Comments on eclectic / eccentric: Book Review: Ender's Game

I don't really see how Ender's Game is con...

2010-05-22T13:08:43.188-05:00

I don't really see how Ender's Game is considered fantasy either. I've loved most of what I've read by Card, but loathe some of Card's views. To each their own.

I've been out of the loop, but thanks for participating in the SF Challenge.

I've been wanting to read this series, and you...

2010-03-17T11:38:31.620-05:00

I've been wanting to read this series, and your post reminded me of this! I really want to get more into sci fi and this sounds like a fun way to do so.

This was one one of my favoritereads in 2008. htt...

2010-03-14T18:46:05.024-05:00

This was one one of my favoritereads in 2008.
http://stacybuckeye.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/enders-game-by-orson-scott-card/
I did not know Card's stance until I listened to his interview at the end of the cds and was curious enough to do a little digging. It makes me think less of him, but not his books.

I just added Ender in Exile to the SF challenge li...

2010-03-08T15:42:55.487-06:00

I just added Ender in Exile to the SF challenge list, and I saw your review. I don't think it was *written* for young people; it originally came out in regular SF. I hope that doesn't mess up your challenge!

I think Card does a pretty good job of disliking the "sin" and not the "sinner." Homosexual acts are against his religion; Mormons are pretty clear on that. But he's included gay and bisexual characters in his books, and they aren't bad people. Some come to bad ends, but that's pretty much true of everyone in a Card book. So I don't have a problem reading his books, although I'll probably be on the opposite end of most political debates with him.

I do have to say that the family set-ups on Ender's colony in Ender in Exile are just plain odd.

Another example of the author's identity changing how a book is read is _Education of Little Tree_, which I believe was written by a white supremist.

I loved this book!!!! But now I wish I didn't...

2010-03-03T20:01:51.854-06:00

I loved this book!!!!

But now I wish I didn't know the anti-gay thing about Orson Scott Card.

I didn't realize Card's position until I r...

2010-03-02T21:26:49.763-06:00

I didn't realize Card's position until I read the entire Ender's series (which I loved. In fact, I became a bigger fan of Bean).

You pose a very interesting question and I don't know if I have a black and white answer. If the author was a neo-nazi, I'd probably mentally ban him from my mind and reading choices. At least my guttural reaction was that, whereas with Card, I'll still give due props for the Ender's series.

So I thought about the why's of that and I guess because I immediately associate neo-nazism with violence and anti-homosexuality with ignorance. Of course, I think that just speaks more about my associations than anything else.

That's a tough question. I assume Card opposes...

2010-03-02T20:40:08.144-06:00

That's a tough question. I assume Card opposes homosexuality for religious reasons. While I strongly disagree, I don't disrespect someone's religious beliefs, provided he's not doing anything actively hurtful to people whose lifestyles make him uncomfortable. Of course, by that token, I should accept someone's openly racist views as long as he's not burning crosses. Hmm ... no answers here. But yes, I'd still read Card's books.

From wikipedia: However, [Card] has written that &...

2010-03-02T11:16:08.342-06:00

From wikipedia:
However, [Card] has written that "Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books, not to be indiscriminately enforced against anyone who happens to be caught violating them, but to be used when necessary to send a clear message that those who flagrantly violate society's regulation of sexual behavior cannot be permitted to remain as acceptable, equal citizens within that society."

W-o-w. I read Ender's Game last year and enjoyed it; but it's kind of hard to like an author who, you know, thinks I'm not an "acceptable, equal citizen" because of who I am. It makes me feel a bit gross inside, I must say.

How bizarre that this is on the list of banned boo...

2010-03-02T09:22:29.199-06:00

How bizarre that this is on the list of banned books!

I too did not know about the double meaning of "bugger" when I read the book - I mean, I knew there was a double meaning but it never would have occurred to me that Card was using it analogously. Nevertheless, I would have read this book and all his subsequent books which I avidly read that continued Ender's story. For me, knowing an artist is anti-whatever does not stop me from reading him or her; I don't have to like them as people. However, I could see the argument of not wanting to contribute to their financial well-being if they are still alive, especially for those who donate to causes to which I personally object.