Ender's Game - Louis

Ender's Game is a great book. I'm certainly enjoying it, either because it is the sort of book that I like, or it is just well written. It compares well to the other books we have read this year, such as Fahrenheit 451 and Lord of the Flies. I would say it is a good book, and I prefer it to Fahrenheit 451 and Lord of the Flies, but most would say those books are better. Other than that, it is better than, in my opinion, all the other books we have read this term, as I much prefer it to the Phantom Tollbooth.

Ender is certainly some character. For a seven year old, he seems to be able to hack into computer files and win on the battlefield, against people who are much older than him. I don't really like him as a character however, as he isn't interesting enough. His brother, Peter on the other hand, reflects Ender to the more extreme. He is practically a somewhat violent Ender, and would be a better main character than Ender in my opinion. As for Valentine, reflecting Ender, but softer. Not much to say about this character, other than it would be boring having a character that is plain nice all the time.

Orson Scott Card definitely has a different view on the future to Ray Bradbury. Ray Bradbury's definition of the future seems a lot more realistic, as I doubt near in the future there will be some giant intergalactic war with a bunch of aliens. The movie trailer for me has made no difference. In fact, all it has done is make me ant to see the movie, so yes, I will probably be seeing the movie sometime. The confusing thing about the story is some of the words. 'Hegemony' and 'Polemarch' for example, are words I have never heard before and have no idea what they mean.

Probably the most manipulated characters would be the leaders of the (battle school) armies. As Dink said, they are doing what they are doing because the have to. It seems that there is a huge difference from being a leader then being a troop in the armies. I like listening to the book while drawing. I do this with every class book, and it doesn't distract me from the book at all. I do think this book should be on the 'Off the Radar' book list, as it is definitely worth being on that list.