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Summary: Only 2 Stars and read why.
Review: Like many of you out there I bought this book because of the amout of 5 star rating's it got. However, I believe that the reason why there are so many is because of the fact that most people surfing the net are of a young age. The main theme in Ender's Game is that you should always stand up to bullies and resent athoritiy. That is what Ender deals with time and time again. He's tough and stands up for himself and the young reader's go wild. If you have matured enough to not let bullies bother you anymore then you have no reason to read this book because the rest of the story is just average at best. Card is an easy writer, but not in a good way. He lack any real creativity in his style. He just blurrs through things as if the english language is a burden to the telling of his story. He lack elegance or grace. Now I am not a great writer, but I know when I am reading one like George Orwell for example. You can tell that Card really wanted to tell this story and does so with passion and conviction. His later books have had poor reviews because he does not have a burning story to tell. In addition, his poor writing style makes his stories even less pleasurable to read. Card does present an important issue in the end about the war, which I have noticed many of you young reviews did not understand and felt it was not related to the rest of the book. Probably because Ender was not fighting bullies anymore.
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Summary: good book
Review: I like the book it does not have to be 100% correct to be good.
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Summary: From beginning to end--brilliant!
Review: I am not a fan of science fiction. I read the occasional sci-fi book, and it is usually one that is potentially meaningful to a reader outside the genre.'Ender's Game' is one such a novel. On every level, intellectual and emotional, it grabs you and doesn't let go. It combines brilliant concepts, such as the battle-room and the 'Speaker for the Dead', with emotional depth and intensity. Ender is one of the most memorable characters in science fiction, right up there with Paul Atreides. The struggles of this innocent child to remain human and at the same time become a hardened killing-machine are heart-rending to watch, summoning tears many a time. All the children who are heroes--Bean, Petra, Alai--are admirable yet at the same time pitiable, sacrificing the innocence of their childhood on the altar of civilization. One can cheer them on yet at the same time grieve, that they had to lose so much in exchange for what they gained. The plot is fast-paced and always surprising; there's no putting the book down until it's over. The ending was puzzling to me the first time I read the book, but now I see it as a vindication of Ender as a human being, as opposed to a cold killer. His role is reversed from killer to life-giver, and he is able to reclaim the humanity he has desired for so long. Ender's own dual identity, the battle-room commander who still misses his older sister Valentine, is portrayed flawlessly. His joy becomes the reader's joy, and his suffering the reader's suffering. That is the true greatness of this book.
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Summary: Entertaining
Review: I'll keep this short. Ender's Game is a very entertaining and suspenseful book. It is a lot of fun to read, and I recomend it if you're looking for an entertaining book to read, but if you're conserned with the quality of the word by word writing, things like very artistic speach, then this is not a book for you. It is not meant to be annylized. It does raise some interesting philosophical questions, but mainly it's good for pleasure reading.
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Summary: Juvenile nonsense
Review: Buy it for your adolescent kid if you must, and just hope he doesnt throw it in your face for insulting his intelligence.
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Summary: This is to the reviewer listed below...
Review: A Book For Dumb Teenagers May 17, 2000 Reviewer: A reader from USA Sir you point out all these errors in the book, but have you ever thought to yourself, hmm... this is science FICTION! If your so smart dummy why do you read your "dumb tennager's" book? You're also insulting your own daughter and myself as well. I happen to write science fiction stories, I've been published at 13! and for 9th grade I have to read this book. It sounds enjoyable to me, and until you spend many, many hours writing a book, i suggest you stop insulting other people's work!
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Summary: Extraordinary Ender
Review: I really don't like science ficiton books on the whole. In fact, I dislike the entire science fiction genre, but Ender's Game is a diamond in the rough, boring, sad world of sci-fi. Card has an amazing way of writing science fiction books that center around the characters rather than the techology--something all sci-fi writers should learn from and use. Ender's Game doesn't focus on spaceships, computers, or robots; it focus's on Ender, a young boy faced with impossible choices and devastating situations, as well as wonderful experiences. Ender's Game is sure to touch the heart of any reader, no matter what age, and remind us all of what is and isn't important in life. Also--if you like Ender's Game, read Ender's Shadow (the story of Bean).
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Summary: Worth a look
Review: This book is quite good. Dealing with a war against an alien race, mankind is forced to desperate measures in order to win a war against them. Using children that show the necessary potential to fight the war, they are trained at a very early age in simulated combat, the hope being that one of them has what it takes to lead Earth's space fleets against the enemy. It is an interesting book, especially the description of the games in the Battleroom that the children have to fight as part of their training (a form of futuristic laser tag) as a prelude to remotely controlling spaceships. Deception is rife, as not surprisingly at every level, people are not totally honest about what is really going on. The ultimate irony may be, as what seems to be a fight for survival may have more to do with a lack of understanding on both sides that comes far too late and that the war may not have been needed in the first place. Much like real life. Well worth a look, though in my opinion, the parts dealing with the training are the best parts of the book.
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Summary: Ender's Game: Ranks among classics
Review: My resolution this New Years was to read the classics, the great novels that everyone ought to read once in their lifetimes. Along with Shakespeare and Dickens, I started to read ask my friends what their personal favorites were, and read them as well. The name 'Enders Game' came as a suggestion from one of my friends, and I reluctantly agreed, expecting yet another unrealistic and mediocre sci-fi epic, drenched in spaceships and overplayed heroism. I was amazed to realize that this novel was actually one of the most engrossing and well-written of all of the books I had recently read. Card's clear, concise and descriptive writing tone made the story believable and fast-paced. I above all commend him for not patronizing children. All too often their ideas, quite occasionally as clever and intellegent as adults, are swept aside and discarded purely for the reason that the person was below a certain age. This was truly a remarkable book, and I urge everyone to read it.
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Summary: The bomb
Review: If anyone thinks that this is not the best Sci-Fi book every written, they are not human. This book has everything, action, adventure, and mystery, all compacted into one book.
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