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Ender's Shadow
by Orson Scott Card
I liked it, especially the beginning and the totally different background of Bean.
I liked it right up until the middle part. When they started out how special he was because of a genetic mutation, I started to look at it as a bit far fetched. I get it raises excitement and complications, but also disbands my willing suspension of disbelief.
The second thing I disliked was the constant rambling of God. My god, why do American authors keep having to mention him? Even for characters that (as Bean) are atheists. It's like an obsession or something. But that is mostly personal.
The third thing I disliked it was the highly unlikely sequence at Battle School. Ender was supposed to be the best and brightest, now OSC wants Bean in that position. Honestly, if he'd have written about a 3rd candidate at some later point, he probably would've made him smarter too. It totally diminishes Ender's accomplishments in the first book when Bean shows him up and when Ender is ignorant of Bean's capabilities. And don't give me that bullshit of 'Bean couldn't figure out the final assignment'. That's just a load of bull.
That said, in Command School and at the end OSC did pull through and made the book more realistic and enjoyable. Bean as a 2nd to Ender wasn't too aggravating there, and it was very interesting to see the character wanting to beat the teachers and the system instead of the game, and figuring out what was really going on. I liked all that.
But by gods, the middle part was annoying.
In the end an alright book though.
Just wondering if the other books in the Shadow trilogy are worth reading?
I liked it right up until the middle part. When they started out how special he was because of a genetic mutation, I started to look at it as a bit far fetched. I get it raises excitement and complications, but also disbands my willing suspension of disbelief.
The second thing I disliked was the constant rambling of God. My god, why do American authors keep having to mention him? Even for characters that (as Bean) are atheists. It's like an obsession or something. But that is mostly personal.
The third thing I disliked it was the highly unlikely sequence at Battle School. Ender was supposed to be the best and brightest, now OSC wants Bean in that position. Honestly, if he'd have written about a 3rd candidate at some later point, he probably would've made him smarter too. It totally diminishes Ender's accomplishments in the first book when Bean shows him up and when Ender is ignorant of Bean's capabilities. And don't give me that bullshit of 'Bean couldn't figure out the final assignment'. That's just a load of bull.
That said, in Command School and at the end OSC did pull through and made the book more realistic and enjoyable. Bean as a 2nd to Ender wasn't too aggravating there, and it was very interesting to see the character wanting to beat the teachers and the system instead of the game, and figuring out what was really going on. I liked all that.
But by gods, the middle part was annoying.
In the end an alright book though.
Just wondering if the other books in the Shadow trilogy are worth reading?