Game Over

First thing's first: We're starting a new countdown.

Four days, and counting...

To what? 

Well you'll have to wait four days and see!

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#2: Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card 

Goodness, this book. I picked it up one day expecting to have a fun book to read during my busy work schedule, and instead I threw out the work schedule and finished the book.

1. Ender

It's not often that we get to read a book through the POV of a child, and it's even less frequent that the book is actually well written. Fortunately for us, Ender is mature enough that the story seems a little less like a kiddo telling us about his war games.

Orson Scott Card is one of the best authors to read when it comes to this. He keeps Ender very much a child, while giving him enough maturity to show us how smart kids really can be.

If you ever want to write a child character, read this book.

2. The game

As per the title, this book is all about a game. Ender's game.

The fun part is, we don't really get to understand the game, because Ender doesn't even understand it. So we get to come along for the ride, which again adds a unique aspect to the story. Technically, it's written from the POV of an unreliable narrator, but it's only because Ender doesn't really get the full picture either... until the end.

Want to write an unreliable narrator who's still relatable? Read this book.

3. The ending

This is the biggest reason why I recommend this book to people. Even I didn't see the ending coming, and I find joy in the fact that I very nearly always know how books, television shows, movies, etc, are going to end.

So if you want to be surprised by the ending of a book, read this book.


In a word: addicted.

That's what I've been when it comes to this series, since I first picked up Ender's Game.

[love... and four days counting]

{Rani Divine}