Scan barcode
tomel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Cultural appropriation
For some reason nobody talks about how the children in this book are constantly naked.erinwolf1997's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Genocide, Violence, and War
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Child death
veronica4242's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
sedgewren's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I would have liked to hear more about how Ender's brother ruled Earth after the war though, that would've been interesting. I'm also confused as to how the Buggers got into the game system to observe Ender's dream-like sequences enough to know how Ender would react to the places in real life. Maybe these points are covered in the next books, but apparently they're not as good, so I won't be reading them.
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Physical abuse, and Violence
shinsreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Read this for a banned book club, and it will be an interesting discussion because of Orson Scott Card's problematic behavior. I'm not sure how much this is still banned because of content, it's something I will have to look up. I am looking forward to our discussion, though!
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Genocide
Minor: Sexism
fi_reads_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
saskiahill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Antisemitism
janang3l's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Racism, Violence, and Religious bigotry
bits_and_pieces_odds_and_ends's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder
Minor: Racial slurs, Antisemitism, and Cannibalism