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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
Orson Scott Card continues to be one of my favorite authors. The characters in this particular book seem only incidental to the amazing ideas. While I'd say the character of Bean remained true to the previous books, he and his children were mostly vehicles for the concepts and discussions at which Card excels. There are so many interesting moral, technological, and scientific issues raised in this little book that I'm sure I'll have to read it again.
I really wanted more from this story. I bounce back and forth between a 3 and a 4 because it was good but I felt like it was missing something. I did cry at the end though! If you aren't familiar with Bean and his story you probably won't like thud book at all. If you are a Bean fan this is a must read. I'll happy to know how things have been for him.
fun to read. the end with achille's son was a bit disappointing. but the stuff on the spaceship was pretty awesome. poor bean.
That was absolutely awesome. Not a lot happened, but unlike the rest of the Shadow series--which I always thought was a bit too rough and tumble--we return to having enough action, enough mystery, but with a deep and resilient touch of personality alongside it, much as was provided by the Fantasy Game scenes, and some of the personal conversations in the original "Ender's Game". Plus, the nostalgic throwbacks to said first book were wonderfully done: inserted subtly without getting in the way of the storyline. Not sure how I feel about the Formics now though; my feelings are once again at balance point; but I see the intrinsic value of a set-up for the ending and blending of the two series, original and shadow. My favorite of the Shadow series.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Certainly better than the last two in the Shadows series, but that may just be because it was considerably shorter. I enjoyed the closer investigation of the Formics, but didn't really connect to the characters
Slow going but still interesting. Interesting to learn more about the formics from another perspective
Incredibly beautiful book. I was so touched by it. I immediately re-read parts of it after finishing. I love Bean, as though he is a real person.
We follow Bean and his three brilliant-due-to-genetic-mutation children as they travel through space searching for a cure for the gigantism that will cause their early death.
The first half of the story focused on the relationship between the three children which was all very reminiscent of Peter, Violet and the original Ender. Then it moves into a Formica ship they encounter outside a potentially inhabitable planet and we find out that a lot of what we thought we knew were lies. And that is all fascinating, but there was just not enough action! And then it all just ends.
This book felt more like a post script for Shadow of the Giant, and a bit of a set up to potentially start in on a new Leguimeonite-species series (please don't!) than a real stand alone book in the series. It didn't have the depth of the rest of the series and it had just gotten started when it ended.
The first half of the story focused on the relationship between the three children which was all very reminiscent of Peter, Violet and the original Ender. Then it moves into a Formica ship they encounter outside a potentially inhabitable planet and we find out that a lot of what we thought we knew were lies. And that is all fascinating, but there was just not enough action! And then it all just ends.
This book felt more like a post script for Shadow of the Giant, and a bit of a set up to potentially start in on a new Leguimeonite-species series (please don't!) than a real stand alone book in the series. It didn't have the depth of the rest of the series and it had just gotten started when it ended.
adventurous
mysterious
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:
Yes
