It also has some pretty deep lessons about fame, hard work, discrimination, etc. So I was wondering: If you've read EG, how do you feel about it and the questions it raises? If not, what other books have "touched" you the way EG has always stuck with me?
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
EG
Okay, so I've been waiting to post forever. Today, I noticed a copy of Ender's Game sitting on the counter next to the computer, and I freaked out. I LOVE that book. I read it probably around 5th grade, and have been obsessed ever since. It's not great writing, but the ending is totally unexpected, and it takes a lot to throw me off guard like Ender's Game did. If any of you have read it, you might know what I mean. I won't tell you what happens--other than the fact that it's science fiction and involves aliens and a child prodigy--but I totally recommend it for a quick, fun read.
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I've never read Ender's Game but it sounds really good. =) I thought a long time about your question (more interesting than geometry) and you can answer it in a lot of ways. So I'll answer it in all the ways I can. I think the books that have touched me the most have taught me something.
The book that taught me to be mad at authors was "My Sister's Keeper".
The book that taught me to not be mad at authors was "The Pact"- same author.
Fact-checking books were "Lies My Teacher Told Me" and "Freakonomics".
Imagining was "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick".
Inspiring my own writing was "A Great and Terrible Beauty".
Accomplishment after reading was "Les Miserables". XD
Critical thinking was "And Then There Were None".
My favorite is "The Book Thief".
That was a really long comment!! But I think you take something different out of each book, you know?
I read Enders game, and... meh...
It was alright. It didn't seem to believable, which kind of ruined it for me. For one thing, none of the characters were believable. I can't say I can relate to anyone in the book. And the setting is ridiculous. How would they get there? why don't they all just fall? And the ending was kinda foreshadowed...
But I can definitely see how it could be seen as an awesome book. :)
I read Ender's Game for the second time a couple weeks ago--I'd forgotten how good it was. It's definitely centered around the plot--the author doesn't spend a lot of time developing all the characters or exploring the setting. There's a lot more of that in the sequels, but not nearly as much action. Jacob probably wouldn't be interested, but anyone who did like Ender's Game should try the sequels as well--they're just as good, but very different from the first book.
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