I finished up "Ender's Game" the other day. And I absolutely loved it! Definitely worth a re-read sometime in the future. Brian suggested the next book in the series, but from the way it ended, I'm not sure I'd enjoy the next one as much as I enjoyed this one. Mainly because it was the suspense that I enjoyed most. Here are some quotes I enjoyed from the last part of the book:
p. 177
"I'll become exactly the tool you want me to be, said Ender silently, but at least I won't be fooled into it. I'll do it because I choose to, not because you tricked me..."
p. 193
"...These are your advantages. Your disadvantage is that you will always, always be outnumbered, and after each battle your enemy will learn more about you, how to fight you, and those changes will be put into effect instantly."
Ender waited for his conclusion.
"...instead of mindlessly following these same patterns, I will be controlling the enemy simulation. At first you will see easy situations that you are expected to win handily. Learn from them, because I will always be there, one step ahead of you, programming more difficult and advanced patterns...so that your next battle is more difficult, so that you are pushed to the limit of your abilities."
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Having finished one book, that means it was time to move on to another one, a True one. (Or, rather, one that falls into the True category.) I threw the plans I had out the window and went with "A Marvelous Work and Wonder" by LeGrand Richards. You can tell the copy I have is old but unread, and that made me sad. So I decided to change it. This will be my work book. (The book I take with me to work.)
In the interest of efficiency and unwasted time, I decided a while ago that it would be unacceptable to be reading two books of the same category. That, and it defeats the purpose of the cyclic categories, which is to provide seashmore with some variety in her reading. If I finish 3 other books before I finish one, it shall remain unfinished. So I'm reshelving "One Thing..."
Which left a position open in my reading schedule. I pulled down an old favorite, in the spirit of reading something "old" (which I have expanded to mean "familiar," either to myself or a respectable canon). Maeve Binchey's "Circle of Friends." Some of you may have seen the movie, but I recall the book being better. It's rather long, but it moves quickly. And it would go perfect with some Celtic Woman. mmmmmmmm...............*drools*
2 comments:
I loved Ender's Game. It was definitely the best book in the series, though.
I could see it being the best in the series, which is why I don't want to "waste" my time reading the rest of them.
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