Book Review: Ender's Game
I just finished ENDER’S GAME, by Orson Scott Card, and I was honestly blown away. What a great read! While it is true I have been reading more mundane, down-to-Earth literature of late [MAINSTREET, KIM, THE RAINBOW], I found this novel to be so well written and well-paced - not to mention downright fun to read - I found myself halfway through it after the first day and finished with it in another day and a half.The pacing reminds me of many of John Grisham novels, where some invisible rope seems to pull the reader through the book. Part of that is the cool-factor. The kind of cool found only in good science fiction - born out of an interesting premise, laced with new ideas along the way, and topped off with something of a twist at the end. This is the kind of book that makes one sad to be through with - my only consolation is that I also bought the sequel to ENDER’S GAME, SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD. [From what I’ve read, this one is good too, but entirely different]
I’m not going to go into what this book is about - there are many themes and interesting aspects to it, but suffice it to say that this is a MUST for any sci-fi fan and a strong recommendation for everyone else (but be warned, this might get a person hooked on sci-fi).
My score: 5 out of 5 1 year ago
