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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
If you ever read Ender’s Game and thought “man, I really wonder what Ender’s Game, this exact book that I just finished, would’ve been like if the child-genius protagonist actually had the crazy meta-level plot knowledge and twist-prediction skill of the real-world science fiction author Orson Scott Card, the author of this exact book that I just finished,” then you might wanna hold onto your socks for this one. 8.25/10.
I liked Ender's Shadow more than I like Ender's Game. I know that you couldn't have Shadow without Game and I am glad I read Game first. I just connected with Bean more and really loved his story and his perspective.
I read Ender's Game a long time ago and Ender's Shadow was one of the first books I added to my "Want to Read" list on Goodreads. I was super excited to find the hardback recently at the library book sale. I didn't remember much about the original book although the author says in his introduction you don't have to read the original Ender's Game first. I caught myself wishing I remembered more of the first book or wanted to read/listen to it simultaneously while reading this one. I would suggest reading Ender's Game first and definitely add this one too!
I want to hug Bean, but I think he would think I’m trying to strangle him and would come up with a way to get me killed.
We start with Bean in the streets taking on gangs, hunger, and bullies. Then in space for battle-school where he trains to fight an alien invasion.
Bean is a lot more likeable than Ender and, I believe, cleverer. It can be startling and disconcerting to have a four year old talking and acting the way he does, especially as we end the story when he is seven years old and he is making decisions and acting like an adult.
However, if I just told myself - hey, this a sci fi where weird things can make sense like toddler geniuses.
Weirdly, I cannot tell you much about the aliens or their attack. This is a more a character and human study. My favourite kind of story where the character happens to the plot instead of the character being a piece of the story.
<b>God gives us the freedom to do great evil, if we choose. Then he uses his own freedom to create goodness out of that evil, for that is what he chooses.
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Just like with Ender’s Game, I would recommend the audiobook for an immersive experience.
Finally finished this entire series and this might be my favorite book from it. I love seeing the world from Bean's point of view.
SO GOOD. I was so enthralled by the story and the characters throughout the book.
I loved this book. There were some things that I didn't like, for example, the few bad words and the lying, but overall, it was a really enjoyable read!
Re-visiting the world of Ender’s Game but the story is told from Bean’s perspective. Orson Scott Card is riveting as always and, as ever, writes fascinating introspection and plants remarkable seeds for compassion for a man who has such... “troublesome” views as a result of his devout Mormonism. I wasn’t a huge fan of Bean’s borderline superpowers when it came to memory and intellect but the story was so gripping and I was just so happy to be back in Ender’s world that I forgave the way OSC overpowered his main character beyond the point of making him unbelievable.