/lit/ - Literature

Some book based off this movie I just saw...

I'm on the last 90 pages and I just don't get what all the hype is about.
It's well written but it's not amazing. It's interesting but not a page turner.

It's pretty much just a political/social commentary and it's not even subtle. It had some good moments but overall I was not impressed and everyone says this is the best the sci-fi genre has to offer.

To be completely honest 100% not baiting or trolling I remember when I was reading the Eragon series I was looking forward to my free time eagerly so I could read more but right now it feels like I'm slogging through enders and I'm going to slog through the film.

Am I missing something about this book that makes it worthy of being called the greatest sci fi of all time? I want to love it, but right now I barely like it.

I still like it, I think /lit/ has a bit of a case of "I'll hate on it because it's popular and babby's first sci-fi novel"

So, /lit/, what is your opinion on Orson Scott Card?
Personally, I found Ender's Game to be unremarkable in most aspects, and when I found out about how much of a moron he is when it comes to politics, I have very little love for him.

Just read this. Masterpiece. Will definitely pick up the sequels.

Only thing I dont get is how exactly Peter got into power, with the Warsaw Pact and the Hegemony and all that shit. I tried to understand but its all political mumbo jumbo to me. Can someone explain it?

/lit/

/pol/-/k/ frequenter here

one of your own recommended that i visit you after he/she created a LOTR thread on /pol/ to discuss its racial interpetation..

What do you guys think about Ender's Game?

I know it is a children's book, but it had a large impact on me as a child.

I am not exaggerating when i say the following about my experience watching the trailer of the big screen adaptation (that i had NO IDEA was being made... i mostly read and pay not attention to movies)

>This is the ONLY trailer that has actually made me sob..

Not because it looked bad, the trailer is somewhat well done (aside from changing the sex/ethinicity of Anderson and Rackham<-- supposed to be a Jew)

What is /lit/'s opinion of this book?

Thanks in advance for any input received, good or ill..

Where does /lit/ stand on my three favorite books?
Ender's Game
The Princess Bride
Grendel

Oh god what have they done
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP0cUBi4hwE

hi!
I'm after reading "Ender's Game"and "Speaker of the Dead"
Orson Scott Card says if you read the novels in chronological order or the order they were written in you'll be fine.
I was curious if it would be more advantageous to read it chronologically as opposed to the order in which he wrote the series.
help me out /lit/

Alright /lit/, show me some good science fiction literature.

Pic related I suppose.

What am I reading /lit/?

Ender's game is a good book.

Whats sci fi novels are you reading /lit/ whats is /lit/'s favorite?

I just finished enders game the other day, I nearly came on the bus when i got to the twist.

I never enjoyed reading. In high school, I tried reading Harry Potter, John Sandford's Rules of Prey, a few other things that I cant remember. I found all of it boring. That was until one day in high school, an English teacher recommended me Ender's Game. That was the day I realized that it was possible for me to enjoy reading novels. It was the only book I have read that sucked me in to where I couldn't put it down. World of Warcraft took up all of my free time in high school, so I never really pursued any new books to read since then. Nowadays, between work and classes. I noticed I've had a lot of free time. So what can /lit/ recommend me that is in the Sci/Fi genre. If it's any help, I fucking loved the Mass Effect video games, so maybe something along the lines of humans and aliens living amongst each other could provide a little more insight.

ender's game is a shitty, overrated book

prove me wrong

hey /lit/, can you recommend me some babby's first sci-fi?

I just finished Ender's Game and I really enjoyed it

as I understand it, most of Orson Scott's books are good, should I just dive into them?

I'm hoping that someone here knows how I can contact Orson Scott Card, the author of Ender's Game. I tried looking on his website, and the faculty directory for SVU to no avail. Please help me out.

Hey /b/ros. I'm hoping that someone here knows how I can contact Orson Scott Card, the author of Ender's Game. I tried looking on his website, and the faculty directory for SVU to no avail. Please help me out.

A question on the monomyth has been plaguing me lately. Can a hero have more than one mentor/guide?

What are your thoughts, /lit/?

>tfw the film adaptation will skip over the dreams and psychological themes and add a romance subplot in their stead

Orson Scott Card.

"It's okay to wipe out an entire civilization as long as it's for the greater good."

What is /lit/'s opinion on Ender's Game?

What is /lit/'s opinion of Ender's Game? I'm about to start reading it and I've heard there are several books that take place after it too.

Worth the read or should I skip it?

I thoroughly enjoyed the whole series when I was younger.
The backstory alone is phenomenal and character development was excellent.