Title: Ender's Game
Author: Orson Scott Card
Series: Ender's Game Series
Language: English
Pages: 384
Publisher: Tor
After reading the Time Machine by Wells earlier ( I also did a review for that one), I decided that I should read some more scifi/dystopian novels. I read Brave New World by Huxley after that, for a course, along with We by Zamyatin, and ordered some more scifi novels. Dune was one of them, as was Ender's Game. I was planning on reading Dune first, since I've read so many things about it and it's generally seen as The Scifi Classic, but Ender's Game ended up in my bag and I finished within a couple of days, because this is a great book.
The novel tells the story of Ender, a genius Third child, constantly bothered by his older brother and a continuous shame for his parents. But Ender is special; unlike his brother and sister, he is chosen for a selective program; Ender will go to the Battle School that's hovering in space somewhere. Earth has already survived two attacks by aliens called the buggers, and is preparing for a third; in order to do so, they need an ingenious commander. Ender is destined to be that commander, and the novel follows him as he starts his education; mind you, Ender is only six years old when he starts.
He's smarter than most, clever and fast, and quickly becomes a legend.
I won't spoil the rest of the book, because you'll have to read it, but prepare for some major plot twists near the end. Like seriously. MAJOR PLOT TWISTS.
The book is really good, and I'm looking forward to watching the movie soon. It's incredible; good descriptions of spacial warfare, although the parts about gravity are a bit confusing to me; apparently, mankind now controls gravity, and the author uses this for some very strange scenes where the gravity is turned of; it's a little more than my mind can comprehend, but sure, I'll just read and go along with it. I've never been one for visualizing so it's lost on me, but surely not on everyone. But that's really the one thing I can criticize for the book is amazing. Ask my friends; I think I have spoiled the entire book for them after I finished it in my enthusiasm. It's definitely a scifi classic and I can only wait to discover what else the genre has in store for me. I've already bought another of Cards works, along with the Martian, and I'm definitely going to try some of these books in the coming time. After I finish my work for uni, that is. Don't trust them when they say enjoy your holidays. Really, don't. They say: Enjoy your holiday. They mean: Enjoy the giant amount of work we've given you so you won't have any holidays left.
And here I am having family obligations and celebrating Christmas and going ice skating with friends while stressing out over deadlines. Happy holidays, everyone!
Author: Orson Scott Card
Series: Ender's Game Series
Language: English
Pages: 384
Publisher: Tor
After reading the Time Machine by Wells earlier ( I also did a review for that one), I decided that I should read some more scifi/dystopian novels. I read Brave New World by Huxley after that, for a course, along with We by Zamyatin, and ordered some more scifi novels. Dune was one of them, as was Ender's Game. I was planning on reading Dune first, since I've read so many things about it and it's generally seen as The Scifi Classic, but Ender's Game ended up in my bag and I finished within a couple of days, because this is a great book.
The novel tells the story of Ender, a genius Third child, constantly bothered by his older brother and a continuous shame for his parents. But Ender is special; unlike his brother and sister, he is chosen for a selective program; Ender will go to the Battle School that's hovering in space somewhere. Earth has already survived two attacks by aliens called the buggers, and is preparing for a third; in order to do so, they need an ingenious commander. Ender is destined to be that commander, and the novel follows him as he starts his education; mind you, Ender is only six years old when he starts.
He's smarter than most, clever and fast, and quickly becomes a legend.
I won't spoil the rest of the book, because you'll have to read it, but prepare for some major plot twists near the end. Like seriously. MAJOR PLOT TWISTS.
The book is really good, and I'm looking forward to watching the movie soon. It's incredible; good descriptions of spacial warfare, although the parts about gravity are a bit confusing to me; apparently, mankind now controls gravity, and the author uses this for some very strange scenes where the gravity is turned of; it's a little more than my mind can comprehend, but sure, I'll just read and go along with it. I've never been one for visualizing so it's lost on me, but surely not on everyone. But that's really the one thing I can criticize for the book is amazing. Ask my friends; I think I have spoiled the entire book for them after I finished it in my enthusiasm. It's definitely a scifi classic and I can only wait to discover what else the genre has in store for me. I've already bought another of Cards works, along with the Martian, and I'm definitely going to try some of these books in the coming time. After I finish my work for uni, that is. Don't trust them when they say enjoy your holidays. Really, don't. They say: Enjoy your holiday. They mean: Enjoy the giant amount of work we've given you so you won't have any holidays left.
And here I am having family obligations and celebrating Christmas and going ice skating with friends while stressing out over deadlines. Happy holidays, everyone!