April 27, 2014

Review of Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Ender’s Game appealed to the non-Science Fiction lovers and the Science Fiction lovers. It was very surprising that the book could captivate such diverse tastes in a book club. This was a great book and we would recommend it to others. However, this may not be the best book for a book club. There wasn't as much to discuss like our previous books. Even though it is a less discussion provoking book, we still recommend it.

What we liked:
- The story was engaging and kept you reading, plus it was a quick read.
- For it being a Science Fiction book it was very interesting and entertaining for the men in the group and the women too. That was a nice surprise to all of us.
- The way the author explained the intelligence and things Ender did was well written. It was also shocking to imagine someone so intelligent at such a young age.
- The surprises and plot twists the author incorporated throughout the story were not predictable and were well done.

What we didn’t like:
- The theory of relativity was confusing to understand, and there wasn’t much clarification. At some parts it was hard to decipher what age Ender was.
- Other science aspects of the books were confusing too. We all agreed that some details and explanations would have been welcomed. Though it wasn’t a turn off that it wasn’t all explained, just would have been nice.
- Some of us didn’t care to read about Valentine and Peter towards the middle of the book. We felt had it been removed the book would have still been wonderful.