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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
I loved this book as a teenager and wanted to reread it. It was so interesting reading it as an adult. As a teenager, I didn’t fully comprehend the manipulation Ender endured. Teenage me loved reading about the games and battle room simulations. Adult me mourns Ender’s non existent childhood and the pressure adults put on him. A complicated, engaging story.
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
fast-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:
Complicated
dark
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
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
It's so good. The introduction from Card contends that a bunch of young misfits saw a lot of themselves in Ender. That's annoying -- Ender's impressiveness is unbelievable, and the less-brilliantly intelligent characters seem like Neanderthals (if they're enemies of Ender) or sycophants (if they're allies of Ender) in comparison. His siblings are likewise unbelievable, since we're supposed to believe that they became massively influential political commentators by, what?, posting on /r/politics for several years and eventually getting a column in the news? Card was right about news personalities taking over The Discourse, but he's still in fantasy land if he thinks that could happen without people being able to put a face to a name.
Nevertheless, the approachability of the writing makes for an easy read, and I do genuinely feel for Ender as he goes through the gauntlet.
I read the trilogy in middle school, and this is my second time through the series. I really hope it holds up.
Nevertheless, the approachability of the writing makes for an easy read, and I do genuinely feel for Ender as he goes through the gauntlet.
I read the trilogy in middle school, and this is my second time through the series. I really hope it holds up.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
One of the first sci-fi books I ever read and what a way to get into the genre.
I read this book in preparation for the film, but also because it has been on my reading list for a long time.
I like the main character Ender despite his almost too perfect characteristics. Peter and Valentine were also enjoyable to read although I feel like their conclusion was a bit down-played and too secondary to the main plot compared to what it could have been.
The Battle School and the setting for the story are very intriguing concepts and fun to picture in your mind ... it will be interesting to see them brought to life on screen.
Finally, I think they wrapped up the story regarding the buggers and their motivation in a very satisfactory way, although I felt the ending was very rushed and could have been drawn out a little more. It almost felt like the aftermath of the climax could have been another book altogether ... but I hear that the author went back and filled in some of those details later anyways. Either way ... I felt as though a lot of detail and character development was left out and would have liked to see that in the arc of this book.
I like the main character Ender despite his almost too perfect characteristics. Peter and Valentine were also enjoyable to read although I feel like their conclusion was a bit down-played and too secondary to the main plot compared to what it could have been.
The Battle School and the setting for the story are very intriguing concepts and fun to picture in your mind ... it will be interesting to see them brought to life on screen.
Finally, I think they wrapped up the story regarding the buggers and their motivation in a very satisfactory way, although I felt the ending was very rushed and could have been drawn out a little more. It almost felt like the aftermath of the climax could have been another book altogether ... but I hear that the author went back and filled in some of those details later anyways. Either way ... I felt as though a lot of detail and character development was left out and would have liked to see that in the arc of this book.