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.
Comments
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
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
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