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giancarlo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition
4.0
Poignant and thought provoking. Not as good as [b:Ender's Game|375802|Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)|Orson Scott Card|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1214413570s/375802.jpg|2422333], but still a wonderful book.
corissamcc's review against another edition
Couldn’t get into the story enough to continue
ahaddad24's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.5
calebmatthews's review against another edition
3.0
Not a huge fan of the idea that murdering, rapeing, children being impregnated, or giving birth being a death sentence being a part of someone’s culture that should be respected.
Other than that the book was good. Don’t fully understand how the author can have some of the below quotes and believe what he does about the lgbt community.
Speaker for the dead
You loved her yesterday, now you know more and you have changed, but she is the same and you loved her then.
Like a bridge he will come between us, not a wall.
When you really know someone you can’t hate them or maybe it’s just that you can’t know them til you stop hating them.
When you believe something enough to act as though it’s true, when you are that sure you call it knowledge. Facts. We bet our lives on it.
Other than that the book was good. Don’t fully understand how the author can have some of the below quotes and believe what he does about the lgbt community.
Speaker for the dead
You loved her yesterday, now you know more and you have changed, but she is the same and you loved her then.
Like a bridge he will come between us, not a wall.
When you really know someone you can’t hate them or maybe it’s just that you can’t know them til you stop hating them.
When you believe something enough to act as though it’s true, when you are that sure you call it knowledge. Facts. We bet our lives on it.
seanlpowell's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
neonskylite's review against another edition
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
Cannot understand anyone who says that Ender's Game is better than this book. My feelings about Ender's Game is very complicated and ambivalent, but Speaker for the Dead embodies the love and empathy that Card tries to assign Ender in Ender's Game. Will forever confuse me how someone who wrote such a beautifully empathetic novel relating to aliens that perform vivisections as part of their life cycle is a Mormon who draws the line at gay humans in the real world.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Gore and Incest
lbbelly's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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
Read it years ago, it informed a lot of who I am, and holds up to a reread. One of my faves
trangmar's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
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? N/A
4.0