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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
When I finally got over how different this was from the first book in the series, I was amazed at how Orson Scott Card got an entirely different formula to work almost as well as he had before. Repeating success like Ender's Game is impossible, but he came close with this installment.
challenging
emotional
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
This book is an intriguing commentary through fiction on how we should treat the dead. The core theme is something I am still processing and deciding whether I agree with it or not, but the discussion centers on this idea:
If you know someone well enough, you will end up loving them, no matter how cruel or evil they were in life.
Whether I agree or disagree, this book explored it very well with characters who were broken and fascinating plot that touched on inter-species interaction, unique sci-fi elements, anthropology, morality, and the purpose of life.
As is normal, Orson Scott Card's prose was incredibly engaging and I would highly recommend this book.
Side Note: The reason I rated it 4.5 stars instead of 5 was because some of the messages pushed through the book clashed with a Biblical worldview.
If you know someone well enough, you will end up loving them, no matter how cruel or evil they were in life.
Whether I agree or disagree, this book explored it very well with characters who were broken and fascinating plot that touched on inter-species interaction, unique sci-fi elements, anthropology, morality, and the purpose of life.
As is normal, Orson Scott Card's prose was incredibly engaging and I would highly recommend this book.
Side Note: The reason I rated it 4.5 stars instead of 5 was because some of the messages pushed through the book clashed with a Biblical worldview.
i've been falling out of love with nonfiction lately, and the result is this... i didn't finish the book. i loved the ender series when i read it years ago, but after Ender's Game, the cerebral and moral story lines just don't hold my attention. sure, there are some interesting things that are presented with the piggies and their world and the replacement of the hive queen, but i don't have the patience or drive to complete this adventure.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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
this book truly reminds me to be less anthropocentric and i love it
It's been a long time since I read this. I remember liking it thoroughly but not as much as Ender's Game or Ender's Shadow.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Like Ender’s Game, this book stretches the science fiction genre in fantastic ways. One thing it did incredibly well was the use of alien languages and cultures intersecting with human’s. One thing I wish it had done differently was the way events from 3,000 years prior were treated, or if there had been less time separating the two events.
This book was slow and didn't hold a candle to the first book. It was boring from beginning to end. If you are serious in the Ender's game saga then go ahead. I personally think that this book could have been better suited in fantasy as its own stand alone novel.