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Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

20 reviews

blushingbearsandbees's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Antisemitism

mattyvreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One of the finest science fiction books I have ever read. I devoured every word.

A timeless and yet surprisingly current exposé of human nature, the internal battle of good and evil, and the decisions we make that affect our life’s course.

The writing itself is beautiful. Not flowery, not pretentious. Straightforward and unassuming. The dialogue is reflective of how people really talk to each other. 

The book brilliantly discusses childhood, loss of innocence, colonization, exploitation, and how man justifies war. It is a work of art.

One of my favorite quotes, though there were many: “He could see Bonzo’s anger growing hot. Hot anger was bad. Ender’s anger was cold, so he could use it. Bonzo’s anger was hot, so it used him.”

The book is rich with plot twists and intrigue. I cannot recommend it enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Colonisation, War, Misogyny, Animal death, Violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Bullying and Forced institutionalization

miastr's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Animal death, War, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Child death, Racism, and Violence

tomel's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

1.5

The best thing I can say about Ender's Game is that it is bad in fascinating ways. There are so many intersections of awful in this book that I will probably never stop thinking about it. But it is an extremely bad book about how

a group of naked racist/misogynist children (plus one tomboy) are trained by the Eugenically Perfect War Messiah to commit a genocide but it's okay because they're going to adopt the new generation of the people they killed and raise them as their own.

Imagine if Paul Atreides was really into laser tag and felt the White Man's Burden and gave himself the occasional n-word pass. I strongly suspect that the book must have been significantly changed since the 1991 edition I read, because there's stuff in here that should be at least as notorious as the scene in the sewer in IT and nobody talks about them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Xenophobia, War, Bullying, Physical abuse, Genocide, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Antisemitism, and Death

For some reason nobody talks about how the children in this book are constantly naked.

veronica4242's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Bullying, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

fmr37's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Colonisation

fi_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

saskiahill's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Brilliant audiobook, really well performed. The book is clever, engaging and surprising - I'm listening for the first time as I near 30 and it's still relatable and brilliant, by no means just a kids book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Abandonment, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Violence, War, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Gore, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Antisemitism

ambill's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Violence, Genocide, Child death, War, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Child abuse

bits_and_pieces_odds_and_ends's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, War, Xenophobia, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Physical abuse, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Antisemitism, Cannibalism, and Racial slurs