Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is about a boy named Ender Wiggin, a Third, that's sent to battle school in space, to prepare for a war in space against a race of aliens trying to destroy Earth. In battle school, Ender is put under an immense amount of pressure, since everyone expects him to defeat the Buggers. As time goes on and enemies are made, Ender snaps at one point and actually kills one of his bullies, the leader of Salamander Army, Bonzo Mardrid. As the battle with the Buggers gets even closer, Ender goes into a depression. When the time comes, will Ender be able to pull himself together to lead everyone to victory? I really enjoyed this book, and recommend it to everyone, especially to those who like science fiction. -

Reviewed by M.P., grade 9.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

In the book Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, a boy named Ender lives in the future where an alien invasion is underway. He has a mean older brother, a sweet younger sister, and parents who do not care about any of it. He is disliked in school and decides to join the fight against the "buggers." He has to live with hard conditions and adapt to the new environment in space.

I loved the book and I am glad that they are making a movie on it, with Harrison Ford in it! I recommend this book to teen and adult readers, the book was interesting and fun to read.I am glad that i read this book and hope that you would find the time to read and enjoy this book.

Reviewed by Kevin S., grade 9
Montrose Library

Teen Speak said...

Ender is a third. Ender, like his two siblings before him, is intelligent and cunning. He is a genius of a child. At only six years old, he is one of the smartest, and one of the most sophisticated people on the planet. Ender's birth was no accident; he is the perfect child the government needs. He is the only person that can defeat the Buggers. He has been watched and studied since birth, to see if he is an appropriate candidate for battle school, an elite military school, teaching children of all ages and races, how to fight in preparation for the next Bugger War. Ender must rise to the occasion, and accept the game he was made to play. Ender's Game.

Ender's Game is definitely the most interesting book the the Ender's Game series that I've read so far. It is exciting, suspenseful, and full of the emotions of a young boy who's just trying to figure out what he has to do in life. Ender's Game really kept me wanting to know more about everything in it, what Peter is really like, pretty much everything about battle school, from the tablet games the kids play, to the zero gravity arena where squads have to fight. This world is one of those worlds that seem to be really fun to live in, but in reality kind of sucks. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes sci-fi, space, war games, or anyone who wants to read an amazingly well crafted book.

Reviewed by Julio B., Grade 10
Glendale Central Library

Teen Speak said...

In the world of Ender's Game, humanity is at war with an alien race known as the Formics. Having barely survived their previous two wars with these aliens, humanity needs the brightest minds to wage the war and finish it once and for all. This is where Ender Wiggin comes in--a boy who is among the brightest of his time. As he undergoes Battle School, he learns all the necessary knowledge that comes with preparing for an alien war. With humanity on the brink of extinction, Ender's genius is put to the test.

I loved this book. It is among the best books I have ever read. Card's writing really invokes the reader to feel the extreme emotions that Ender feels like an underdog amongst his classes and an "outcast" at home. Being a science fiction classic, one would expect this book to contain loads and loads of just aliens; but the vast majority of this book is just military-related topics. I loved the way Ender was portrayed in this book--almost scared of what he is capable of doing, while his school works to bring these parts of him to the surface. I also very much enjoyed the two "branching" kind of stories within the book; with Ender's struggles through Battle School on one end and the military's secret plans for Ender on the other. The plot twist is built up all the way to the end beautifully. There are just too many good things about Ender's Game for me to fit in this review, so I'm just going to cut to the chase and say that I would highly recommend you to read this book even if you aren't interested in science fiction.

Reviewed by M.A., Grade 10
Montrose Library