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This was a very frustrating book for me, and not very easy to review because it depends on the way the reader would primarily view it. As a dystopia, it's frustrating because I kept wanting to know more about the strange setup of the society, but once the action moved to space, it became fairly impossible. As an anthem for gifted children, it's superb, showing in intimate detail the loneliness of growing up gifted and the way that adult's best intentions towards such children are so often misguided and harmful. As a sci-fi thriller it's entertaining, with some great action sequences and interesting twists. But the reason I can't give this book more that 3 stars is the main message of "if only we understood each other, we would not have to fight for which I reserve special disdain in my heart, mostly for personal reasons. If that doesn't bother you, there's a lot to recommend this book otherwise. (  ) MashaK99 | Jun 11, 2013 |   tauruseducation | Jun 11, 2013 | Last 100 pages: brilliant 5/5. Pretty much everything before that: meh 3/5. (  ) ispeaknerd | Jun 11, 2013 | The best sci-fi of all time; great for young and old readers alike; it was recommended to me 21 years ago by one of my students and 3 of my 4 children have grown up loving his books now as well. If you only read one sci'fi book then this is the one. (  )1  longhorndaniel | May 29, 2013 | I loved this book...and actually the next 2 in the series. Still one of the more influential books I've read. It's too bad there is so much controversy about the author, because his writing is superb. I love the concept of the child geniuses and the whole idea of the school, as well as his characterizations. I'll need to reread before the movie comes out... ( ) JCAndrijeski | May 29, 2013 |
 Dieses zeitlose und weit über die Science-Fiction hinausgehende Thema spannend und unaufdringlich zu realisieren und dabei noch eine Welt zu erschaffen, die auch nach 25 Jahren weitestgehend denkbar erscheint, ist der Verdienst von Orson Scott Card. "Ender's Game" ist auch im Jahre 2009 noch ausgesprochen lesenswert.  I am aware that this sounds like the synopsis of a grade Z, made-for-television, science-fiction-rip-off movie. But Mr. Card has shaped this unpromising material into an affecting novel full of surprises that seem inevitable once they are explained. The key, of course, is Ender Wiggin himself. Mr. Card never makes the mistake of patronizing or sentimentalizing his hero. Is contained inEnder's War by Orson Scott Card Ender's Game / Ender's Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card Ender's Game / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card Ender's Game / Ender's Shadow / Flip / Hidden Talents by Orson Scott Card Is retold inIs an expanded version of
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(retrieved from Amazon Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:34:06 -0500)
Child hero Ender Wiggin must fight a desperate battle against a deadly alien race if mankind is to survive.
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