Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Mar 17, 2013 Alex rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, young-adult, 4-stars, kindle, fiction, authors-c, coming-of-age, read-2013

Not in my normal genre at all! Most science fiction normally goes straight over my head, but this was right up my street. I really enjoyed the world building and loved the development of Ender as a character. And the end was spot on! Will definitely read some more books in this series.

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Apr 04, 2024 Elle rated it really liked it

4.5 stars.

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Dec 15, 2014 Colleen rated it really liked it

Shelves: scifi

Don't judge a book by the author? Or don't judge an author by the book?
Whatever.
Ignore the author's name and read the book. You might be pleasantly surprised. There are some things that are dated, but overall it's a very fascinating story and the thread of what it means to be human was more in depth than I expected. ...more

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Apr 09, 2012 Marty rated it really liked it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Andrew Ender is the only hope of mankind - a six-year-old genius who is taken away from his family to become a military commander in the war against the alien 'buggers' who threaten Earth. He faces down all challenges, including his fellow schoolmates (a couple of whom try to kill him). But he is tormented by horrible nightmares and his innate goodness makes him hate what he is becoming.

The government and military factions around him trick him into fighting the bugger war under the guise of trai ...more

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Sep 15, 2017 Megan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

4.5 Stars

Full review to come.

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Jan 09, 2017 Anne rated it it was amazing

Shelves: randomizer-2017, read-in-2017

I'd never have guessed I would like this book as much as I do. Sure, I like my dystopian storylines about children or teens trying to save the world, but I don't like too much violence, military aspects or cruelty. Of all of those there's more then enough to be found in Enders Game. But in this book it was fitting, somehow. I'm reluctant on reading any of the sequels, since I loved this one. ...more

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