Book was allright, couldn't stand Ender as an adult, though. Try Ender's Shadow and the rest of the Bean books. Bean blows Ender right outta the water, believe me.
What Are You Reading Right Now?
The Queen of the Damned By Anne Rice. And I finished the Half-blood prince a week and a half ago.
Axel wrote:Book was allright, couldn't stand Ender as an adult, though. Try Ender's Shadow and the rest of the Bean books. Bean blows Ender right outta the water, believe me.I heard the same thing. =/ Nobody liked Speaker for the Dead, or ... that other one I never bothered with. But that kid Bean, ... he's something formidable. ;-D :thumbsup:
I'm still amazed how much they make you hate Peter Wiggin. That's some of the best characterization I've seen in quite a while.
Really? By the end of the book Peter was my favorite character, cunning, intelligent, ruthless. Everything a Prince should be. (shameless tie in)
Minor Spoiler:
But, in case you're wondering just how much smarter Bean is: Bean sees right through the game, from an inspiration recieved by reading a seventeenth century text on fortification placements.
I just read all the Harry Potter books, and then I read "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" by Dave Eggers, which was excellent, and then I re-read "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman (er... S. Morgenstern) and now I'm reading "Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, A Memoir" by Nick Flynn, which is pretty good too.
I finished The Prince, fantastic book actually. Very insightful. Anyway now I'm reading Thomas Paine's Rights of Man.
I just finished The Naked Face by Sidney Sheldon. Not the kind of thing I usually read, a murder/suspense thing and I'm mostly into sci fi/fantasy. I read it because a friend recommended Sheldon. But it was really good, so I started another one of his, Tell Me Your Dreams.