Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

59 reviews

simareading's review against another edition

challenging sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and War

kubs's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Communication is key.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, and War

Minor: Child death

crazylegs115's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Violence, Blood, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

izzykai's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Loved itttt, good for sci fi beginners and especially for gamers! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, and War

mazes_end's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is one of those books that knocks you on your ass when it's done and you may never stop thinking about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Pretty good. The plot of a boy genius excelling beyond his peers and adults, and then saving the world but feeling alone while doing so reads as very much wish fulfillment for middle schoolers who think they're brilliant and have trouble making friends. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but I'm not at that point anymore,  and it makes certain sections a bit laughable. The best section is by far the last two chapters, with the bugger queen and the characters' healing. It has, as all half decent dystopian books should, a pretty strong anti-war sentiment, which I enjoy even if the supergenius child soldiers is a bit of a stretch. I'm not especially pressed to read the rest of the series, but it was a nice little jaunt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Gun violence, Suicide, Antisemitism, Medical content, and Classism

katfrenn_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I first read this book just before starting college, and am revisiting it almost a decade later as I approach the end of graduate school. This book has so many interesting ideas and if you love it, you should definitely read speaker for the dead (the semi-standalone sequel). While this is a book about kids, it is certainly not a book written for kids. I think most adults can take something away from this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Murder, and War

fantomina's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

cricket_witch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

5.0

Orson Scott Card may publicly be a bigot, but I think he needs to do some serious self reevaluation. Ender’s Game focuses on all that is horrid in humanity and all that can be beautiful. It is a stark look at how humans interact with one another and the ways in which we must grow to become better. It is a book about the knowledge children hold and the ways adults should listen but don’t. It reminded me of “This Is How You Lose the Time War” and “A Psalm for the Wild-Built.” It is a meditation, told through the eyes of a child who does not believe in hatred.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, and Colonisation

Minor: Self harm

kypo's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The writing was quite good for this book. It was such an interesting concept for the sci-fi genre. I think for the kind of story it is it’s 5 star but for me personally it’s 3.75 just based on my preference. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death