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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
this book is so good. I don’t think Card has ever met a kid before though lol
and yet again, girls and women are just rare guests in a man's world (all because of centuries (sic) of evolution btw)
i honestly don't know how i feel about this book. it's just... so backwards.
i honestly don't know how i feel about this book. it's just... so backwards.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I’m really late to reading this one. I’ve been meaning to read it for a long time. People have been telling me to read it since the movie came out, but I’ve only just gotten around to it. Although I was skeptical because I find Orson Scott Card as a person to be quite disgusting, I really anticipated reading this book because I’ve heard so many good things about it.
This book takes a little time to get into. After the first few chapters, I was prepared to hate this book and give it a super low rating, but then it started picking up and it got significantly better. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I took a really long time to read it because I didn’t want it to end. Even though I’m rating it 5 stars (something I try not to do very often), I definitely have a lot of criticisms of it.
The writing style is weird and choppy and at first it was nearly impossible to get into (which contributed to me not liking it at first). But I got used to it so it wasn’t that bad. But what is up with it changing between first and third person? I assumed the first person stuff was thoughts, though it wasn’t easy to know for sure since it wasn’t italicized. Even though I was never fond of the writing style, I eventually got used to it, which definitely made the book more enjoyable overall. But the first/third person switches kept throwing me off the entire time.
Like I said, the story wasn’t the strongest at the beginning, but as I progressed through the book, I realized the reason why I wasn’t satisfied with the beginning was because I hate Peter. Once Ender got to Battle School and Peter was out of the picture, it started to get better. When the story shifted back to him later, he was slightly more tolerable mostly because Ender wasn’t around, but also because his and Valentine’s story was only a side plot (one I enjoyed quite a bit, but wasn’t that big on, but that’s probably just because I really really didn’t want to read about Peter).
After the first few chapters, I managed to force myself to look past Orson Scott Card’s horrible views and the way he injected his views into the book. Although I’ll always be pissed about this quote:
I found some of the characters extremely annoying, but I loved all the interactions between them. Despite the mini rant, I still love Ender a whole lot.
The book’s single biggest downfall (besides Peter Wiggin) is Ender’s age. Do you expect me to believe that Ender is really 6 years old at the beginning of the book and that he is really able to do everything he does? I found myself constantly imagining Ender as much older, and I had to keep reminding myself he’s so much younger, but I kept imagining him older.
Overall, it’s definitely worth reading and I’m mad at myself for not picking this up sooner. It’ll be interesting to watch as a movie (although I have very low expectations for it to be honest).
This book takes a little time to get into. After the first few chapters, I was prepared to hate this book and give it a super low rating, but then it started picking up and it got significantly better. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I took a really long time to read it because I didn’t want it to end. Even though I’m rating it 5 stars (something I try not to do very often), I definitely have a lot of criticisms of it.
The writing style is weird and choppy and at first it was nearly impossible to get into (which contributed to me not liking it at first). But I got used to it so it wasn’t that bad. But what is up with it changing between first and third person? I assumed the first person stuff was thoughts, though it wasn’t easy to know for sure since it wasn’t italicized. Even though I was never fond of the writing style, I eventually got used to it, which definitely made the book more enjoyable overall. But the first/third person switches kept throwing me off the entire time.
Like I said, the story wasn’t the strongest at the beginning, but as I progressed through the book, I realized the reason why I wasn’t satisfied with the beginning was because I hate Peter. Once Ender got to Battle School and Peter was out of the picture, it started to get better. When the story shifted back to him later, he was slightly more tolerable mostly because Ender wasn’t around, but also because his and Valentine’s story was only a side plot (one I enjoyed quite a bit, but wasn’t that big on, but that’s probably just because I really really didn’t want to read about Peter).
After the first few chapters, I managed to force myself to look past Orson Scott Card’s horrible views and the way he injected his views into the book. Although I’ll always be pissed about this quote:
“A few girls. They don’t often pass the tests to get in. Too many centuries of evolution are working against them.”
I found some of the characters extremely annoying, but I loved all the interactions between them.
Spoiler
In particular, I got really excited when Mazer Rackham showed up at Command School, although I admittedly did expect that to happen. Speaking of predictability, I feel like this book was trying to have a major “wow” factor with Ender’s successes, ESPECIALLY when it’s revealed that he defeated the buggers without even realizing that he was fighting real battles. Except, that’s really not that surprising? Considering how highly everyone regards him throughout the book, that’s exactly the kind of thing I’d expect to happen. Maybe I’m just overthinking it.The book’s single biggest downfall (besides Peter Wiggin) is Ender’s age. Do you expect me to believe that Ender is really 6 years old at the beginning of the book and that he is really able to do everything he does? I found myself constantly imagining Ender as much older, and I had to keep reminding myself he’s so much younger, but I kept imagining him older.
Overall, it’s definitely worth reading and I’m mad at myself for not picking this up sooner. It’ll be interesting to watch as a movie (although I have very low expectations for it to be honest).
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Cometí el grande error al ver primero la película. Nunca me había llamado la atención la ciencia ficción, pero este libro me atrapo desde la primera línea. Lo amo, y ya quiero el segundo!