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calebmatthews's review against another edition
3.0
Not a huge fan of the idea that murdering, rapeing, children being impregnated, or giving birth being a death sentence being a part of someone’s culture that should be respected.
Other than that the book was good. Don’t fully understand how the author can have some of the below quotes and believe what he does about the lgbt community.
Speaker for the dead
You loved her yesterday, now you know more and you have changed, but she is the same and you loved her then.
Like a bridge he will come between us, not a wall.
When you really know someone you can’t hate them or maybe it’s just that you can’t know them til you stop hating them.
When you believe something enough to act as though it’s true, when you are that sure you call it knowledge. Facts. We bet our lives on it.
Other than that the book was good. Don’t fully understand how the author can have some of the below quotes and believe what he does about the lgbt community.
Speaker for the dead
You loved her yesterday, now you know more and you have changed, but she is the same and you loved her then.
Like a bridge he will come between us, not a wall.
When you really know someone you can’t hate them or maybe it’s just that you can’t know them til you stop hating them.
When you believe something enough to act as though it’s true, when you are that sure you call it knowledge. Facts. We bet our lives on it.
seanlpowell's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
neonskylite's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Cannot understand anyone who says that Ender's Game is better than this book. My feelings about Ender's Game is very complicated and ambivalent, but Speaker for the Dead embodies the love and empathy that Card tries to assign Ender in Ender's Game. Will forever confuse me how someone who wrote such a beautifully empathetic novel relating to aliens that perform vivisections as part of their life cycle is a Mormon who draws the line at gay humans in the real world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Gore and Incest
lbbelly's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Read it years ago, it informed a lot of who I am, and holds up to a reread. One of my faves
trangmar's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
knuckledown's review against another edition
3.0
Although I chose to follow Bean's series first, I was glad for the switch to Ender. Being on colonized planets with Ender certainly provided more escapism potential. On the other hand, perhaps the genius of Card is that he never escapes completely from the familiar structures of human society. In Lusitania, the home of a human settlement and the alien race of piggies, there is still the institution of the Catholic church. The ancient is set alongside the fantastical.
I find it brave that Card took on the character of adult Ender. What would the boy who massacred the race of buggers become? I suppose it's rather obvious that he would save the next alien race to be discovered. The Speaker for the Dead concept is more original: that he would tell the true story of a human life after the person is deceased. It can be an uncomfortable concept, but definitely a valuable one to get out of a book.
I find it brave that Card took on the character of adult Ender. What would the boy who massacred the race of buggers become? I suppose it's rather obvious that he would save the next alien race to be discovered. The Speaker for the Dead concept is more original: that he would tell the true story of a human life after the person is deceased. It can be an uncomfortable concept, but definitely a valuable one to get out of a book.
khetti's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
alifeuls's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
adumundead's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0