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

Dec 08, 2011 Efe rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2011-challenge

I absolutely loved it.

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May 09, 2011 Elaine Kasteler rated it liked it

This book could have been where Hunger Games got it's start.
I'm not huge on science fiction - kept my interest. ...more

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Jul 22, 2008 Nanosynergy rated it really liked it

Shelves: series, fiction-1980s, fiction, science-fiction, youngadult-children, 100bestnovels-ml-board, hugo-award, re-read, saw-the-movie-tvshow, nebula-award

Re-read this 1985 award-winning (Hugo & Nebula) book for a book club. Remember enjoying "Ender's Game" the first time I read it 16 years ago - enough that I went on to read a number of additional books in the series. This time through, while still enjoyed revisiting the book, realized I had forgotten it had, what seems to me, a few clunky spots. ...more

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May 22, 2012 Annie rated it really liked it

Interesting sci-fi read with some pretty complex moral issues about childhood, innocence, violence, genocide and the justification of war. I'm feeling very ambivalent about Ender and how the book ended. Looking forward to the movie in 2013. It has the potential of generating even more controversy than the Hunger Games movie.... ...more

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Sep 16, 2008 Jen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2010

Beautifully written! I still find it odd to think that this book was first published in 1977. I'm not sure why, it just doesn't seem possible in some way.

I flew through this book, and my only regret about this book is that I didn't read it earlier. :) ...more

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