BUT THEN I'D WANT TO READ THE WHOLE SERIES ;-;
BUT THEN I'D WANT TO READ THE WHOLE SERIES ;-;
Originally Posted by Fynn
not worth it, only the second book after is worth reading imho
The next two books on the Ender saga are awful. The one he released a few years ago was good though. But it actually takes place between the first and second book.
On the other hand, all the Shadow book following bean are excellent.
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We are just not going to be friends, are we, HC xD
Are you honestly saying you enjoyed reading the second one? The third one I can see enjoying, what with the Chinese story and all that. But the one that is basically just him talking to a tree?
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Just some words of advice regarding this book club: try to choose books that will be of interest to the widest number of people interested. At GHF several years ago, someone tried to start a bookclub that involved a lot of well-known literature, like you'd find in many generic book clubs. It bombed. Then we started up another with a focus on nerdy stuff, like fantasy and science fiction, and it was a big success that lasted for many months.
I'm not saying you have to go the fantasy/sci-fi route. But focusing on what interests the most people will help. For that purpose, letting interested people nominate and vote on books would be a good idea.
EDIT: And I would reread Ender's Game. I only read it once many years ago, and was actually a bit underwhelmed after all the hype. I would be interested in seeing how my opinion changes.
The second doubles as my favorite book, second to Ender's Game. So yes.
If that's all you took from reading that book, I feel sorry for you, HC.
To each their own. At least say you enjoyed Shadow.
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No, I didn't. I don't enjoy any of the Shadow series and I think they are all garbage.
Not even the first one (the best one)?
Did you read Pendragon?
If yes, and you tell me you hated the series, I'm going to cry.
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I read Ender's Shadow and staggered through Shadow of the Hegemon and it was like knives going into my eyes every line. I greatly and truly 100% think he destroyed Ender's name with the Shadow series.
BUT I DIGRESS LET'S READ ENDER'S GAME if everyone is up for it
Not that I disagree that the best way to success is to appeal to the most people with the book selection and that obviously means sci-fi/fantasy for the EoFF crowd. I'm still compelled to say... expand your repertoire, yo!
Generic book club books are very often REALLY good, even if it's not the stuff EoFFers might usually read.
Life of Pi, Unbroken, Gone Girl, Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Book Thief, The Glass Castle, The Shadow of the Wind, Still Alice, Middlesex, etc. All super popular book club selections, all extraordinary books.
I actually would be really interested in EoFF's opinion on something like Gone Girl or Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, because both inspire a lot of questions and there's room for discussions. Ender's Game if I can remember correctly, has some good discussion opportunities too.
Last edited by Miriel; 06-29-2013 at 12:43 AM.
Seconded.
Hey, I like books! Maybe I could participate
So. Looks like Ender's Game is a popular choice. I have never read this, so I am down for it. xD
Hey, TB, if you're interested in doing this in an organised manner you can help out with the... organising of everything! :} Certainly would be cool to have an extra hand, keeping on top of this.
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