Enders Game

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book. It had a clear narrative, great story with an awesome twist, and plenty of Big Issues to think about, namely, why do we go to war (literally and figuratively) and what should our strategy be? Is there room for compassion or do you have to beat your opponent so badly he will never think about hurting you again? How do we judge those who are different than us and could a clear line of communication be all that is needed to resolve conflict? How is how we judge others linked in with how we judge ourselves?
Although it is about children, the mood is darker than I thought it would be (esp. with the word game in the title) but it paved the way for Harry and Katnis, and did a better job of it.
The only part that seemed confusing/extraneous was the story line of Valentine and Peter in their roles as political commentators.

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