A review by akeller5
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card

4.5

I typically don’t like large time jumps between novels, but (either due to the large break I took between books or because of the books own merits) I was (dare I say?) appreciative of it. The tone of this book felt more mature and I quickly was capitulated by the new set of characters and landscapes. By the time connections were made to the first book I was already hooked and was excited by the unexpected series of events which led the paths of the two sets of characters to cross. If the book had ended about 3/4 of the way through I would have given it 5 stars, but I felt the end was a bit rushed and anticlimactic and in some cases undermined the mystery and excitement built during the first three quarters. Still an excellent book built through character dialogue which is even better when listened to as an audiobook.