Book Reveiw

English 9

Book Review

 Karisa

In Ender’s Game, a fiction story written by Orson Scott Card, a young boy faces many challenges. Ender, the main character, definitely has his patience tested by his relationship with his brother, but he learns to show compassion and leadership.

Ender was only born because the government told his parents to have a “3rd”, because their first two kids were brilliant. They thought if they’d have another one they would find the kid they needed to save the world. Because Ender was a 3^rd, he wasn’t loved and appreciated like his other siblings were. The one person Ender truly loves is his sister, Valentine, and she loves him back. Peter, Ender’s older brother, is a bully, but it’s really only because Peter is jealous of Ender.

Because Ender is so intelligent he gets sent to battle school to train to save the world from the buggers. The buggers were little aliens. When Ender got sent to command school he was just 6 years old. How was a 6 year old suppose to save the world?

At battle school Ender has to learn patience and responsibility. He has to learn to stand up for himself, just because he is a lot younger. Being young and small was rough for him. He had to not let people get to his head. When he did something wrong, like hurting someone just to protect himself, he felt like Peter. He didn’t want to end up like Peter. He had to remind himself that he is not a killer, and is not his brother, Peter. He is a sweet and genuine kid. He was very competitive and liked to win. When he hurt other people, it was usually just for his own safety, even though it made him feel badly.

Ender trained and learned many things during battle school. But then at age 11, he got sent to command school. The other kids at command school were all 15-16. But Ender was stronger, and smarter than all of them. He was the one that would eventually save the world.

Critique: I would definitely recommend this book. I didn’t think I would like as much as I did because I didn’t think I was a fan of science fiction stories like this but it was very good. Orson Scott Card did a good job on keeping you into the book. There was never really a time where you got bored. He kept you drawn in through out the whole book. It can be kind of confusing but overall it turned out to be a pretty good book.