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A review by foosreadsandwrites
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
5.0
This book is a 4.4 out of five. The first half is incredible; it's impossible to stop reading. The second half I found myself waiting for the end to jump out and tell me what new and exciting thing was going to happen. The writing is beautiful and insightful; fun and serious. I still can't decide if it was about bullying, war, children's intelligence, mistreatment of children or people in war, or humanity. No matter which of those topics you choose, however, it was an excellent piece addressing that issue perfectly. Oh crap and whatever, I guess it's a 4.5. Like Ender, the ending may be unsatisfactory and a little slow, but the purpose was served so well I don't even care. The ending came full circle, and that's the most I can ask of it.
The more I think about it, the more I come to the conclusion that Ender's Game is about the pull between what is necessary in survival versus what is necessary in love and humanity (and, therefore, what is necessary in life). For Ender, the the only necessity life offered was a home. The book answers, "Home is where the heart is."
The more I think about it, the more I come to the conclusion that Ender's Game is about the pull between what is necessary in survival versus what is necessary in love and humanity (and, therefore, what is necessary in life). For Ender, the the only necessity life offered was a home. The book answers, "Home is where the heart is."