Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) in Around the World in 80 Books

Dec 01, 2010 Sera rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, series, own, science-fiction, children-ya

I enjoyed reading this story about Ender and his mission to save the world. This book has a lot to say about power, politics and how leaders are made. I thought that the characters were well drawn and that the story moved along at a good pace. It's a predictable story in some ways, but not others, which is how Card avoids making it a "been there, done that" experience".

I'm not a sci fi fan, but I would likely read the second book in this series some time down the road. ...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Andy Plonka rated it really liked it

This is a thought provoking novel which brings up many interesting problems in an almost realistic world of Card's imagination. I can't help but wonder how the sensitive, emotional Ender copes with all that is handed to him at age six. As he gets a bit older I see how this could work , but a six year old? I doubtit ...more

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Jan 31, 2014 Amy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

entertaining. character as teen prodigy credible. as six-year-old who talks like an adult it took some suspension of disbelief to get past.

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Aug 29, 2012 Jessica rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: speculative-fiction, ya

I echo my mom's sentiment on this that a child reputed to be as sensitive and empathetic as Ender should miss his parents at least a little - it seems like a significant gap in his makeup that Card doesn't attempt to explain. Overall it's an engaging book, but I miss that sense of connection you get with a character that can (and does) stumble and fail sometimes. ...more

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Jan 25, 2011 Susan rated it liked it · review of another edition

Different from most books that I pick up, but was entertaining and somewhat believable. A lot of the battle game jargon was lost on this old geezer....

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