aylasultana's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I used to read this book all the time as a kid. I spent a lot of time playing science fiction role play games with my friends online, and the parts of this story that focused on the game and on the null-G battle room fueled a lot of young-me's imagination and storytelling at the time. It wasn't until I was an adult that I better understood the philosophical and religious references that Card bleeds into his prose, but rereading it now didn't bother me too much. What did bother me was how long it took me to notice that there is racist language and a casual slur-drop in this book.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism and Racial slurs
minty's review against another edition
5.0
I read this article on Tuesday and by happenstance started reading Ender's Game on Thursday, and man did the two go hand in hand terrifyingly closely. This book was so perfectly tense. Loved it.
anita_mv's review against another edition
4.0
Me ha gustado más de lo que esperaba en un principio. De todos modos, empezar un libro sin ningún tipo de expectativa ayuda mucho a que te sorprenda y te agrade, y eso es lo que me ha ocurrido con esta novela.
La historia me ha enganchado y siempre tenía ganas de seguir leyendo, algo que no me ocurre últimamente. Ha sido atrapante todo el proceso de aprendizaje de Ender, pero lo que más me ha gustado es el transfondo moral y psicológico. En cuanto a los personajes poco se puede hablar ya que la historia gira en torno a Ender en todo momento y los personajes secundarios únicamente aportan más al personaje principal que a ellos mismos. Uno de los puntos a favor es que me ha sorprendido y el final me ha dejado con ganas de seguir leyendo el siguiente, al que espero echar el guante cuando tenga una oportunidad.
La historia me ha enganchado y siempre tenía ganas de seguir leyendo, algo que no me ocurre últimamente. Ha sido atrapante todo el proceso de aprendizaje de Ender, pero lo que más me ha gustado es el transfondo moral y psicológico. En cuanto a los personajes poco se puede hablar ya que la historia gira en torno a Ender en todo momento y los personajes secundarios únicamente aportan más al personaje principal que a ellos mismos. Uno de los puntos a favor es que me ha sorprendido y el final me ha dejado con ganas de seguir leyendo el siguiente, al que espero echar el guante cuando tenga una oportunidad.
ana_mv's review against another edition
4.0
Me ha gustado más de lo que esperaba en un principio. De todos modos, empezar un libro sin ningún tipo de expectativa ayuda mucho a que te sorprenda y te agrade, y eso es lo que me ha ocurrido con esta novela.
La historia me ha enganchado y siempre tenía ganas de seguir leyendo, algo que no me ocurre últimamente. Ha sido atrapante todo el proceso de aprendizaje de Ender, pero lo que más me ha gustado es el transfondo moral y psicológico. En cuanto a los personajes poco se puede hablar ya que la historia gira en torno a Ender en todo momento y los personajes secundarios únicamente aportan más al personaje principal que a ellos mismos. Uno de los puntos a favor es que me ha sorprendido y el final me ha dejado con ganas de seguir leyendo el siguiente, al que espero echar el guante cuando tenga una oportunidad.
La historia me ha enganchado y siempre tenía ganas de seguir leyendo, algo que no me ocurre últimamente. Ha sido atrapante todo el proceso de aprendizaje de Ender, pero lo que más me ha gustado es el transfondo moral y psicológico. En cuanto a los personajes poco se puede hablar ya que la historia gira en torno a Ender en todo momento y los personajes secundarios únicamente aportan más al personaje principal que a ellos mismos. Uno de los puntos a favor es que me ha sorprendido y el final me ha dejado con ganas de seguir leyendo el siguiente, al que espero echar el guante cuando tenga una oportunidad.
brunchisyum's review against another edition
5.0
This book combines the two elements that I believe make a "good book." First, there is a compelling story line that urges the reader forward. Here, although the setting (sci-fi-ish) was one that is unfamiliar to me and admittedly not my preference or norm, the conflicts both in the story and within the protagonist were interesting and pushed me to turn page after page. I grew both fond and attached to not only the protagonist but several of the supporting characters as well. Long before the end, I found myself empathizing with some of the earliest antagonists, setting up the ending nicely. Second, the story carries with it greater philosophical questions about war (most obviously), love, free will, freedom, human nature, and of course morality and our relativity within it. I won't pretend to be a learned philosopher but this book begs reads, nay--compels with indignant confrontation, to consider the larger questions. I pity the reader that reads this and finds only a good story. This is a book that calls out, "share me, and then discuss!" I plan on re-reading large portions before moving onto the rest of the series.
csmall73's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
scroggin_cooper's review against another edition
I'm usually able to separate the art from the artist like I'm still a pretty big Harry Potter fan even though I staunchly disagree with her shitty Twitter takes. I also love me some Lovecraft, even though he was Xenophobic White Supremacist. But with Card, his philosophy is baked into these books. Like how all of the children are psychotic, except the women because of several bad evolutionary bad deals. Or how there aren't too many girls in flight school because, "it's too much for them." I don't know about the other books, since I have no plans of reading them, but I've heard stories about them. Ender is also one of the most Mary Sue, self-insert characters that I have ever read. Ender is rash and that is his only flaw. This is writing 101, but what obstacle does he overcome in order to grow? Accidentally killing a kid? There are also several lines in this book that are just flat-out creepy, like when Peter talks about his and his SISTER's pubic hairs. Orson, what the actual fuck?
mollyxmiller's review against another edition
4.0
This book is amazing. Everyone who loves science fiction or fantasy should read. Actually, scratch that, everyone should read it. It's epic.
jeannamarie's review against another edition
5.0
Everyone who has told me to read this series, thank you friends, I was not disappointed.
Only aspect that I prefer from the movie, is the age of the kids. They seem older. Excuse me while I go to the next book.
Only aspect that I prefer from the movie, is the age of the kids. They seem older. Excuse me while I go to the next book.