tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post480609089290929132..comments2024-03-14T16:46:14.455-05:00Comments on Becky's Book Reviews: Ender in ExileBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-87181765936237782982009-08-24T23:55:49.533-05:002009-08-24T23:55:49.533-05:00Read it, not bad. I thought that it seemed a litt...Read it, not bad. I thought that it seemed a little redundant after reading the other books in the series, and the climax was bogged down by knowledge of future and past events. The way OSC handled Ender and Valentine's characters seemed a little pretentious and heavyhanded to the point of being annoying (yes we get it, they're super geniuses, WHOOPIE, Ender's still a hormonal teenager, HUZZAH). On top of that, I was a little unsatisfied with the conclusion to fairy girl and her mother (you'll know what I mean). But I'm just nitpicking. OSC is an excellent writer and full of great ideas, that alone is more than enough to carry this book.josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657369818094445956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-31333989777598077112009-05-05T01:53:00.000-05:002009-05-05T01:53:00.000-05:00Hi Becky, I have just ordered this book which for ...Hi Becky, I have just ordered this book which for some reason is not available here in the UK until July. I've only just found out about it's publication and have sourced it from Amazon in the USA. <br /><br />anyway, my main reason for commenting is that I have a question. Is it only me that loved Ender's Game but was taken to new heights and thoughts by Speaker for the Dead? To me this is the real story about Ender. The whole concept of it was tremendous and affected me to such a large extent that when my father died in 1991 I tried to speak his life myself. This did confuse the heck out of a lot of family members but I cdrtainly felt better for it.<br /><br />I enjoyed your review and look forward to 'visiting' you often.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286654927222459889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-81751006814662638902009-02-11T21:34:00.000-06:002009-02-11T21:34:00.000-06:00It seem that you would be best off reading Enders ...It seem that you would be best off reading Enders Game then the shadow series and comming back to Ender in Exile. I really didn't mind the politics and strategic manuevering in the shadow series. The books are brutal and compeling, they make you ache to see Ender or Bean absolutly destroy thier adversaries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-41314676896885856512008-11-26T18:47:00.000-06:002008-11-26T18:47:00.000-06:00Enders Game is my favorite SF book, I guess one of...Enders Game is my favorite SF book, I guess one of the few SF books I have read in full rather than selections and passages. Enders Shadow is nearly as good. Both the sequel series, shadow and speaker, wee great series, alhough I prefered the shadow sequels due to the amount of action. The Speaker books were great too though, in a different way.<BR/><BR/>Exile, however, was a dissapointment to me. It sounder more like A War of GIfts, or any of Card's other shorter stories. It had the right storyline, but lacked the excitement and suspense of Enders game. The strategic and political manuevering in Exile was present, but to a much smaller degree than the other books. I would give the book a 70/100 as a rating, passing, but barely. I had fun reading it, but nowhere near as much as the other ender books.<BR/><BR/>My only surprise is that nobody else seems to share the opinion that i t lacked a little compared to the others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-53400505977422955812008-11-24T00:37:00.000-06:002008-11-24T00:37:00.000-06:00I feel somewhat tortured by my own Ender experienc...I feel somewhat tortured by my own Ender experience. :) But in a good way. I just read Ender's Game for the first time and went right into Ender in Exile. It's becoming very clear that reading some of the other Ender sequels may have helped me navigate through some of the character changes in Ender in Exile (ie: his parents!). I think this whole Ender universe suffers a little for being a little out of whack chronologically, but still, I've enjoyed my little dip into it.stacey @ bookthirtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651419665171650201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-12993163424508882422008-11-10T13:18:00.000-06:002008-11-10T13:18:00.000-06:00Thanks Becky--sounds good!Thanks Becky--sounds good!Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-63922298756573184022008-11-10T12:46:00.000-06:002008-11-10T12:46:00.000-06:00Trish--I *think* you will enjoy this one. There is...Trish--<BR/><BR/>I *think* you will enjoy this one. There isn't the emphasis on the philosophical. (If there is it's a very small percentage.) Ender isn't a wise old man yet. He's a teen. A teen who doesn't have all the answers. A teen who's struggling to find his place. It works.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-89926538324257227162008-11-10T12:41:00.000-06:002008-11-10T12:41:00.000-06:00Here's the deal--I read Ender's Game and really en...Here's the deal--I read Ender's Game and really enjoyed it but then got bogged down with Speaker of the Dead (tried to read it aloud as I did Ender's Game). Is this one truer to the style of Ender's Game? I see that you mention it isn't quite as full of the jargon and tecnicalities of the other sequels but I need a bottom line. :) What do you think, Becky--? I'd appreciate any advice you can give!Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-91764394248488602322008-11-01T15:29:00.000-05:002008-11-01T15:29:00.000-05:00It's going to be a while before I get around to th...It's going to be a while before I get around to this one, but it sounds worth the wait.Framedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13703547279309902320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-73788905969098727192008-10-31T17:57:00.000-05:002008-10-31T17:57:00.000-05:00Hey Becks - how'd you get Ender in Exile so early?...Hey Becks - how'd you get Ender in Exile so early?? Surely they aren't sending out ARCS. My favorite author, my favorite series!! I can't wait :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08298852409569076327noreply@blogger.com