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Assigned reading for my sons in junior high. They raved about it so much (and, at that age, these boys weren't raving about much in the way of books) that I read it. A powerful story. A must-read.
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Having read Ender's Game after The Hunger Games trilogy, I can't help comparing the two. They both have the addictive storytelling and a flawed character you root for anyway because the odds are SO stacked against him.
But, I have to say, I found the violence in Ender's Game much more disturbing than the violence in The Hunger Games. Maybe because the children were younger? Maybe because they knew each other and still hated each other enough to want to kill? Maybe because the adults who had the ...more
But, I have to say, I found the violence in Ender's Game much more disturbing than the violence in The Hunger Games. Maybe because the children were younger? Maybe because they knew each other and still hated each other enough to want to kill? Maybe because the adults who had the ...more
I don't normally read science fiction, and I don't usually see the movie before I read the book. However, I was told this book was a classic, and I enjoyed the movie. So I read it.
PROS:
This book gets you thinking:
• Does the end justify the means?
• Should society put children at risk even tho using children is the only option to save that society?
• Should the military take moral considerations at the cost of perhaps losing the war? Should we adopt a “win at all cost” way of life… in our militar ...more
PROS:
This book gets you thinking:
• Does the end justify the means?
• Should society put children at risk even tho using children is the only option to save that society?
• Should the military take moral considerations at the cost of perhaps losing the war? Should we adopt a “win at all cost” way of life… in our militar ...more
My sons read this books many years ago and I continue to see it on the recommended lists of books to read. Ender's Game is set in a sci-fi setting: a near future earth threatened by a hostile alien species with superior technology that seems determined to destroy the human race.
The story centers on a young boy who is drafted into an all-consuming military training program at the age of 6. The program he's inducted into seeks to forge a new generation of military commanders out of gifted childre ...more
The story centers on a young boy who is drafted into an all-consuming military training program at the age of 6. The program he's inducted into seeks to forge a new generation of military commanders out of gifted childre ...more
Was entertaining and interesting character development, the slang drove me crazy though.
This book could have been where Hunger Games got it's start.
I'm not huge on science fiction - kept my interest. ...more
I'm not huge on science fiction - kept my interest. ...more
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....
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Nov 13, 2008
Keeley
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it was amazing
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