Camel Review #2
Ok so I wanted to do book reviews so maybe I should do one now and then.
This one is on Ender's Game by Orson Scott Wells.
Awesome. I never really got off on all the fantasy book crap but I really like this book nonetheless...it is very Star Wars-ish in a good way. I enjoyed the character development, lots of foils and lot's of explorations into the heads of those involved....
Here's the story. In some future Earth, people are limited in how many children they have (max two) so if they have more the child is an outcast (called a "third") . The government seems to have a program whereby your kids are evaluated for their soldier-potential...anyway, Ender Wiggins is a third and is targeted by the military as Earth's only hope for ending/winning the war with "buggers". The book details Ender's experiences from the time he is taken from his family to military school until he battles the buggers. Commentary from those directing his education is interspersed throughout the book and makes it hard to hate the people making Ender's life hell. But it is hell.
Without giving away the ending, it is a spell-binding experience to follow Ender through school. His struggle with normal kid issues compounded by the obscene responsibility of commanding an army is really well constructed....it's interesting and pays special attention to how and why characters behave the way they do as well as keeping the characters realistic (they are kids).
It's a short novel, I read it in a few days. Couldn't put it down. I don't usually like sci-fi but this is really a novel you can get into...kinda reminded me of Dune.
This one is on Ender's Game by Orson Scott Wells.
Awesome. I never really got off on all the fantasy book crap but I really like this book nonetheless...it is very Star Wars-ish in a good way. I enjoyed the character development, lots of foils and lot's of explorations into the heads of those involved....
Here's the story. In some future Earth, people are limited in how many children they have (max two) so if they have more the child is an outcast (called a "third") . The government seems to have a program whereby your kids are evaluated for their soldier-potential...anyway, Ender Wiggins is a third and is targeted by the military as Earth's only hope for ending/winning the war with "buggers". The book details Ender's experiences from the time he is taken from his family to military school until he battles the buggers. Commentary from those directing his education is interspersed throughout the book and makes it hard to hate the people making Ender's life hell. But it is hell.
Without giving away the ending, it is a spell-binding experience to follow Ender through school. His struggle with normal kid issues compounded by the obscene responsibility of commanding an army is really well constructed....it's interesting and pays special attention to how and why characters behave the way they do as well as keeping the characters realistic (they are kids).
It's a short novel, I read it in a few days. Couldn't put it down. I don't usually like sci-fi but this is really a novel you can get into...kinda reminded me of Dune.
posted by Camel at 10:38 p.m.
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Hi... stumbled on this entry in a staggeringly vain way. I google-searched my own name and spotted this. I believe the author's name is Orson Scott Card.
I find it amusing since the misnaming is the only reason my name showed up. :)
-Scott Wells
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