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Wow!...this book was amazing. It's the best book I've read in the fantasy/sci-fi realm since Frank Herbert's Dune books. It follows one boy, Ender, from age 6 to 11 for most of the book...he is trained to be the greatest commander the human race has ever seen to battle the "buggers", an alien race that mankind has had 2 wars with. He must suffer through an enormous amount of isolation, and dehumanization to take on his roll in this war.
Orson Scott Card explores the psyche of the main character v ...more
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At first didn't get into it, but then it really grew on me. I think it had some anti-totalitarian topics but couldn't pin point it. I do believe that Ender's story is somewhat a complaint that Card is comparing to children now days, i.e. being robbed of their childhoods by games/competitions/tv etc. It's always the "adults" doing things to the kids in the book. Ender and Dink say that the "adults are the real enemy". I'll have to look into some reviews and see if anyone else thinks that.
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This book is... Amazing Fast . Hmmmm well all I can really say is at the end of the book I stared into space with my mouth hanging open like a bafoon(Who just read a book that was by far the best book he ever read((Except for Being and Boot Camp of course)) )
One of my favorite books. I've read this several times. Card creates some amazing worlds, and his characters are extremely interesting. This is still my favorite Orson Scott Card books.
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As good as it's purported to be. The more I've learned about writing and the more writing I've done, the more impressed I am with this book.
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Ender's Game is the best of the series; the themes introduced in this middle-school level book are extraordinary and memorable.
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Ender's Game is a very good book. It is about a young boy named Ender who gets selected to become a solider in space.
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Orson Scott Card is an incredible writer, and it shows through this series.
