Ender's Game

Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card
226 Pages

"In that moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him. I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves."

A race of beings called "buggers" has attacked Earth, leaving its inhabitants in chaos. In order to prepare themselves for a third attack, the leaders of earth have begun training its most brilliant young minds to fight. At only six, Ended is chosen to go to Battle School. There, he uses his own logic and brains to surpass the abilities of all the other children. He is the last hope Earth has against the buggers. But, he has to escape his own mind in order to defeat them.

I actually watched this movie before I decided to read the book. The movie was absolutely amazing, and I think the book is also. There were so many layers to peel back in order to fully understand the feelings of Ender, the main character. There was also a large part of the book devoted to what is going on while Ender is away from home, which was important to the understanding of the entire novel. There were a few errors in the writing, but those can be forgiven because the story itself was so captivating.

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"A story only matters, I suspect, to the extent that the people in the story change."

-Neil Gaiman