I am continuing on the December series all about my favorite
books to give. This second installment in my favorite books to give series
should be no surprise to anyone who has stopped in before.
Ender’s Game, by
Orson Scott Card, has been, perhaps, the most impactful book of my life. I am sure this one is high on everyone’s list because of the recent movie (and you can read my review here), but the film failed to capture something very central to the novel, which is the moral turmoil within the character of Ender Wiggin.
If you have a young reader, whether they love science
fiction or not, this is a great book to give them, and one they will likely
cherish as they grow up (I know I did).
As a note, Card a Mormon and is fairly vocal about opposing
gay marriage. While I am respectful of all religions, I am not respectful of
discrimination. Thus, I buy his books used whenever I can, but do not purchase
them new to ensure that my money isn’t funneling into lobbying against
tolerance. There are many used copies of Ender’s Game on Amazon if you feel the
same way.
I agree with this completely. I find Ender's Game to be science fiction in the same way that things like Battlestar Galactica are science fiction. Yes, they're set in space, and yes they're fighting aliens (or robots), but those are just incidental details that lead into the more important discussion of morality that the story is really about. This, for the record, and bubblegum superhero movies with good looking stars are about the only kind of science fiction I can deal with. I don't deal well with hardcore sci-fi; there's only so much I'm willing to suspend my disbelief.
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