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A review by pharebear
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
5.0
I inhaled this book. I couldn’t stop thinking about Ender’s Game and had to go and buy this book because I needed to know what happens. I read this one within a day.
This book was very different than the first in both theme and setting. It felt like Speaker was more geared toward adults. The themes were heavy and the characters suffered greatly and constantly. Ethics, morals, and general social concepts were all challenged throughout the book. Part of the reason I am enjoying this series so much is all of the moral and ethical dilemmas attached to the decisions made by the characters and human race as a whole.
The pain I felt for Ender at the end of the first book was only increased in this one. Ender continues to be a severely broken and tragic character. His guilt still drives him to make amends for the actions he was unknowingly forced to do and his name has been smeared to hell by the time the events of Speaker take place. I am constantly thinking about the events of Ender’s Game and how Ender is viewed by everyone else.
One thing I loved about this book was the third alien species we get to see. I was extremely interested in learning about their customs and why they do the things they do. They were a fascinating part of the story. I really was hoping for more about the buggers, but it seems like that will be in the next book.
I haven’t been this engrossed with a fictional world in a while.
This book was very different than the first in both theme and setting. It felt like Speaker was more geared toward adults. The themes were heavy and the characters suffered greatly and constantly. Ethics, morals, and general social concepts were all challenged throughout the book. Part of the reason I am enjoying this series so much is all of the moral and ethical dilemmas attached to the decisions made by the characters and human race as a whole.
The pain I felt for Ender at the end of the first book was only increased in this one. Ender continues to be a severely broken and tragic character. His guilt still drives him to make amends for the actions he was unknowingly forced to do and his name has been smeared to hell by the time the events of Speaker take place. I am constantly thinking about the events of Ender’s Game and how Ender is viewed by everyone else.
One thing I loved about this book was the third alien species we get to see. I was extremely interested in learning about their customs and why they do the things they do. They were a fascinating part of the story. I really was hoping for more about the buggers, but it seems like that will be in the next book.
I haven’t been this engrossed with a fictional world in a while.