My review of Ender's Game (7 points)

Here is my review:
Ender's Game. The title may sound captivating and the first couple pages may lure you in but all in all, I don't think that it deserves all the praise that it gets! First of all, the plot took a very long time to really get into and even then, it was not nearly as compelling as I had predicted. Sure, the end had a twist but is wasn't anything great. Just a couple of nonsense chapters to give the book a kind of a finish. Also, the writing style of the author was just too plain, never any nice images to visualize and when read aloud, the writing just didn't sound right. I wasn't asking for any flamboyant wordings that would distract from the story but just a little more description here and there could have made a wonderful change. I also really didn't like the way that Ender always felt bad for himself! He always told himself that he never meant to hurt anybody (even though he did) and how he wasn't like Peter and all those excuses! I wanted to tell him to face his life how it was and try and make a change for the better. Overall, this book was not one of my favourites. Not even close. If all this was a bit harsh, you can be comforted. I did think that the Battle Rooms were cool.