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A review by sarahgudeman
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
5.0
I recently told a friend that I like this book more than Ender's Game, so other rating can I give it besides five stars?
Even though the end of Speaker maybe wasn't quite the climatic conclusion I expected, the story took some interesting turns and at no point was I less than excited to see what would happen next.
The concept of speaking for the dead was interesting and reading the new introduction by the author made the idea more tangible right from the start.
Also, reading this right on the heels of Ender was an advantage as well, but I probably wouldn't have appreciated it as much if this reading had come at an earlier stage in my life.
When people say they love Ender because the story is about children... This is almost the opposite. Lots of concepts and issues to deal with for these characters and the history of what happened in Book #1 is not easily forgotten for anyone either.
Even though the end of Speaker maybe wasn't quite the climatic conclusion I expected, the story took some interesting turns and at no point was I less than excited to see what would happen next.
The concept of speaking for the dead was interesting and reading the new introduction by the author made the idea more tangible right from the start.
Also, reading this right on the heels of Ender was an advantage as well, but I probably wouldn't have appreciated it as much if this reading had come at an earlier stage in my life.
When people say they love Ender because the story is about children... This is almost the opposite. Lots of concepts and issues to deal with for these characters and the history of what happened in Book #1 is not easily forgotten for anyone either.