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The concept of sending children to war, at first, seems odd, but it shows itself to be a reference to the VietNam war - especially since only a naive child can do what adults abhor.
The growing pains and coming-of-age incidents seem especially cruel, until you begin to think back on your own adolescence - all the peer pressure, bullying, manipulations and frustrations. Then this book can seem to hit too close to home, even though it is set in outer space.
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The growing pains and coming-of-age incidents seem especially cruel, until you begin to think back on your own adolescence - all the peer pressure, bullying, manipulations and frustrations. Then this book can seem to hit too close to home, even though it is set in outer space.
Ender's game is not the war games of his m ...more
I am officially OUT as a sci-fi fan. It is true. I love this book. I look forward to reading the next. Something about it was just awesome. Ender's struggles, his intelligence were fascinating. Cool, cool book.
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Mind blowing...much lesser known than Foundation and Dunes...but not less worthy.
Nov 21, 2008
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