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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
This is a pointless book that tries to fill in the "lost time" between the ending chapters of Ender's Game and to give additional background on some of the characters and events that have been described in the later EG books. There is no exciting conflict in this book, most of the characters are flat, and the moralizing is so prevalent as to be distracting. In one particularly annoying scene, a scientist comes on to her colleague because she wants to have really smart children. He refuses because if they undermine monogamy in that way, it will destroy civilization and ruin the colony. Oh, please. The female characters are also pretty uniformly awful.
I should have known better. I stopped reading Ender's Game books after the travesty that was Children of the Mind. I did read Ender's Shadow and thought that was actually an interesting addition -- it told the story of the Formic Wars from Bean's perspective.
I should have known better. I stopped reading Ender's Game books after the travesty that was Children of the Mind. I did read Ender's Shadow and thought that was actually an interesting addition -- it told the story of the Formic Wars from Bean's perspective.
All of OSC's books seem to be very interested in what family means over the course of our lifetimes, but this is the first one I've read that really hones in on really poisonous parent-child relationships. Would recommend.
Written after the rest of the series, the style here is aimed at a younger audience, I think. It is as readable as, perhaps, the Shadow series. Not as deep as the others, though.
Tried 2 audio tracks, really liked Ender's Game, could not get through this one, finally gave up.
This is a graphic adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel [b:Ender in Exile|3220405|Ender in Exile (Ender's Saga, #6)|Orson Scott Card|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1316131195s/3220405.jpg|3465687], a direct sequel to [b:Ender's Game|375802|Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)|Orson Scott Card|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1316636769s/375802.jpg|2422333] (which I loved). I enjoyed the story, but I felt meh about the art, which is important for me when reading graphic novels. As this graphic novel tells the same story as Orson Scott Card's novel (which I haven't read), I'm not sure I got anything from this adaptation that I wouldn't have gotten from the original text. Still, this was a pleasant reading experience, just not groundbreaking.
Not as good as Enders game or speaker for the dead. Not as philosophical as I like in Orion Scott card's writing but it kept me engaged nonetheless. I particularly enjoy the attention given to the female characters in this book. Card avoided many of the main traps most male sci fi writers confine their female characters making them neither mother Mary's nor Eves. He writes nuance into the female characters and motives and depth of though equal to the males. And for that, I'm appreciative.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If I thought the novel was any good, I might have a better reaction to the graphic novel. Major conflicts are omitted, which just irritates.
Not a bad graphic novel, just not a very good story. I'm ready to put Ender to rest.
Not a bad graphic novel, just not a very good story. I'm ready to put Ender to rest.
adventurous
emotional
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:
No
I just wrote a long and semi scathing review and then hit the wrong button. I complained that although I found the book interesting and engaging, I was also angered by his treatment of women. Valentine, though sweet, is shown to be both stupid (relatively) and untrustworthy (going through Ender's correspondence). The mothers in the book are either selfish and wicked, sniveling and weak, or entirely absent. This book made me want to reread Speaker for the Dead and the rest from that line, but I doubt that I will. Too much precious reading time to spend it on Card's propaganda. I can't read Lewis anymore. Card's almost as bad.