Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1)
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Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1) description
Intense is the word for Ender's Game. Aliens have attacked Earth twice and almost destroyed the human species. To make sure humans win the next encounter, the world government has taken to breeding military geniuses -- and then training them in the arts of war... The early training, not surprisingly, takes the form of 'games'... Ender Wiggin is a genius among geniuses; he wins all the games... He is smart enough to know that time is running out. But is he smart enough to save the planet? |
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Complex, painful, and wonderful
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Ender's Game is part action, and part meditation on the nature of enmity and loyalty. It presents complex thoughts in simple, compelling language, and readers won't find a single confusing passage. That may be its greatest attribute.
I found the childrens' military genius a bit unrealistic, but for many other reasons, they were the most substantive characters I've encountered in years. The main characters are neither "good" nor "evil." The plot is somewhat simple, but underlain with complex philosophies, and it has a chilling but appropriate ending twist. Even the extraordinary events in the book felt (often heartbreakingly) real.
Although the children are more intelligent as most of us will be as adults, they show many relatable qualities like homesickness, pride, love, and paranoia. Read this book, and the author will bury them in your heart...with a blunt tool and no anesthesia...and you'll like it. |
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