Reviews

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

leggup's review against another edition

5.0

A beautifully written book full of twists and surprises. You share Ender's point of view (for the most part) as he tries to train to defeat the buggers, an alien race that attacked the earth. This book is an absolute page turner. I read it as a teen, loved it. I reread it in pieces on my morning train and missed my stop!

meghang500's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-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

4.25

melancholy_books's review against another edition

5.0

It made me into the man I am today. This book gave me an out of world approach to life.

joeyoudan's review against another edition

2.75

Thought I owed Card a read after he saved my summative. 

A very compelling story in an interesting setting. The plot moves in a tight but agreeable way. Much like space itself the Novel feels rather empty- young children have bland and melodramatic conversations that feel unrealistic and solely plot driven, but captivating dialogue isn’t what the novel is trying to do. 

Some of the philosophical elements are novel; others feel a bit tired and obvious, but one cannot deny the novels readability, and it’s issues are less to do with the substance but more- again like space- what isn’t there. Even if it feels like a rhetorical excercise completed and stretched to its utmost wingspan, it’s told in a compelling manner. A good read.

becky_mercer93's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

nova121's review against another edition

fast-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? Yes

3.0

alexcat203's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

nolannev's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

jess_mango's review against another edition

5.0

I am not a huge sci-fi fanatic, but I read Ender's Game after a couple of different people recommended it to me. I really enjoyed this book and actually found some its themes very similiar to those of one of my other favorite books: Lord of the Flies. It is an entertaining read that also delivers a message about society. Someday I will pick up the other books in the series (but first I need to make a dent in the books already on my to-read shelf)

huntgenevieve's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0