Ender's Game (Ender Wiggin Series #1)

Critical Review for Ender's Game. As a high school student, reading the novel, Ender¿s Game, by Orson Scott Card, a multi-award winning and bestselling author of a number of ground-breaking science fiction novels, was a requirement for our curriculum this semester. I was not eager to read it from the summary on the back of the book, but the only worth-while part of it was the end. This book was better than I expected it to be, but the language Card used was suitable for that of no older than a middle school student, not high school juniors. It started off from the get go with enticing and many main events in the first chapter, but by the fourth chapter, I was a bit bored with descriptions. It was too descriptive about every move people were making, and that didn¿t seem all too important to me. On the contrary, things heated up for Ender right around the fourteenth chapter with exciting events that seemed imperative to the story¿s plot to me. The way Card wrote the book seemed long and drawn out in areas where not needed, and summarized others that left me confused and not understanding some sections. I felt that there were far too many characters that surrounded the main character, and they were constantly changing as I read on. He definitely made this seem like a child¿s book with the vocabulary that he used, but as the main character matured and grew older, it also matured, but only to some extent. This book had no impact on me but made me realize that people some times underestimate a child¿s mind and ability to do things beyond what is expected of them. Card¿s usage of childish vocabulary lessens the interest for older and more mature readers. If he would¿ve used more advanced vocabulary, I think the book would be more acceptable by older readers. He uses foreshadowing with an overheard section at the beginning of each chapter that is spoken between unidentified characters to foretell the events of the whole chapter. He also made a huge plot twist that improved the story line, but it seemed like just another throw in that wasn't necessary. It made the final touch and drew the line between not finishing the book or continuing on for me, but made the whole story line and what the characters had conjured up to be false. I don¿t think many adults or teens would enjoy this book, but it is suitable for pre-teens around the junior high age. For parents concerned about their children reading this book, if they are ten and older, you shouldn¿t have much to worry about. I think this book is targeted towards kids ages 10-15, and that people older than those ages would be a bit bored with it, and people younger wouldn¿t have enough understanding to comprehend the book. This book was confusing and the story line was hard to follow.Show Less