Ender's Game

I just finished the audiobook, Ender's Game, written by Orson Scott Card.  The book debuted in 1985, meaning that I was 11 when it was first published.  Why did it take me until I was 37 to read it?  No idea.  I mean, I've heard of it for some time now and I knew several of my friends that had read the book and its subsequent sequels.  And though I am glad to have finally finished one of the quintessential books of modern Science Fiction, I can't say that I was satisfied with the book itself.

This is not an offense to the novel or to Orson Scott Card, who managed to create a very believable dystopian world.  I think for me, there was just too much politics involved.  I liked the intrigue and the plot was fine, despite the fact that Ender is considerably young when the book begins and not more than just a few years older by the climax of the book.

For me, though I could understand the reasoning behind a lot of the plot devices used, I wasn't that impressed.  It happens, I suppose.

Again, this is not to say that the novel, Ender's Game, is bad, nor is Orson Scott Card a bad writer.  Like I said, he created an incredible world that is very plausible.  For me, the book went on and on with a few parts that seemed out of place in comparison to the overall plot. 

If you've read Ender's Game, can you explain it to me?  Like I said, I understand it, it just didn't seem to fit me as a reader.



Until tomorrow.