Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

20 reviews

dcm7918's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Toxic friendship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Colonisation, Grief, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Bullying

pulcotinette's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

I read that book first when I was 14, and I decided to re-read at 21. I had a TREMENDOUS good memory of it, and because I hadn't read a good book in a long time, I decided to give it a go. Well, I was disappointed. I don't think reading the original instead of the translation is to blame: I just was not relating to the characters anymore. I remember it as a psychology-filled book, as a great tale of a small kid growing alone and building himself on himself, making friends along the hard way. However, this time around i was much more detached from Andrew, the plot train went on and I watched from afar, and it all seemed pretty irrealistic.

The way all his friends just spawn for the last battle? Completely unrealistic.

I usually have no problem when the "Chosen" trope, but this seemed irrealistic. Too much deus ex machina for me, I guess. 
So disappointed, yes, but also weirded out because, in the introduction, the author says that he received a great amount of letters from adults saying they hated the book, and from children saying they absolutely loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Blood, Murder, and Violence

saffire_sky's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: War and Blood

Minor: Genocide

olliereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Gore, Violence, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

katiieecat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Fatphobia, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

alexander_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Blood, War, Vomit, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Body shaming

Minor: Pedophilia

lycheejelly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, War, Grief, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicide, and Vomit

drizzlybear's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Death, Child death, and Blood

life_of_wine_and_books's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Death

bekah445's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence