He's been cast as Ender in the upcoming Ender's Game movie.
My motivation to read this book skyrocketed.
I absolutely love this book - so much that it's my (current) favorite book of all time, dimensions, and ages. I love the development of the characters, especially Ender. I LOVE the ending. I love the buggers. Well, all right, maybe I don't completely love the buggers. But I feel compassion for them, because Ender feels compassion for them.
Ender to me is such a believable character. If someone stuck this kid in a YA novel with these characters in a high school, I never would have believed them. But from the first sentence, I knew that Ender was a real kid, and he was reacting in the most logical way to his circumstances.
I loved his friends. I loved that they had flaws. I loved how Ender had flaws, and how he had to hide them. I loved that I could believe that he was 6, then 7, then 8, then 9, etc. Normally with younger characters they think and act like older characters, and I can't believe the age the author says they are. Not the case with Ender.
I just love his name. Ender. Isn't that the coolest name?
Was there any part I didn't like? Well, quite frankly, there's lots of little boys running around naked. I get how it's essential to create a realistic atmosphere, and they're not running around naked just for the heck of it, and nothing specific is ever mentioned, but it's still there. And there was a lot of tactical talk, simply because that's the kind of book it is. If you try to read it all in one sitting, it blows your head.
Overall rating: 5 out of 5 stars.
Can't wait to see the movie!
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