Ender's Game

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Summary: A Good Science Fiction Book.
Review: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card was a fair book to read. It is not one of the best books I have read, but it sure is a good book. The book starts off very excitingly, but gets a little boring pretty soon. The characters are not well defined and the story starts to drag itself right after thefirst few chapters. The interesting part was how the kids were chosen to save the world and how the training takes place in outer space. The kids are chosen to do this job as they tend tolearn faster than adults. Ender being the main character of the story, is also the youngest and the smallest of all the other kids at the battle school. It is very exciting when the smallest kid does everything better than the rest of them. He soon becomes the hero, this is one fact i really liked about the novel. Ender who was the third child, was not having a very good experience dealing with society as the third child so he did not hesitate going to the battle school. It had something i really like, that is video games. The way the battles were designed in the story were very creative of the author. I liked the way the book was written as it was easy to read book. The only part that could have been worked upon more is organizing the characters a little better. The other point i would like to make is that the movie for this book should be good. I've heard that there is a movie and I would like to watch it as it might give me more understanding of the setting and how the characters look. Overall I would say its a good book to read, but not the best book for me. It would make a good book for someone who likes science fiction.

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Summary: ENDER'S GAME
Review: Ender's Games

I thought that I wouldn't really like this book, because I don't like "Star Warish" stuff. I really thought the reading was easy enought for me to understand and enjoy. It really did put my imagination to work. The characters were very diverse. Some were stronger than other (mentally and physically). Some were selfish. Some were caring and uncaring. And some were just down right hateful--Bonzo.

I felt that Ender was too young to be taken from his family for such a long time. But I was very impressed with his intelligence and his ability to endure the challenges placed upon him.

When Ender went home (earth) I had hoped that he would be the able to stay. And not have to go back to battle school. I also thought that he had lost his desire to be the best warrior. I felt he had really been used by Colonal Graff.

I liked Ender's sister,Valentine. She and Ender seem to have a special brother and sister relationship. She really cared about Ender's well being.

I am glad that my professor assigned this book as required reading. I am also glad this is only a science fiction experience. But who know, this may become a reality someday.

As the old saying goes--"Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover", well that applies to this book. I recommend it to persons 12 years old and older.

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Summary: Christine's Review
Review: I am not a fan of science fiction. I prefer stories that contain realism. When I started reading the novel Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, the idea of sending children to Battle School in space to fight the "buggers" didn't interest me. As I kept reading I became attached to the children in the story. Becoming attached to the characters allowed the story to become more realistic instead of science fiction. Once I was involved in the story I couldn't put the book down. I would be in the middle of the chapter and I would have to run an errant and the whole time I would be thinking about the novel. I wonder if Ender is going to beat the Salamander Army in their battle today? I was very concerned about the relationships between the characters. The relationship with the parents and siblings of Ender, the other children in Battle School and their reacted to achievements interested me. In Battle School, Ender had to always prove himself because he is so young. I could relate this to my own life. The end of the story came as a surprise. The whole time Ender thought he was playing a game at Command School he was really fighting the buggers as the Third Invasion. I could only imagine what he must have felt when he found out he found out he killed the entire species of buggers. I'm sure it was a great reward for him to live in the new colony as the governor and not have to fight anymore. It was weird to read about how the "End of the World" was on the bugger's planet. I don't know if I would have done what Ender did when he found the baby queen larva. I think my first instinct would have been to crush it so there would never be a war again but Ender has a better understanding of the proper way to handle the situation. I would recommend this book to others.

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Summary: Ender's Game review
Review: ...I agree with how Orson Scott Card put the story. it was very exciting. but I would have talked more about the other people in the story. I recommend this book to people who like sci-fi stories. the beginning is sort of boring, but it gets better as the story goes on.

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Summary: Class Assignment
Review: Sci-Fi, who would have thought that this novel would change my view on reading. I was not to excited about this assignment from the get go. I knew that the class naturally required reading because it is a Reading class, and when "Ender's Game" was assigned, I was not a happy camper. I hate reading to begin with and Sci-fi did not float my boat. It was not until I read the actual novel that my views changed about Sci-fi and books in general. My view on this assignment slowly began to change when the due date for this novel was around the corner. I picked up the novel and blew the dust off the cover. I skipped the intro and opened it to chapter one. Already, I was confused and did not want to proceed with the reading. I realized that if I was going to read this novel, my attitude had to change. I started with a new attitude and eventually completed that assignment. Ender's game was really different from what I expected a Sci-fi novel to be. So many situations that a six year had to do if was to succeed in the eyes of the adults. He was a Third that no one wanted and rarely is a Third allowed to live. But Ender, he was different. He has been monitored since day one and when he was six, it was removed. Things changed dramatically as the day came when the government would come to claim little Ender. From the beginning, Ender's parents agreed to give Ender over to government, when they signed the contract. Who would have thought that the day would come so fast? A day everyone dreaded, everyone except Peter, Ender's older brother. He hated Ender and almost tried killing him because of Ender; Peter did not have the chance to go to Battle School. They chose Ender over Peter and this created much tension between the siblings. Battle School is where Ender's life would end and begin. His family life would end. He was no longer able to live at home because Battle School was his new home. He would miss Valentine the most. She was Ender's only sister and she loved him to death. She had a major impact on Ender, he really confided in her. When he was in training, and missed home, he missed her. Ender was six when he entered the school and many of the students envied him, including some of the staff members. He was small for his age and everyone picked on him. They wanted to see him "iced" and suffer. They wanted him to fail and most of this came from the intimidation. Ender was way too intelligent for his age and any child who is put through drills beyond exhaustion and still comes out on top deserves respect and honor, especially if the survival of the people depend on you. His time in Battle School gave him more than he expected and even though he was experiencing this type of life style at such a young stage, Ender learned how to cope with the situations thrown in his face. All he wanted were friends and in Battle School he gained and lost friends. The whole idea of Sci-fi changed for me when I saw that through Ender, many of us can apply what he went through into our own lives. It seems as thought sometimes what went on in his life has happened or is currently the situations we face today. This novel has changed the way I view Sci-fi novels. I guess it is safe to say, "Never judge a book by its cover (or type in this matter)!"

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Summary: A sci-fi masterpiece of unmatched power.
Review: How anyone couldn't enjoy this book, sci-fi fan or not, is beyond me. I loved it both times I read it, even more so the second time. The first time I read it was for an English book project in the 8th grade. My teacher was helping me pick a book and she handed me a worn-out copy of "Ender's Game" from the library and said, "Here, I think you'd like this one." So I read it, and to say she was right would be an understatement. "Ender's Game" is probably my all-time favorite book, and I've read A LOT of books! Orson Scott Card has terrific command of the language in his book, he keeps a breakneck pace, and we are never any less eager to turn a page from beginning to surprise end. If you haven't already, read this book. If you simply overlook it in the bookstore, or here at Amazon, you're doing yourself a great diservice. "Ender's Game" isn't just a great novel, it's an entire experience.

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Summary: One of the Best Books I've ever read!
Review: Ender Wiggin has just been excepted to Battle School. Only very few people will be excepted. There he must prepare for another attack from the aliens they call buggers. The buggers have attacked twice and they think they will attack again due to (the buggers) overwhelming numbers and their powerful weapons they must prepare. Ender is six and he is asked to go to Battle School. He will not be able to see his family until he is 12 and even then it will only be for a short while. Ender's brother Peter Wiggin has always been very mean and has tortured and threatened to kill Ender and Valentine Ender's sister who is 8. Ender decides to go to battle school to get away from Peter and to help fight the buggers. When he gets there he quickly promotes and must be trained by a game. Everyone plays it, you are commanded with the rest of your group by a commander about your own age. You have guns that freeze you while the game is going on. He starts a game called the Giant's Drink. Soon he conquers the thought to be impossible begging and keeps going and beating more and more but is there an impossible ending because Ender can not beat it, but does the game now to much about Ender. Ender learns and moves very quickly being a genius but things ahead do not look good... Ender's Game is probably the best book I've ever read. It Is very very exciting and is very surprising. It has great detail and is a very wonderful book with a great plot. I would recommend it for anybody around the age of 11. I intend on reading the next books in the series and I hope there as good as this one.

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Summary: Book Critique
Review: Critical Review on Ender's Game

In my opinion Ender's Game by: Orson Scott Card is an excellent book. This book has the perfect blend of action, life growing up as the odd ball in the family, and war. Ender's Game is a great book because the main character Ender goes through many tribulations in his childhood and he accomplishes them in ways unimaginable. He goes through his every day life as no child ever does, he thinks in ways that no normal child would think, he is so different that the government uses him to help fight against a race of aliens that are about to take over earth. Throughout this book Orson had many strengths. The first strength noticed when reading this book is the fact that Orson writes in a way that puzzles the reader enough to want to keep on reading. He leaves the reader in an awkward position that forces the reader to go on. Another strength is how he writes with more then enough descriptions. As a result, that the reader could vividly picture in their mind everything Orson is picturing. The biggest strength that left me in awe was the fact that he puts in great detail that explains how everything works. The only weaknesses that Ender's Game has that I was able to find was the fact that it was absolutely too good to have any weaknesses. I would first recommend this to any person who is into sci-fi or enjoys great adventure books. I would also recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a free reading book because it has a little of every genre which makes it enjoyable to any reader. I would even read this book to my child because it shows great morals such as honesty, bravery, and courage. It also includes lots of adventure, which makes this book more enjoyable for children. If I were to rate this book I would give this book ten out of ten stars. This book is one of the best books I have ever read in my entire life.

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Summary: Extraordinary
Review: One of the greatest science fiction novels of all time. It's a bit short on characterization and plausibility, but the relentlessly driving narrative will hook you quickly and draw you towards the stunning conclusion. It will also make you long for the days when children played with jacks and picked flowers, instead of being trained for adulthood practically from birth.

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Summary: "Leave me alone, I'm reading"
Review: I read a lot of books, and I don't have a problem putting them down to do things. Until this book. I always had to know what happened next. I found myself reading and walking, reading and cooking, and reading all night long rather than sleeping. A definite must for Sci-Fi fans. Ender's Game also may be of interest to gamers, internet junkies, and military buffs. I enjoyed it and am looking forward to the rest of the series.