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Summary: 1215th Review.
Review: I know that there are 1214 other customer reviews about this book; I need to write a 1215th anyway.I read this book first when I was in fifth grade. I remember sitting at my desk near the side wall in Mrs. Lopiparo's classroom and reading the final few chapters. I began to cry. When I looked up, through a dizzy of emotion I could see that Mrs. Lopiparo and the other students were looking at me. I couldn't think, I couldn't say anything; I just buried my head in my arms and cried. Now I am a junior in college, and my roommates are reading Ender's Game for the first time. I get excited just thinking about that first reading of theirs--the first one!--and I know that, even though they may not cry as I did as a fifth-grader, their first reading won't be their last.
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Summary: A Knockout!
Review: I loved Ender's Game so much that I decided to teach it in my English class. This novel is all about triumph. It has a spirit that makes it stand above most of the science fiction to come out of the same period. Without knowing about the sequels, the book enjoys an epic feel that made me think of the original Dune series.
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Summary: The best
Review: Well, I'm really writing this review for the whole series that starts with Enders Game, then goes on to Xenocide, then Speaker for the Dead and Finally Children of the Mind (actually there's one more called Enders shadow which is a parallel novel to Enders game). If you like physics, astronomy, great stories and characters you will never forget this is the book for you. Even friends of mine who hate sci-fi loved this series. A must read, trust me!
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Summary: A sci-fi gem, rarely matched
Review: A classic in the genre. Not only is this a Hugo and Nebula award winner (along with its sequal), but it is exceptional even among the other winners over the years. Card writes about a young boy being groomed to be the next Napolean, a master strategist and savior of humanity. Not only is the book well written, the characters are deep and meaningful, they are tied together in a tight, well woven story and Card doesn't shy away from several moral issues that might have gotten in the way of a lesser writer. If you liked this book and are looking for more of Card's work, try the "sequel" "Speaker for the Dead" and his fantasy trilogy "The Tales of Alvin Maker" which starts with "Seventh Son". All are equally brilliant. Unfortunately Card never quite matches the power of these 5 books (the two Ender books and the Alvin Maker books) although he tries several times, including sequals to all of these. The next one to come along worth reading is probably "Pastwatch". For authors who are similar, try Dan Simmons's "Hyperion", another great work that is remenecent of Card's books.
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Summary: Not my favourite!
Review: This is not the worst book ever written, but how Amazon can put this in its best SF of the Twentieth Century is quite beyond me. To me, this is what gives SF a bad name: juvenile militaristic rubbish with religous propagandist underpinnings; stereotypes instead of characters, a by-numbers plot; no depth, no complexity, no intelligence. I read this first when I was a teenager and thought it was bad then. I'm afraid it hasn't improved with age.
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Summary: Ender's Game Rocks
Review: Ever since I first read the book i fell in love with it. Cardmixes all emotions in the book as well as including the Sci-fi genrethat this book was meant to have. Buy it now!!
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Summary: NOT your typical Sci-Fi novel...
Review: I was in a slump and picked up 'Ender's Game' mostly because the selection I had to choose from wasn't all that great...however I obviously made the right choice. This book isn't at all like other science fiction novels I have read. As I have talked with others' who have read this book and read some of the reviews the oft-repeated opinion of this story is that those who read it could identify with it because of Ender and the way he was portrayed. I have to echo those statements as well. Ender seemed to be an extension of my earlier life in school, how I viewed the world, and how I was treated by others. I was also drawn into the plot that Card has created here as well. Not only was it entertaining, but creative without trying to be sophisticated. All in all, Battle School was very similar to MY school (only mine was on Earth...) and since I am cheap, I am patiently waiting for the paperback edition of 'Ender's Shadow' and hopefully it is as good as the reviews say it is. I also understand ANOTHER new book is nearing publication in the world of Ender Wiggen. Before I wrap up, I have to say that this is the ONLY science fiction book I know of that many people have read that are anything BUT sci-fi lovers. This book transcends a LOT of areas that most novels don't even come close to approaching. My pre-apologies to lovers of the other sequels of Ender's Game...sorry but I just COULDN'T get into them at ALL. They were SO different that they seemed completely UNRELATED. I thought it was just me, but I have come across many others who also feel the same way. I have also attempted to read them more than once thinking maybe, just maybe they would appeal to me at a later time...nope, nosiree Bob. Didn't work. Sorry. But Ender's Game WAS and IS absolutely wonderful.
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Summary: Surpassing Science Fiction
Review: This book is the beginning of a series of books dealing with Ender Wiggin. Ender is a gifted young boy taken from his parents at the age of six and raised in a battle school, in space far from his family and friends. Once you pick this book up you will not want to set it down as you follow Ender through his life at battle school. I read very little in the way of Science Fiction so when a friend asks me what I am reading and I tell them, they are surprised, until they read it that is. They then understand that this novel goes far beyond the limits of any one Genre and extends into Drama with an insight into Human nature and understanding that only Card can portray. While reading this book you dont follow Ender, you are Ender, which is a key part to the telling of this story. Ender strives to understand his enemies, be them the teachers, the other students, or the horrific buggers that live in the nightmares of children everywhere. In this yearning for understanding Ender learns that you can not fully understand someone, see them the way they see themselves, and not also love them the way they love themselves. It is the same thing that Card does to the reader because as you grow to understand Ender you also grow to love him, and this is when it becomes more than just Science Fiction.A truly awesome book
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Summary: One of the greatest science fiction books ever made.
Review: I love this book!!! i am a very big science fiction and this is one of the best. my favorite science fiction series is foundation but this is my second this book "The speaker for the dead" and "Xenocide".
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Summary: A must read for any reader
Review: "Ender's Game" was written by Orson Scott card. The basic story is of a young boy, Andrew Wiggin, who is recruited of to battle school where his limits are tested to the max. He lived in fear of his brother and the people at school, but all that changed with that one decision. He is torn from his family and most of all Valentine, the only one who loves him. Andrew was chosen for his genius ness, only being the age of six he sees things that normal people wouldn't pick up on. He solves problems one time and he does them thorough enough that they are solved for good, such as the Stilson incident. Andrew, who is nicknamed Ender, goes up through the school and has his own army before he is ten. He masters the games and wars that are held at the school. He ranks at the top of the charts. He is then transferred to Command school. Where he under goes intense training, with the hero of the Bugger wars. and I will not give too much away. Card did a excellent job with this book, he portrayed all the human qualities in this book. In Ender's eyes the world authorities are the enemies, and himself is the only on who understands it. The book itself is some what science fiction, with the alien species and such. However the book is more concentrated on Ender and his emotions than the Buggers. It was great and I would change nothing about it. This book is a must read for any reader.
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