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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
adventurous
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
Really enjoyable as an audiobook! It's relatively short, so I was able to listen to it on a drive up and back from MD to PA. There are a variety of voices for the different characters and sometimes it's more than just narration, it's acting. I am very interested in continuing the series and learning about Bean and Ender and the other worlds of the Buggers.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
adventurous
dark
tense
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:
Complicated
I have trouble in general with science fiction because I always feel that there is some crucial piece of information that I'm missing. Or I feel that the tale is an allegory for something in our present-day world. Either way, I need a reader's guide to understand the significance of what's happening in the sci-fi novel itself.
With "Ender's Game" I was able to follow the action and sequence of events enough to understand where the story was going. I also caught on that the novel was published in 1977, during the Cold War, so some of the politics and fear of war made sense. But again, I felt that I was missing something important. For example, what was the significance of the "soldiers" being children? That seems like a critical point for the novel, yet it's never clarified.
If the novel is making a larger statement about war or mutually assured destruction, unfortunately that point was lost upon me. Just didn't see it, sorry!
Overall, I'm happy to have read the book to see what all the fuss was about, but ultimately, I realize that no matter how much I try, science fiction will never be my cup of literary tea.
With "Ender's Game" I was able to follow the action and sequence of events enough to understand where the story was going. I also caught on that the novel was published in 1977, during the Cold War, so some of the politics and fear of war made sense. But again, I felt that I was missing something important. For example, what was the significance of the "soldiers" being children? That seems like a critical point for the novel, yet it's never clarified.
If the novel is making a larger statement about war or mutually assured destruction, unfortunately that point was lost upon me. Just didn't see it, sorry!
Overall, I'm happy to have read the book to see what all the fuss was about, but ultimately, I realize that no matter how much I try, science fiction will never be my cup of literary tea.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
After reading this book it took me a while to collect my thoughts about it. I liked it a lot, for sure, though honest rating would be 4.5 stars,
What really made me love the book was the was it applies to our daily lives -
For conclusion, I liked the book a lot and I would read it again, although some passages are a bit boring. Ender's Game carries an idea of a strong individual who does not lose the ability to stay true to his beliefs despite the fact that he is being pushed to and over his limits.
Spoiler
since I couldn't quite adapt to the thought that Ender was merely 9 years old when he guided a battle that no senior commander could. What also bothered me was political activity of Peter and Valentine at such young age. I found it rather disturbing that they were able to express their opinions with such clarity. But the Card's world is put into future so perhaps children will one day be our leaders.What really made me love the book was the was it applies to our daily lives -
Spoiler
we play "games" daily and it takes us quite a while to realise that some "games" were not games at all. They were real life. We get tangled into that a lot and in the end we are angry that we haven't realised before that our game is reality. Because if we knew, we would act differently. So in the end, we also must take the last Formic queen and do what we should have done before.For conclusion, I liked the book a lot and I would read it again, although some passages are a bit boring. Ender's Game carries an idea of a strong individual who does not lose the ability to stay true to his beliefs despite the fact that he is being pushed to and over his limits.
What to say about Enders game, was it the hype that made me disappointed? Maybe it was the book (I received a tiny edition and the itsy bitsy text was annoying to read) or was it the complete lack of plot and character personality.
I'm going to go with a bit of all 3. What is Enders game about you ask? Well I'll tell you, they monitor children to see if they have the "right" reactions and response to specific situations and if they do they get to go to a battle school that is up in space and learn to kill the aliens (buggers) that invaded them 50 years ago in case they come back.
We see Ender our MC go from 6 years old to 11 and believe me you get to be there for the whole 5 years to experience *drum roll* The dull boy that was pro claimed a genius develop into a dull pre-teen.
NOTHING HAPPENS. There is no excitement all we got to see were the "war games" being played out which were boring and once you've seen one battle you've seen them all, and classes studying the last attack, oh and bulling with a little psychotic violence thrown in there for good measure.
I just kept waiting for the climax and nothing happens!! The ending felt like the moment you go to take a drink from your ice cold coca cola on a hot day and find out its flat and tastes of disappointment.
Now to talk about the ending
I am going to share some thoughts about the Author and his widely known opinions on Gay marriage and Marriage in general, I am putting it in spoilers so it doesn't taint your experience with the book or offend anyone who doesn't want to read it.
Oh and how our society will fall to ruin if we allow any of these things to happen, also more thoughts on men being the dominate species and other ridiculous drivel...
He also has a whole reel on how un wedded parents are contributing to the detriment of society.
I'm sorry but not all woman and men want to get married and live in Orson Scott's idea of a "typical Family setting" My parents aren't married and yes there still together and I'm fine, oh wait I'm technically not in his eyes probably not since I agree that marriage should be offered to anyone that would like it and not heterosexuals only. He also talks about how gay people can be married just to the opposite sex. I can't wrap my head around the things that he say's but if you'd like to read some more you can check the article out be warned it is so horrible and bigoted : http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2004-02-15-1.html
http://www.salon.com/2013/05/07/sci_fi_icon_orson_scott_card_hates_fan_fiction_the_homosexual_agenda_partner/
Any how I give this book a 2 as I didn't DNF but there was nothing I liked about it
I'm going to go with a bit of all 3. What is Enders game about you ask? Well I'll tell you, they monitor children to see if they have the "right" reactions and response to specific situations and if they do they get to go to a battle school that is up in space and learn to kill the aliens (buggers) that invaded them 50 years ago in case they come back.
We see Ender our MC go from 6 years old to 11 and believe me you get to be there for the whole 5 years to experience *drum roll* The dull boy that was pro claimed a genius develop into a dull pre-teen.
NOTHING HAPPENS. There is no excitement all we got to see were the "war games" being played out which were boring and once you've seen one battle you've seen them all, and classes studying the last attack, oh and bulling with a little psychotic violence thrown in there for good measure.
I just kept waiting for the climax and nothing happens!! The ending felt like the moment you go to take a drink from your ice cold coca cola on a hot day and find out its flat and tastes of disappointment.
Now to talk about the ending
Spoiler
I found the ending predictable and not very fun, I mean we were told " Ender there is going to be a planet" and then "Ender was like oh yeah, well can't I just disintegrate the planet with my DR death laser" Or "hey Ender all the queens won't be on a ship they would stay on there planet "oh really! no crap and so Ender defeats the Buggers and we all live happily ever after. BLANDI am going to share some thoughts about the Author and his widely known opinions on Gay marriage and Marriage in general, I am putting it in spoilers so it doesn't taint your experience with the book or offend anyone who doesn't want to read it.
Spoiler
There is sexism in this book so when I finished I thought I'd do some Author research and what did I find! More horrible opinions about gay marriage, marriage and divorce and of course god forbid unwed people having children *gasps*Oh and how our society will fall to ruin if we allow any of these things to happen, also more thoughts on men being the dominate species and other ridiculous drivel...
He also has a whole reel on how un wedded parents are contributing to the detriment of society.
I'm sorry but not all woman and men want to get married and live in Orson Scott's idea of a "typical Family setting" My parents aren't married and yes there still together and I'm fine, oh wait I'm technically not in his eyes probably not since I agree that marriage should be offered to anyone that would like it and not heterosexuals only. He also talks about how gay people can be married just to the opposite sex. I can't wrap my head around the things that he say's but if you'd like to read some more you can check the article out be warned it is so horrible and bigoted : http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2004-02-15-1.html
http://www.salon.com/2013/05/07/sci_fi_icon_orson_scott_card_hates_fan_fiction_the_homosexual_agenda_partner/
Any how I give this book a 2 as I didn't DNF but there was nothing I liked about it
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
AS A WARNING: I am aware that the author has many opinions that are ghastly. However, I was not aware of these issues before I read the novel. Even knowing what little I know it doesn’t change or otherwise affect my rating. Please keep this in mind as I go over my experience with Enders Game!
Enders Game was suggested to me by my husband! It was a favorite read during his teenage years. He affectionately picked it off the shelf, handed it to me, and asked me to read it so we could be nostalgic about it together. When he asked me tonight of my opinion of it, I had to tell him the truth: I didn’t hate it but I didn’t like it either.
Enders Game, from the start, was a bit doomed. Anybody who has checked my reading track record knows that I heavily lean toward fantasy and romance. This novel contains neither. It is in the far left field of science fiction. I compared it to the popular manga genre of ‘Shonen’ when my husband asked why, I explained that the novel felt geared toward boys in a lot of ways. It lacked any real major female characters that played major roles (the side plot doesn’t count as the consequences were minimally touched on). The story consisted of mostly fighting and action. I felt like any meaningful conversation was all about fighting and strategy. It really felt like I was not the target audience for this novel at all.
The novel surrounds an exceptionally intelligent six year old name Ender. For some reason (which may or may not have been explains), he is far smarter and stronger than any six year old has any business being. He is surrounded by bullies. He goes to a military training academy. Everything and everyone centers around him but it’s written in a way that makes it grating. He doesn’t speak like the way you’d expect a six year old to speak and understand the world around them. The world is exceedingly cruel towards him. It was actually really difficult to read this novel without feeling a little sick about it.
When I described the character growth, I stated that it felt like Ender had none. I described that I felt like he won the battles he did because he was the main character; His wins weren’t really attributed to his intelligence.
Lastly, call me stupid but reading this book was difficult. I eventually gave up in hoping to understand what was happening and why. The ending made me especially confused. Thankfully, my husband was able to iron out the details for me.
So… why three stars? Well, I’m open to trying it again in the future but it isn’t super likely. The plot was organized but not very well paced. It wasn’t the easiest to understand either. The characters lacked development (you’ll notice I’m not mentioning anyone else and that says enough about them). They didn’t feel realistic or well done but their relationship to the main character did technically change. Overall, it just wasn’t my jam. My husband accepted, stating that if he read it again he would probably feel the same.
Enders Game was suggested to me by my husband! It was a favorite read during his teenage years. He affectionately picked it off the shelf, handed it to me, and asked me to read it so we could be nostalgic about it together. When he asked me tonight of my opinion of it, I had to tell him the truth: I didn’t hate it but I didn’t like it either.
Enders Game, from the start, was a bit doomed. Anybody who has checked my reading track record knows that I heavily lean toward fantasy and romance. This novel contains neither. It is in the far left field of science fiction. I compared it to the popular manga genre of ‘Shonen’ when my husband asked why, I explained that the novel felt geared toward boys in a lot of ways. It lacked any real major female characters that played major roles (the side plot doesn’t count as the consequences were minimally touched on). The story consisted of mostly fighting and action. I felt like any meaningful conversation was all about fighting and strategy. It really felt like I was not the target audience for this novel at all.
The novel surrounds an exceptionally intelligent six year old name Ender. For some reason (which may or may not have been explains), he is far smarter and stronger than any six year old has any business being. He is surrounded by bullies. He goes to a military training academy. Everything and everyone centers around him but it’s written in a way that makes it grating. He doesn’t speak like the way you’d expect a six year old to speak and understand the world around them. The world is exceedingly cruel towards him. It was actually really difficult to read this novel without feeling a little sick about it.
When I described the character growth, I stated that it felt like Ender had none. I described that I felt like he won the battles he did because he was the main character; His wins weren’t really attributed to his intelligence.
Lastly, call me stupid but reading this book was difficult. I eventually gave up in hoping to understand what was happening and why. The ending made me especially confused. Thankfully, my husband was able to iron out the details for me.
So… why three stars? Well, I’m open to trying it again in the future but it isn’t super likely. The plot was organized but not very well paced. It wasn’t the easiest to understand either. The characters lacked development (you’ll notice I’m not mentioning anyone else and that says enough about them). They didn’t feel realistic or well done but their relationship to the main character did technically change. Overall, it just wasn’t my jam. My husband accepted, stating that if he read it again he would probably feel the same.