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Summary: Can Not Compete with Ender
Review: On its own this book is certainly worth reading, however as a sequel to Ender's Game, one of my all time favorate books, it is definitely lacking. Do not start reading this book expecting a masterpiece on par with Ender's Game or any of the Alvin Maker books
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Summary: For all the intelligent people
Review: Everyone with some taste should read Card's little story with the pequeninos
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Summary: why can't I give it an '11'?
Review: Stupid me, giving 'Ender's game' a 10. This book's even better. The way Ender is talking, acting and thinking...could it be more brilliant? No. The part that he understands the way the 'ministre-people' (that's what you get when you read a translated copy) is SO good. It almost had ME crying. Just brilliant.
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Summary: The truest fiction I ever read.
Review: Orson Card has written a masterpiece. A few of the plot twists are almost too coincidental, but they are still believeable. And it all works together. My recommendation is to also read the other books (XENOCIDE and CHILDREN OF THE MIND), as they complete the story of the Speaker. If you want to understand Ender, read ENDER'S GAME. Speaker for the dead is a book that will get you to realize who you really are. It's readily understanable, and deeply meaningful. Those who don't like the book may not see it for what it really is, or else they may not like who they realize they are because of it. I walked away from the book the first time excited, the second time I walked away loving it, and the third time(although not completely finished,) I am walking away understanding myself better. I think that I will have a Speaker when I die.
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Summary: One of the top ten books I have ever read!
Review: About ten years ago, my mom picked up Ender's Game because she liked the cover - am I ever glad she did! I had heard Mr. Card wanted to write this book first but that it needed a prequel to set things up and make this story even more poignant. I love all the characters in this book, especially Jane. The part that affects me most, however, is the relationship the Riberios family has with Marcos. Since I became a father I have come to realize how much the father means to the family. The saddest part in the book is when the other kids find out the reason for the little brother's horrible behavior - emulating the father's. The most sincere form of flattery is copying behavior. Children learn what they live. As with a lot of Stephen King novels, this book uses Science Fiction as a backdrop for a great human story and encompasses much of Mr. Card's philosophy of life. Again, one of the best books I have ever read.
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Summary: A sequel that is better than the first one!
Review: It is better than Enders Game- but it is totally different- more mental than the last one. How would you feel if you wiped out an alien race? Ender knows how it feels- and hes not going to let it happen again. There are times in this book when I put it down and said WOW out loud. Some people say it is a load of impossible bollocks but hey- this is sci-fi ain't it? If you liked Enders Game READ IT it is essential. Just don't expect star battles- expect mental battles that I actually found more interesting!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: A Great Book
Review: This book is truly wonderful. It's a powerful thought-provoking book which will be loved by anyone who reads it. Don't miss out on this one, it is a treasure of a novel
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Summary: A great sequel
Review: Two pieces of science fiction I have cried at: Terminator 2 and Speaker For The Dead
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Summary: A brilliant, must-read novel!
Review: OSC is right (read his comment above) this IS his best book, and one of those rarities, a sequel that's better than its predecessor. A writer who deserves greater acclaim than he receives, OSC continually writes thought-provoking stories that place well-defined and complex characters in situations with no easy solutions. Speaker for the Dead is no exception. In this, Ender must struggle with the guilt he feels as a result conflicts in Ender's Game, while simultaneously facing a similar dilemma/mystery in dealing with another alien culture. OSC forces his characters--and the reader--to question assumptions about humanity and cultural bias (one of his recurrent themes), yet without descending to trite or specious morals. Moreover, he does this within the context of a damned good read--one of those "up 'til 4 a.m.'cuz I couldn't put it down" sort of reads. Probably my highest praise for Card would be to state that he's one of the two authors for whom I've stopped waiting for the (usually used!) paperback--I just buy the original hardcover because I know I'll not only enjoy his books, but will want to read them over and over.
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Summary: For your own humanity
Review: I expect good science fiction novels to offer complex worlds, unusual characters, and fascinating moral dilemmas. For me, not only did the book fulfill the above criteria, but it also changed my own ethical stances on a number of issues--and it was a painful change. The characters (alien and human) face the classic problems of cross-cultural interaction and misunderstanding. In this book you will find compassion blended with selfishness, humility juxtaposed with moral righteousness, instincitve horror transformed into sympathetic understanding. Ender Wiggin, the genius strategist/xenocide/diplomat, comes to this realistic mess of a situation and demonstrates the wisdom of a man who has made the deepest mistakes and participated in the most horrible of crimes. I loved Ender's Game and thought it was brilliant. But the Speaker for the Dead is not simply brilliant and engrossing, it is an argument for the deep, extraglobal consequences of failing to be honest with oneself.
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