While on the houseboat earlier this week I caught up on my
reading before heading back to school, where I never have time for it. I read 4
books during the 5-day trip, but my favorite by far was, Ender’s Game. It wasn’t my first time reading it, but the last time
I read it I was 11 and definitely did not fully appreciate it.
I am a total nerd and Ender’s Game is a sci-fi classic. It
combines out of this world technology, with social conflict that transcends
eras to set the scene for beautifully written characters.
The book follows Ender Wiggin as he trains at the
international military academy aboard a space ship, where they are searching
for the next commander to fight the final battle against an alien race. It may
seem corny, but the personal struggles of a little kid being manipulated by
everyone around him is entirely relatable.
The book does have some controversy surrounding it. The
author, Orson Scott Card, has been published making some pretty awful
homophobic comments. While I completely disagree with Card, I chose to still
love Ender’s Game, which does not touch on any of the author’s biases.
This November I will definitely be in line to see Ender’s
Game when it gets the silver screen treatment.
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