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Starts off really nice. Just started reading last night, though. Have to see how it evolves in terms of character development and so on.
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Overall I'd say that I liked this book. I'm still struggling with the end, with the concept of the three Wiggin children apparently being Earth's biggest geniuses. Why would the "Speaker of the dead" idea form a new religion? I continuously return to this question. I don't outright reject the notion, and it really is just a minor issue, but one that I cannot ...more
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Overall I'd say that I liked this book. I'm still struggling with the end, with the concept of the three Wiggin children apparently being Earth's biggest geniuses. Why would the "Speaker of the dead" idea form a new religion? I continuously return to this question. I don't outright reject the notion, and it really is just a minor issue, but one that I cannot ...more
Sci-fi classic...minus the fact that Orson Scott Card has three names and is a ridiculous mormon. I first read this in a ninth grade english class and am glad I did. Revisiting it recently was a pleasant surprise, as was reading some of the other novels in the Ender's Game universe.
On a side note, I'm personally really excited for the release of Futurama's upcoming feature Bender's Game! ...more
On a side note, I'm personally really excited for the release of Futurama's upcoming feature Bender's Game! ...more
I got this book for my birthday while I was a junior in High School. One of the better books I've ever read. It's an excellent story about a kid named Ender who gets drafted into a military program for gifted children. The program is designed to identify children who may someday be useful in the war against the alien threat humanity is facing called "The Buggers". It has a twist ending too, really great book.
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What sci-fi is all about. Brilliant book, and appealing to non-techies as well.
About the 10th time I have read this book. LOVE IT!
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Jan 29, 2009
Andrew
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May 31, 2009
Walt O'Hara
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