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julis's review
dark
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
[this is part of a 3 book review]
The initial idea was to reread Ender’s Game to get a different view than HP and HP fanfic on how to write traumatized world-saving children in intense magic schools and because I had a vague memory of Peter and Valentine taking over the world. I followed with Ender’s Shadow for round 2 (and an increasing amount of OSC’s theology), still hadn’t found what I was after, added Shadow of the Hegemon, found that my memory was just heavily slanted (not as heavily as OSC’s theology) and gave the whole venture up.
The good: I did pick up more thoughts on how to write under 18s for adult readers without alienating anyone and how to weave geopolitics into narration. Also grudgingly impressed with OSC’s ability to guess how the net would transform politics and communication (and how governments would take control of it).
The bad: Sexism, racism, homophobia, slurs used for funsies, and then the two Bean books contain increasing amounts of Mormon theology and some eschatology--and not subtly or always for the use of the plot either.
The initial idea was to reread Ender’s Game to get a different view than HP and HP fanfic on how to write traumatized world-saving children in intense magic schools and because I had a vague memory of Peter and Valentine taking over the world. I followed with Ender’s Shadow for round 2 (and an increasing amount of OSC’s theology), still hadn’t found what I was after, added Shadow of the Hegemon, found that my memory was just heavily slanted (not as heavily as OSC’s theology) and gave the whole venture up.
The good: I did pick up more thoughts on how to write under 18s for adult readers without alienating anyone and how to weave geopolitics into narration. Also grudgingly impressed with OSC’s ability to guess how the net would transform politics and communication (and how governments would take control of it).
The bad: Sexism, racism, homophobia, slurs used for funsies, and then the two Bean books contain increasing amounts of Mormon theology and some eschatology--and not subtly or always for the use of the plot either.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexism