teenagers and children who want an involving science fiction story and who may not care so much or know so much about the good quality of the literary craft and manipulation of words. This book is long on plot, but short on heart or poetry.
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Summary: Ender's Game-the Best Damn Book
Review: This book takes place in the future, after the first invasion of an alien race commonly known as buggers. The next invasion is inevidable, and the world believes it to be soon. Time is running out, and a child prodigy known as Andrew "Ender" Wiggin may be the human race's last hope. The population on Earth has gotten so high that the International Fleet (the Earthwide government) has ordered that only two children may be brought into the world per family. Only by order, may a family have three children without being looked down upon. Peter was the eldest, a genius, but too cruel. Valentine was the second, a genius, but too mild. Then the governement asked the Wiggins to have another child, a Third. Ender was that child. It seemed he was the combination of both children. He was approved and they moved him to a special school where he would learn how to fight in Zero-G, and hopefully move up to Command School. The IF has high hopes and will work him thouroughly if not breaking him, or possibly killing him. This is by far the best book I've ever read, in the Science Fiction genre and others. If you read one book in your life, read this book. Lend it to your friends and family. It'll spread like the plague, except it'll be liked by all.
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Summary: This is the best book i've ever read!
Review: Ender's Game is a full 5. Infact i would give it a 10000000000 if i could! Ender's Game is about a boy named Ender Wiggin who gets taken to Battle School to train to become the commander of earth's fighting spaceship fleet to fight the buggers. He Later gets sent to Command school. In command school Ender gets taught by Mazor Rackhem the guy who won the first bugger wars. This book is wonderful in the catagories of Sci - fi and Fantasy! You should definentally read this book. Another thing is this book has a parallel and 3 sequels to it. They are also great books!
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Summary: The BEST book I ever read...
Review: Where to start... so far, I've found most people who read Ender's Game either hate it with a passion or love it with a passion. I've read over a thousand books in the sci-fi and fantasty genre (from authors old and new including Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke, Bova, Martin, Brooks, and MANY others) and E.G. stands above them all for me. Partially, the reason is I identify with the character of Ender so well, partially because Card has a way of showing us the true human nature of the characters in ways I can relate to as honest and real (perhaps that is why some readers hate it so much... the people in E.G. are REAL people with REAL faults and REAL motives, both bad and good, not a fake society that's perfect like people wish ours were). Card makes very believable portrayals of all the characters exhibitting the good and the bad in each and the struggles each goes through in being human in a very convincing way. Though sci-fi is the genre, as he himself says in the intro, the story is more about the characters, and sci-fi is just the medium in which it is told. The story is a tale of Life, the struggle to be accepted as who you really are, the challenges of responsibilities being thrust on you that you must shoulder even if you didnt ask for them, the choices you make to further those responsibilities you've accepted and the responsibilities and challenges of just being human. This book should be a must read for everyone. - Rob
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