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pineapple
Joined: Nov 11 2009
Location: Cajun Country
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I have Speaker for the Dead right here with me but I haven't read more than 2 pages. I should hop to it. 
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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
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thanks for the input SH.
and i meant rushed as in EVERYTHING was rushed. the league war happened and all it talked about was him sleeping. then it got resolved. then he became governor and bla bla bla. thats like 3 different stories right there covered in the span of 8 pages, or whatever it was.
i guess, ultimately, it doesnt matter. basically, he finished his game, and won. anything else might be superfluous. |
I can understand that. For whatever reason, that never bothered me though. It never felt rushed in a *bad* way to me, but that's just me.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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| username wrote: |
thanks for the input SH.
and i meant rushed as in EVERYTHING was rushed. the league war happened and all it talked about was him sleeping. then it got resolved. then he became governor and bla bla bla. thats like 3 different stories right there covered in the span of 8 pages, or whatever it was.
i guess, ultimately, it doesnt matter. basically, he finished his game, and won. anything else might be superfluous. |
I can understand that. For whatever reason, that never bothered me though. It never felt rushed in a *bad* way to me, but that's just me. |
i didnt think it was bad, it just felt awkward in general.
at any rate, the next book depends on what the used book store has available.
and just throwing this out there: animal farm vs 1984... what do you guys like better? (by guys, i mean the group in general... nothing sexist there)
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Crazy_Bastard
Title: CeeBee
Joined: Feb 25 2007
Location: Tulsa
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Ender's Game kicked ass, but I personally liked it's counterpart, Ender's Shadow, more.
Orson Scott Card is an awesome writer, check out Treason by him as well.
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Preng
Title: All right, that's cool!
Joined: Jan 11 2010
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Wow, you guys are raving quite a bit about this book. A friend read it back when we were in grade school and said it was pretty good; I should have taken his advice, so I'll have to try to find it.
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SoldierHawk
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| Ender's Game kicked ass, but I personally liked it's counterpart, Ender's Shadow, more. |
Part of me agrees with you. I find myself re-reading that one more often that EG, although still have a great deal of love for the original. (And I firmly think the original should be read first.)
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pineapple
Joined: Nov 11 2009
Location: Cajun Country
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| I should have taken his advice, so I'll have to try to find it. |
Do it man. You probably won't regret it. It's a great book.
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JonSnow
Joined: Nov 03 2006
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Personally I think you're good after reading the first book.. I've read them all though. Even the prequel book on Ender's parents.
Their very good, neat and inspiring.
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Char Aznable
Title: Char Classic™
Joined: Jul 24 2006
Location: Robot Boombox HQ
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Awesome book. I've been meaning to pick up the direct sequels (fuck that Ender's Shadow bullshit), but I haven't gotten around to it.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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heh, i actually picked up enders shadow the other day, only because it was the cheapest one of the sequels there.
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pineapple
Joined: Nov 11 2009
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Good job.
I hope you enjoy it.
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JonSnow
Joined: Nov 03 2006
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Ender's shadow was actually really entertaining, pehaps it's because it was the first book (my favorite of all the books) told again, but this time from Bean's perspective.
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pineapple
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JonSnow
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Ya, but he didn't have Ender's Charisma!!!! But bean was cool, i can't beleive you learn all the role he played in the first one. I'm not sure if the author had those hidden details in the back of his mind, as he wrote Ender's Game, or if he just made up a story for bean ,in Ender's Shadow.
I like Ender's philosophy, it's very much akin to my own. When it comes to the Kantian view of intentionality, and maxims. I want to say the author is Catholic, or protestant, I can't remember. Eitherway he wrote some great work, and even if you ignore his philosophical undertones, it's just a really good piece of literature.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
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He is Mormon
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