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A review by a_ab
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
3.0
There is a lot to like here (mostly the themes and their exploration through narrative), a lot to skip or be bored by (the battles) and a glaring flaw that completely sours the whole book (the typical undisguised misogyny).
The only way I was able to disregard the later is through reading the whole thing as a cautionary tale of what a male-dominated world inevitably leads to. It's a very convoluted interpretation, unlikely to have been intended by the author, but it allowed me to finish the book, which I ultimately do not regret.
The only way I was able to disregard the later is through reading the whole thing as a cautionary tale of what a male-dominated world inevitably leads to. It's a very convoluted interpretation, unlikely to have been intended by the author, but it allowed me to finish the book, which I ultimately do not regret.