One of the benefits I have received from not being an avid reader for much of my life is that it's very easy for me to find great books that I haven't read. My reading list has a lot of award winners on it and books that have already received their kudos. Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game is one of those highly touted books.In the mid 1980's this book won a Hugo Award (best science fiction or fantasy book of the year - published in English) and a Nebula Award (best science fiction or fantasy book of the year - US). You know what? It deserved them.
Card gives us a simple story about a child (Ender Wiggin) who is being groomed to be humanity's greatest general - and their last hope. Through a training regimen of war games, Ender learns everything he needs to know about being a battle commander, but nothing about being a child or a friend. Does he have control over his own actions, or is the school pulling his strings like a puppet? You'll just have to read it to find out.
The writing style is simple to follow, which makes it a great book for young adults as well. It's a great tale with a good twist at the end. I'll definitely be adding a few more of Card's books to my reading list.
2500 pages down 7500 pages to go. I'm 3-days behind schedule.
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