Ender’s Game
November 6, 2008
I have been reading Ender’s game. Right now, I’m on chapter 6. I actually really like this book, and I think I would probably continue reading it even if I didn’t have to. Normally the fiction books I read are similar in the fantasy aspect. I like the setting of the book, where everything is related. I also like how Card doesn’t reveal everything all in the first chapter. He hints at things, so it makes you curious. For example, in the first chapter, the other kids insult Ender by calling him a “Third”. You don’t actually find out what that means until later. The first few chapters are really fast paced, so I read them twice just to make sure I didn’t miss anything. So far, I guess my favorite thing is how Ender sees everything. It impresses me that he’s only 6 years old and can think of so many creative solutions to problems. He can analyze things so well and predict outcomes easily, like in his game with the giant. I also wonder why they call him Ender. His mother makes a statement that says something about ‘she wishes they wouldn’t call him by that ridiculous nickname’. I wonder how he got it.
