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Out of this World Reading - Chapter 9 book list
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last updated May 04, 2009 03:16PM
Ender's Game *book club selection may contain spoilers*
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By Angie · 29 posts · 241 views
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I am renewing my love of science fiction this month with my book choices. I have determined that sci-fi authors must not like children very much because they are always put in awful, grown-up situations that deny them a childhood. Either that or parents are limited in the number of children they can have. Ender's Game has both. The plot moved quickly and the characters were 3-dimensional, which I find is not always the case with sci-fi. I forget at what point in the book, but I was reminded of t
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I borrowed this book a few months ago from the library, read the first chapter then got an email the same day from the library saying it was due back. I returned it and put it straight back onto my reserve list. Luckily the wait was not too long and when I picked it up this time I started reading it immediately and finished in only a few days.
Set in the future, human's have narrowly survived two wars with an alien race and in preparation for the inevitable third war are training future fleet com ...more
Set in the future, human's have narrowly survived two wars with an alien race and in preparation for the inevitable third war are training future fleet com ...more
Ender's game was a fun book to read. I couldn't put it down at times, however it was repetitive at times. ;)
At first I felt a little short changed/peeved when the climax came and went unexpectedly. But this coincided very nicely with Ender's own feelings; that was cool, so I was forgiving.
Great use of irony at times.
The theme of Ender's loneliness was powerful.
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At first I felt a little short changed/peeved when the climax came and went unexpectedly. But this coincided very nicely with Ender's own feelings; that was cool, so I was forgiving.
Great use of irony at times.
The theme of Ender's loneliness was powerful.
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