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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
sometimes you read something, or you watch something, and then you have words for something that you've felt or you believe. this was one of those books for me
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I feel that this book was an interesting sequel, but only loosely relates to the book before it. The events of the first book are somewhat key, but this goes in a quite different direction. A new alien species is intorduced, and Ender has to relate to them, and save a family that holds a planets' life in it's hands. I feel that the new characters are great, and they really develop into something unique, but it saddens me how much they change before Ender arrives. While I love the premise of this book, I think it has too many religouse themes, where the first one was very atheistic which I greatly preferred.
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-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
A much more adult sequel to an an American classic. I love following ender's journey and the deep emotional nature of this novel.
I first read Speaker for the Dead in college. To say that it changed my life would be overly dramatic, but it definitely got under my skin. This was my third time reading it, and I'm happy to say it was every bit as wonderful as I remembered. Hope and faith, (absolutely devastating) pain and despair, all evoked so beautifully in one book.
Speaker for the Dead is one of those books that hit me hard in all the right ways. It’s so close to perfect that I’d easily put it on my short list of favorite books ever. I liked Ender’s Game a lot, but this one takes everything to a whole new level. The writing, the emotional depth, the way the characters develop—it all feels so much more mature. Ender feels like he grew up along with the story. This book stayed with me long after I finished it.
The worlds and cultures Card creates are so detailed that they feel real, like you could book a flight there if you had the right tech. The alien race in this story was described so vividly that I could easily imagine them. And while the sci-fi elements are super creative, the heart of the book is its people (well, ramen). Card’s known for writing "hard science fiction," but what makes his work special is how completely character-driven it is.
If I had to nitpick, the only thing that pulled me out of the story now and then was how every character seemed ready to spout wisdom like they’d been rehearsing it in front of a mirror. Card wanted to make sure we got the message, and sometimes that made the characters sound a little samey. Still, this is a tiny hiccup in a story that’s otherwise incredible.
Speaker for the Dead is the real deal: a thoughtful, layered story that takes everything Ender’s Game set up and digs much deeper. It sets the bar so high that Xenocide will have a hard time not being disappointing. We'll see.
The worlds and cultures Card creates are so detailed that they feel real, like you could book a flight there if you had the right tech. The alien race in this story was described so vividly that I could easily imagine them. And while the sci-fi elements are super creative, the heart of the book is its people (well, ramen). Card’s known for writing "hard science fiction," but what makes his work special is how completely character-driven it is.
If I had to nitpick, the only thing that pulled me out of the story now and then was how every character seemed ready to spout wisdom like they’d been rehearsing it in front of a mirror. Card wanted to make sure we got the message, and sometimes that made the characters sound a little samey. Still, this is a tiny hiccup in a story that’s otherwise incredible.
Speaker for the Dead is the real deal: a thoughtful, layered story that takes everything Ender’s Game set up and digs much deeper. It sets the bar so high that Xenocide will have a hard time not being disappointing. We'll see.
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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