EPTEnder's shadow is terrible imo.
edit: I love Ender's Game though, except for the very very end. I agree that it does feel rushed and out of place; probably to fit better with his idea for Speaker for the Dead (which I have not read).
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N.geNuity
United States5112 Posts
Ender's shadow is terrible imo. edit: I love Ender's Game though, except for the very very end. I agree that it does feel rushed and out of place; probably to fit better with his idea for Speaker for the Dead (which I have not read). | ||
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N.geNuity
United States5112 Posts
On February 12 2010 20:58 Konni wrote: I only read Enders Game and Speaker For The Dead. I loved both of them. [edit] I think Card said he always wanted to write Speaker For The Dead and had the idea in his mind for a long time. Enders Game was just the prelude. I don't know when Card had the idea to write Speaker, but Ender's Game was an expanded short story of his. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
Ender's Game Speaker for the Dead Xenocide Children of the Mind | ||
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Sadist
United States7328 Posts
On February 14 2010 01:13 IdrA wrote: i think he rewrote the ending to make it flow into speaker for the dead, which kind of explains why it doesnt feel right. that makes sense. It seemed way too rushed. Id say Children of the mind KIND OF felt that way but not nearly as much as enders game. I think the bean books are written better tbh. Speaker for the Dead is probably my favorite book out of all of them though. | ||
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Tal
United Kingdom1017 Posts
Apart from being less exciting and having weaker ideas, his writing style becomes noticeably poor - lots of really clumsy sentences. Essentially he starts to hammer you in the face with his underlying themes, in case you had somehow failed to notice them. Like one person will say or do something, then another character will psycho-analyse them (for ages). It's pretty painful. The really frustrating thing is there are still some really good ideas and moments. So you want to read... Maybe the bean books are better? | ||
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Tsagacity
United States2124 Posts
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BrTarolg
United Kingdom3574 Posts
Guess im wierd like that | ||
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LuMiX
China5757 Posts
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Norcon
Canada5 Posts
I'm just finishing up Ender's game (A little late to the game) and have really enjoyed it. I'm by no means a big sci-fi fan, but I found Ender's game a very good read. After skimming all the posts (avoiding spoilers) Its clear that everyone has their own opinions. Some say don't read anything past Enders Game. Others say Shadow is the way to go and Ender just lacks. All the while other people are pro Ender and con against Bean. The answer that stood out most was to read them in publication order, which I plan to do. It'd be interesting if Scott rewrote some of the stories into a large book. The reading order on these books is very confusing! | ||
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