Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
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Author: Orson Scott CardEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1986-01
ISBN: 0812524586
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Tor Classics
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Book Review: Grabs hold and doesn't let go until the final word
Summary: 5 Stars
A truly gripping story. It sucked me in and held me until
the end. I would recommend it to anyone. A must read.
Concerning some of the other reviewers and their comments pertaining to Ender's Game's inadequacy when compared to "great literature," I would have to say they are partly right. Card did not go out of his way to bury deep philisophical truths and social commentaries into the plot of Ender's Game. Ender's Game is not Steinbeck, but then Steinbeck is not as much fun to read :), and I think that is the point. I believe Card intended to write to as large an audience as possible by writing a terrific tale and appealing to the one thing common to every person: emotion, and he succeeds in every way. The 'truths' and 'ideas' of Ender's game are not masked and buried deep, which unfortunately seems to be the indicator of great 'literature' these days, they are brutally laid bare and made accessible to every reader. The great thing about Ender's Game is its power as a tale. It weaves so well, the reader has no choice but to be sucked in and experience the world and heart of Ender Wiggin. So for those who rated it a 1 because it isn't a "literary masterpiece," you're right. But the comparison is irrelevant. If I judged Ender's Game as a fudge popsicle, I would be gravely disappointed and give it a '1' as well. Card wasn't attempting to write a work of great 'literature' when he wrote Ender's Game, he was trying to write a great story to be read by all. And a great story he wrote.
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