Reviews - Ender's Game | The StoryGraph

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Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card

4.2 AVERAGE

mrsbodey's review against another edition

I kept waiting for it to pick up and it just would not. Felt like I was dragging through every chapter. Doesn’t mean it’s a bad book, just means it’s not for me.

taiphoon's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Content Warnings

ajeffers's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jbashy's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This book works perfectly on its own, so if you want to read a dang good sci-fi book about a kid attending "space school," then read it. It's a sci-fi classic in my opinion.
However, if you find yourself, as I did, thinking about the story for years after, reading it over and over again and wondering how the story continues, then good news. You just found your new favorite sci-fi book series. The sequel is nothing like the first; it's better. Orson Scott Card was not a good man, but the first two books in this series are near perfect and should be celebrated.