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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
I'm always happy to read more Ender. And I really appreciate that Card is still deeply invested in telling the story of these characters and wanted to give closure to some of them as well as fill in Ender's travels. But this was trying to go in too many directions... it's a sequel/companion/prequel to pretty much every book in the series and parallel series. I mean, even Card admits he didn't want to reread every one of his books in preparation for writing this and had to ask his fans for timeline details! I'm all for delving into the richness of the universe he's created, but I wish it was more coherent and subtle instead of cobbled together plotlines I ended up not caring about. Plus a lot of the personal drama fell flat for me. Especially the women. Ender's teen luuv interest? The crazy mothers? The horny lab assistant? Ugh.
I still love the way all these brilliant characters are so incredibly cynical, and yet able to effect real change through elaborately calculated schemes and personal sacrifice. And this is also a touching portrayal of Ender's post-war state of mind.
I still love the way all these brilliant characters are so incredibly cynical, and yet able to effect real change through elaborately calculated schemes and personal sacrifice. And this is also a touching portrayal of Ender's post-war state of mind.
Not my favorite of the series, but I received it as a gift and realized only belatedly that I should have read "Shadow of the Giant" first, so that may be affecting my view on this one. It was nice to have this part of Ender's life filled in, but I was somehow expecting more... though I'm not sure what.
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-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
adventurous
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 was a really great book and it finally wrapped up some of the loose ends from Shadow Of The Giant. Another great book by Orson Scott Card.
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I remember disliking the large time gap between Ender's Game and Speaker for the dead, so I was excited to read this book in between those two during this second round of reading the books. While I really enjoyed this book, I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read it after reading the Shadow series. This book had a decent amount of the plot based on Bean's side story... since I never read the Shadow series with my first read-through (this fact is 90% of the reason why I am rereading the initial series), I was a bit left out when it came to Bean's unique origins and the saga of his children. Sure, this book explained the gist of it, but I can tell that there is so much more that I am missing out on.
Very fascinating with the debate about moral issues, but I still can't shake of the feeling that real people, people I know, don't behave like this, don't talk like this, and probably don't think like this. This book will always remain in the realms of fantasy to me.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character