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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
This was decent but many of the Shadow books that came later were poorly written. Read this, and the original 4 ender books unless you are a completest
Orson Scott Card is not good at dialog. Characters talking in this book sound just like straight narration, and it's tough to tell who's talking when sometimes. On top of that, it's never clear why the villains are villainous, outside of "we need a villain and choose this guy." It's not a bad story, and it's a decent entry to the series, but definitely not the best.
This is like Taming of a Shrew written by a bigoted washed-up Mormon Incel.
Ender's Game is one of my all-time favorites, so I was excited to hear there is another book in the Ender series. I'm just starting, and so far it is good. Not too much back story, so it is pretty important to have read Ender's Game first.
After finishing, I'm a bit underwhelmed. It was fun to hang out with Ender again for a while, though.
After finishing, I'm a bit underwhelmed. It was fun to hang out with Ender again for a while, though.
A really satisfying look at what Ender was doing between Speaker and Xenocide.
adventurous
challenging
tense
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
I’ve never read a book that I more strongly believe didn’t need to be written
adventurous
challenging
reflective
tense
fast-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
Card does it again. Despite seemingly being the worst kind of person, he knows how to write a book completely antithetical to his own ideas—Ender and others are so intimately and naturally drawn to newness and novelty that there is no chance to have true xenophobia in these works. A brilliant bit of sci-fi.
3.5* I read this in chronological, vice publication, order. Filler between Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead, as well as closing several loose ends from later books. I think I may have appreciated it more if I read by publication date.