Hello and welcome to another book critique and I will be doing the brainchild of masterful author and LDS member Orson Scott Card: Ender's Game. We step into the shoes of Ender Wiggin, a six year old struggling with his dysfunctional family, and a a bully which he beats to death, yeesh. However that doesn't stop from being drafted by the military, in which me makes new friends and enemies and survives the ordeals ahead. His god like intellect allows him to beat the games they have they have there and emerge with him and his teams on top. No matter what kind of new thing the commanders throw at him, he always finds a way to overcome. Back at home his older siblings talk about something called Locke and Demosthenes which is leading to tension among the I.F. and Second Warsaw Pact. When Ender and his sister do get to meet after a few long years, it seems to her that Ender has changed drastically, and maybe not for the better. Sometime later he is promoted to a Commander of the Fleet and sent to war against and intelligent arthropod race called in slang as 'buggers.' Once again he overcomes those trials and as the final challenge destroys a simulation of the bugger homeworld. But SPOILERS...
It wasn't a game.
Quality of Writing: Brilliant
Pacing: Top Notch
Plot: Kept me on the edge of my seat
Characters: memorable
Enjoyability: exceeded expectations
Insightfulness: not to shabby
Ease of reading: Hard to understand at times
Morals: Around PG-13 levels which is suprising even for a member of the church!
Verdict: a great read but I advise caution for younger viewers.
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