Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

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Blurbing book club book from 1 January - 31 January 2011.  

Here's a few things you should probably do:

1. Read the book (obviously).

2. Come back to this forum and leave your thoughts about the book. You
can write a sentence, you can write an essay, it doesn't matter,
whatever you want.

3. Blurb the book.
Some of you may not know what a blurb is so allow me to explain: A
blurb is a sentence of 10 words or less, that sums up the book in
question. If you want an example, look on the back (occasionally the
front) of some books lying around your house. Those are blurbs.

Keep in mind that you can also compose lol-cat blurbs if you'd like (the same thing but with internet slang).

 

This book was chosen for January because it's one of my favourite books ever, it's widely available and I hope we can start the New Year off with a great book discussion.

[Lena V.]

I think Ender's Game was EXCELLENT. The action never stopped and I never hit a slow point in the book. I never lost interest in it. I was a little confused at the end with the whole "End of the World" actually being real. I don't think I'm going to read the other books in the series right now because:

1. I don't really want to.

2. I have other books to read

3. I don't feel a major desire to.

Blurb: Ender's Game is entertaining all the way through.

[David Spencer]

I thought that, though the action never stopped. It was just kind of the same action. Each chapter was pretty much "Ender plays the game, Ender watches video, Ender does something which reminds him of Peter, Ender feels sad" for every chapter. Than, finally he gets an army, than the formula was changed to "Ender is given battle, Ender wins against overwhelming odds, Ender does something which reminds him of Peter, Ender feels sad" for every chapter. Than, there is a subplot. The formula for those chapters were "Peter manipulates Valentine, Valentine writes blog, Valentine thinks of Ender, Valentine does something which reminds her of her character, Valentine feels sad" for every subplot chapter. Than in the last few chapters they rush a "twist ending" which wasn't wasn't really a twist because it basically was a sum up of how people were. Ender is manipulated, and Peter manipulates other people. The chapters after that are just sets up for a sequel. 

 I don't think I'm going to read the other books in the series right now because:

1. I don't really want to.

2. I have better books to read

3. I don't feel any desire to.

Blurb: Ender's Game is the same all the way through.

[Jason Lynn]

I never was able to get into Speaker for the Dead. I think I picked it up at least 3 different times getting further and further with each successive read. The whole piggies thing and it had such a "downer" feeling right from the start I just never found myself dying (no pun intended) to get back to it. Its been years now though, I may have to pull it down again soon.

[James Michael Gruich]

I loved this book, although it didn't make me cry like Speaker for the Dead. Love the ending.