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Ender's Game is one of my top 5 books of all time. As a matter of fact, all the books I have read by OSC I have enjoyed. This one? I could not finish it. I respect it when authors embed their religious beliefs in their stories, but this was just a summary of how Mormons live day to day. If you are not a Mormon, BORING BEYOND BELIEF. I kept waiting for him to stop with the constant Mormon lifestyle BS and get on with the story, but alas, by the 60% mark it hadn't happened, and I put the book away. To say I was disappointed is an understatement, as I always felt that if a book was by OSC, it had to be good. Guess not. A shame, when you consider his other books. Even though I only spent $1.99, I feel cheated and misled. An honest overview that this was a Mormon advertisement would have saved me hours of reading.


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Lost Boys Orson Scott Card 9780517125779 Books Reviews

I loved 'Ender's Game' so when I saw a "horror" novel from Orson Scott Card for 99 cents on the I was thrilled. Oh dear ...

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This is simply an indoctrination into Mormonism and the paternalistic culture thereof, nothing more than pure propaganda. Mormonism good, virtually everything and everybody else, bad.

I'd calculate that 70% of the book revolves around the spiritual and logistical goings on in the Mormon church and religion and just how terribly wonderful it all is. The non-Mormon main characters include a pair of non-related paedophiles, several crooked and petty-minded businessmen, a deluded (female) psychiatrist, a cruel and unhinged teacher, and just about every other non-Mormon is treated with suspicion. The one convert to Mormonism turns out to be a manic depressive who's presented more like an utter, howling-at-the-moon lunatic.There is one nasty Mormon lady but it feels like nothing more than a poor attempt at balance to have her there at all.

Another 25% or so takes place around the world of early-1980's computer game programming and the cut-throat nature of the business - very interesting in a different context, perhaps, but in a "horror" story where it plays no real part in the "horror," it makes little sense. The entire Eight Bits Inc. storyline is almost completely redundant. I kept waiting for the sneaky businessmen to make a late dramatic entry but, no, they just went away despite being royally shafted by the "hero."

The remaining 5% is the "horror" story and although there's a very thin thread of that running through the book - a *very* thin thread - the denouement is really where it all happens, the final few pages, more or less.

I read afterwards that this was expanded from a short story as "Ender's Game" was. Unfortunately, this one turned into a bloated turkey rather than a classic.

I think I gave this a two-star review instead of a one-star because I love "Ender's Game" so much and that influenced me - any other author and I'd be wondering why doesn't allow zero star ratings.

After reading this I can't help but feel like Orson Scott Card is the L Ron Hubbard of Mormonism.
This book is a bit hard to classify into a genre. There are elements here of thriller, the otherworldly as well as serving as a surprisingly intimate portrait of a young, Mormon family. The Fletchers move from Indiana to a rural, North Carolina town in 1983 and what ensues is a realistic view into their lives in the ensuing year as they adjust to their new cultural climate. North Carolinians may not be too appreciative of this view into their small towns - here high school students drive the K-12 buses (surely that is illegal!), teachers bully children more than anyone else, and scheduled parent-teacher conferences are not mandatory.

The book has received complaints concerning its pacing - and yes, it takes a surprising amount of pages to for events to happen that actually feel like part of the plot, but at the same time, this slow beginning really develops not only these sympathetic characters, but also progresses this unsettling atmosphere lurking beneath the surface, quotidian events. And there are definitely sections that feel like a bit of an overload of detail - particularly in the descriptions of Step's career as a 1980s computer programmer and the role of their faith in their lives. But this detail - even when a bit dull at times - adds to the completeness of Card's creation. This family feels so tangible that even the most mundane activities described become surprisingly absorbing. The family and each character is so relatable and so recognizable that the story quickly becomes hard to pull away from! Card is certainly a talented writer! I literally stayed up into the very early hours of the next day to finish this one last night - as the book spiraled to a conclusion, it became unthinkable to go to sleep without first finishing it!

There is a surprisingly amount of predictability to the plot - but it somehow works. Card takes a quality that ruins most books and uses instead the predictability to build up dread within the reader. Those unthinkable suspicions and mounting dread only heighten the emotional attachment to the characters when more and more fears are realized. By the final pages, the book feels heavier - like life there is plenty of heartbreak and tragedy, but also a surprising amount of beauty, hope and even a touch of the miraculous. This is a surprisingly powerful story - and one that is so moving that not even the most stoic of readers will be left without tearing up at some point. This is my first OSC novel, and I am definitely curious to read more by this talented author!
This haunting tale of love and loss and family was a great introduction for me to Orson Scott Card. While billed as a horror story, it's as much a novel about the inner workings of a young family as anything else. I grew attached to the characters, and was wholly unprepared for the ending. There was, in fact, nothing I didn't like about the book, and it will stay with me for a while. Recommended.
This story will haunt me for a long time. This is the first book I have read from Card but I plan on seeking out his other works. It was refreshing to read a story that took the time to flesh out its characters. The details of everyday life that some might find mundane instead made me empathize and relate to the characters. With the short attention spans that seem to plague everything from film to writing today, I found this so refreshing. I'm going to have a hard time letting these characters go.
Ender's Game is one of my top 5 books of all time. As a matter of fact, all the books I have read by OSC I have enjoyed. This one? I could not finish it. I respect it when authors embed their religious beliefs in their stories, but this was just a summary of how Mormons live day to day. If you are not a Mormon, BORING BEYOND BELIEF. I kept waiting for him to stop with the constant Mormon lifestyle BS and get on with the story, but alas, by the 60% mark it hadn't happened, and I put the book away. To say I was disappointed is an understatement, as I always felt that if a book was by OSC, it had to be good. Guess not. A shame, when you consider his other books. Even though I only spent $1.99, I feel cheated and misled. An honest overview that this was a Mormon advertisement would have saved me hours of reading.