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A review by jjung
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
4.0
With Enders game I was not really caught by its plot, I’ve had enough of academy for science fiction or magical schools. Speaker for the dead was different in the core inspiration of the book, the actual story of a person who dies both the good and the bad. My grandma is a close member of mine that I consider her my second mother, so it brought memories of when her father died. She was more sad when her dog died then when he had. It reminded me of the complications of a death of a horrible or less than great person.
The main theme of the book would be truth, how Novinha had lied about the files that killed Libo, why Marcos was abusive, why the piggies had killed both pipo and libo, and that Andrew was Ender that committed xenocide against the buggers. Speaker displays what comes from the truth, an understanding and growth. I hated both the piggies and Marcos at the beginning, but as I grew more to understand them I did not excuse their actions but it gave me empathy. This book is a large masterclass in the importance of empathy towards another person. Why Novinha had acted cold and blamed herself for what happened with the piggies.
It lead me to an important lesson not only applies to the book, but everyone in real life. We’re complex and we have both the good and the bad, but empathy can help us not to hate someone but to understand where they’re coming from.
The main theme of the book would be truth, how Novinha had lied about the files that killed Libo, why Marcos was abusive, why the piggies had killed both pipo and libo, and that Andrew was Ender that committed xenocide against the buggers. Speaker displays what comes from the truth, an understanding and growth. I hated both the piggies and Marcos at the beginning, but as I grew more to understand them I did not excuse their actions but it gave me empathy. This book is a large masterclass in the importance of empathy towards another person. Why Novinha had acted cold and blamed herself for what happened with the piggies.
It lead me to an important lesson not only applies to the book, but everyone in real life. We’re complex and we have both the good and the bad, but empathy can help us not to hate someone but to understand where they’re coming from.