I loved this book when I first read it, and have enjoyed it on my several re-reads. Possibly because I would kill lto get into the Battle School. Sounds like a far better use of my time than public school was.
That said, I couldn't get into Speaker for the Dead at all. It is a vastly different story, which might've been what turned me off. I might fare better if I tried it now, but at 14, it was not what I was looking for in a sequel to Ender's Game.
On a different, but related note, everyone I know seems to love GRR Martin, but I'm halfway into Game of Thrones and rather bored by it.
That's too bad about the Martin. A friend of mine has a 100 page test and A Game of Thrones didn't pass. He's looking forward to the HBO show, though, as that medium might be better suited for what he's looking for. Do you think you'll give the show a shot, or are you unable?
I'd love to try the show, but I have a dire lack of cable and I'm most likely to be working the hours it airs.
Based on the reactions of other readers from Odyssey, I'll try to finish this book, and maybe give the next one a few pages to see if something grabs me. I know it's a lengthy series, so if I find something I like, I'm willing to forgive sections that I find unappealing. I've read up to the current Wheel of Time book, so I do have a history of such forgiveness...
My then-boyfriend (now husband) hard a VERY hard time getting through a Game of Thrones. He LOVES the series now, but when he was reading a Game of Thrones (on my recommendation) our nightly phone conversations were 80% him bitching about the book. He didn't like it until the end. Then he liked the whole book in hindsight. It was kind of weird.
I've read the first two Martin books, and found the second weaker than the first, but everyone promises the third more than makes up for it. So we'll see. :)
That said, I couldn't get into Speaker for the Dead at all. It is a vastly different story, which might've been what turned me off. I might fare better if I tried it now, but at 14, it was not what I was looking for in a sequel to Ender's Game.
On a different, but related note, everyone I know seems to love GRR Martin, but I'm halfway into Game of Thrones and rather bored by it.
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Based on the reactions of other readers from Odyssey, I'll try to finish this book, and maybe give the next one a few pages to see if something grabs me. I know it's a lengthy series, so if I find something I like, I'm willing to forgive sections that I find unappealing. I've read up to the current Wheel of Time book, so I do have a history of such forgiveness...
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