sci-fi for tweens

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I know this is a beloved book, so don't hate me for saying this.
There are some young adult books that I gobble up and pay no attention to the predictability and uninspiring writing.   I got through Twilights 1-3 so that I could have conversations about them with my sisters-in-law and will probably read book 4 when the movie comes out.  I am a die hard Harry Potter lover, and hold all of those books close to my heart.  I have put off reading Hunger Games because I'm sure I will enjoy them, but they'll be more of them same same same.  So.  Even though Ender's Game appeals to my inner Sci-fi dork and fantasy lover, and it was a great young adult story that touches on many conspiracy theory issues-gov't, war, politics, the future of our youth, etc....I have recently been struggling through War and Peace.  My brain couldn't come down two notches to this straightforward story and I think the excitement was lost on me.  I felt like Orson Scott Card explained every situation outright without giving you a chance to draw conclusions from what you know about the nature of each character on your own.  This is frustrating and I know if I'd read this book another time, that I would not have been so hard on it.  Great story and idea.  Bad timing.  I wish i did not have the author's edition either, because in the foreword he addresses all kind of criticisms he has heard about his book.  It was difficult to overlook them while I was reading.
That is all I have to say about that.  Lo siento.


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