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Aug 20, 2008
Jon
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Sep 02, 2008
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Did a quick re-read before going to see the movie. I still love this book. Could do without the Peter and Valentine parts. I just don't really care about that stuff.
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It's been awhile since I'd read Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card, and I'd forgotten how powerful a book it is. No wonder it was a Hugo and Nebula award winner. It's the story of Ender Wiggin, a young boy who, throughout the book, is trained to be a commander in a coming war with an insect-like alien species. It's a powerful book because of the insight Card puts into the young, smart characters, as well as The way he sets up the rest of the books in the series. I think I'll pass on reading the o
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Jan 19, 2010
Gary
marked it as to-read

Apr 02, 2010
Gaijinmama
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