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Ender's Shadow (Ender, Book 5) (平装)
by Orson Scott Card
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A spectacular parallel novel to Ender's Game, Shadow is a strong story with a rhapsodic prose. |
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An American reader (MSL qoute), USA
<2007-01-12 00:00>
This book is as good as Ender's Game. These may seem like bold, ignorant words when you see them as first. And I can understand why they would be: Ender's Game was a classic of the sci-fi genre, and a classic of modern literature. It has now become required reading AT MY SCHOOL. Ender's Game has become part of our modern literary lexicon, and rightly so.
So when people read the story of Bean, I can understand why they would think the book is crappy. It may seem almost insulting that Bean figured out many of the twists in the original book before Ender did, and that Bean made some decisions that ultimately affected Ender. It may seem like Orson Scott Card is ripping apart the greatness of Ender he so well described in the original book.
But here's the thing: he's not.
Ender's Shadow is the story of a troubled youth who is not normal and is truly plagued by his own intelligence. In the beginning of the book, you think Bean is robotlike. Everything he does is calculated to make the situation better for him.
That is, until he hears of Ender.
At first, it seems like he is also trying to calculate what would make him better than Ender. But then he really meets Ender, and he realizes that Ender surpasses him in ways that Bean does not realize (even though Bean has more intellectual capacity than Ender Wiggin).
Bean becomes less like a robot and more like a human.
By the end, Orson expresses some thought-provoking and deep ideas through Bean, and you are struck by Bean's own humanity.
Ender's Shadow is as compelling as the original. Even though Ender shows more what he goes through, Bean is put through just as much. But he hides it all in, and the weight of the world really is on his shoulders at times.
Some pet peeves about Ender's Shadow: the amount of times Orson Scott Card compares Battle School to the streets of Rotterdam. It gets really annoying, but thankfully it stops. |
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Nicholas (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-12 00:00>
Ender's Shadow is now, quite possibly, my favorite book, because of its excitement and suspense. In my opinion, to fully appreciate and understand this book, Ender's Game should be read beforehand. I think this because the main character in Ender's Shadow, who is simply named Bean, is introduced in Ender's Game. Also, some of the more complicated ideas, such as "Battle School," and some of its many rules are also introduced in Ender's Game.
To interest the reader as soon as possible, Orson Scott Card immediately starts the book by demonstrating how much of a genius Bean is. He does this not by telling what he can do, but he puts Bean in a situation that Bean must deal with to survive. This situation is the horrible street slums of Rotterdam. This isn't only where he learns to survive, but also where he makes loyal friends, but also enemies. He also demonstrates his ability to learn languages within a week! Although this seems unrealistic at first, all is explained in the book.
A major thing I like about the way this book was written, is how it built suspense. For example, a character would be thinking about how he will frame, or even kill another character, and the plan seems so ingenious that it can't fail, then right when the character is about to make his move, the chapter ends, and it switches to a completely different part of the story. This certainly made me read for hours more trying to find out what happens next!
Another quality I like about the way Orson Scott Card writes, is he adds history into his books. For instance, he compares strategy used by Napoleon, to strategy used in the middle ages. Not only are these strategies interesting, but he demonstrates, and gives examples of when they were used, and when a good time to use them would be. I like history a lot, so this addition just enhanced my enjoyment for the book. Orson Scott Card also developed his characters very well, and by the end of the first chapter, I was in love with Bean. This also caused problems though, because I was always worried something would happen to Bean, because he was constantly in dangerous situations. I almost wanted to skip ahead and find out what happens, but I resisted, and it payed off!
In conclusion, I extremely highly recommend Ender's Shadow, by Orson Scott Card to everyone. I know this book was recommended to me because I needed to read a book in a short period of time, and I just couldn't put it down! I also highly recommend the author, I have read some of the other books written by Orson Scott Card, and I have loved all of them! This is definitely a must read, and a must reread! I hope this review helped in making a decision about this book! |
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