Ender's Game
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Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Jul 31, 2018
The Wiggin children are unusual, even for the unusual world in which Ender’s Game unfolds. There’s the oldest, Peter, a power-mad sociopath; Valentine, the sister who turns her eloquence to Peter’s service; and then there’s Ender, their little brother, who is singled out by the authorities as the military genius who just might prove to be Earth’s savior in its epic conflict with an alien enemy. Set at some indeterminate time in the planet’s future, when humanity has been at war with the Formics, an insect-like alien race (familiarly dubbed “buggers”) for a hundred years, Ender’s Game might appear at first blush to be the most formulaic of science fiction novels. But just try to put it down.
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Oct 28, 2018
I read this SF novel and then read more about OSC, and found that I couldn't stomach his homophobia or sexism, so I vowed never to read any more of his works.
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Oct 28, 2018
His best work on young adult sci-fi. The accidental hero is a role model
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Dec 27, 2018
Classic
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Jan 1, 2019
The most important question is thee why.
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Jan 10, 2019
Really a story of genocide.
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loved this book
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Feb 21, 2019
Great, if not terrifying, take on using video games and children to win wars. This was re-done with 90s Nostalgia in Ernest Cline's Armada. Both are great reads but Ender's Game is a bit darker with the characterization of the kids.
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Mar 26, 2019
Fantastic book and series
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Mar 26, 2019
Key to the government telling you what is bad and what to do, even unwittingly.
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Mar 26, 2019
My favorite novel. I have read this book at least once year since I was twelve.
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Mar 26, 2019
A very immersive story that is a great introduction to Sci-Fi for anyone.
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Mar 26, 2019
Enjoyed this story . Read it when my daughter was in the tween years with her. I never felt good about the ending but loved the story
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Apr 1, 2019
Very entertaining and thought provoking story.
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Apr 3, 2019
"The enemy's gate is down"
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Apr 6, 2019
One of the best books I read as a teenager. Many fond memories, and it introduced me to entire series.
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Apr 7, 2019
Fantastic book
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Apr 7, 2019
liked the story
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Apr 18, 2019
Such a great book to kick off an excellent series.
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May 18, 2019
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Jun 19, 2019
Compelling multilevel psycho drama
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Jun 30, 2019
Masterpiece. When I think about why I love nooks and reading so much, I reflect on the first time reading this and how genius it is.
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Jul 13, 2019
Not perfect, but full of exciting ideas and memorable characters
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Jul 28, 2019
One of the best.
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Sep 12, 2019
Fast-paced and exciting but with more depth than expected. Sets up an almost philosophical series about the nature of war and what it means to be "alien"
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Jun 7, 2020
One of the best Science Fiction novels of all time. Orson Scott Card brings the stars to life with the way he creates Ender's world.
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Jun 12, 2020
Coming of age meets brilliant scifi
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Jul 30, 2020
Read it.
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Apr 2, 2021
Love this book - gripping
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Jul 7, 2021
Enders Game is a harrowing book about humanity uniting (barely) against an outside threat and what would happen when that threat is gone. Its protagonist, Ender Wiggin, is a compelling character whose innate intellectual abilities make him the most valuable asset in the war against "the buggers." He deals with the worst aspects of human stupidity and weighs the moral implications of his duty to the human race versus what he thinks is right. Though dark, the ending will stick with you forever and conveys a message of hope.
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Feb 17, 2022
I never considered myself a big sci-fi fan, but some stories, like Dune, drag you into their world. While the world of Enders Game is not nearly so vast as that of Dune, the fact that it kept expanding until suddenly he was fighting for the world was what pulled me along so insistently.
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Apr 25, 2022
Amazing book and series.
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