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librarygurl's review
3.0
I like it more than I like the end of Ender's saga, but I am pretty sure I am emotionally done with anything related to Ender Wiggin.
knuckledown's review against another edition
4.0
This is the companion novel to Ender's Game. It tells about many of the same events from the point of view of Bean, a notable but not exactly major character in the first book. Of course, the beginning of this book is Bean's back story, which was completely new. Finding out about Bean was odd in the sense that his in-depth descriptions contained elements that I did not pick up on whatsoever in the other book. I knew Bean was smart and small, but I never got the impression he was superhuman or genetically altered. This can be explained fairly well by the different perceptions driving each book. Bean realizes that Ender isn't aware of how intelligent he is.
Overall I thought Card succeed in retelling a story with enough new details to keep things interesting. He also knew when he didn't need to go into detail because, well, we already read that book.
Overall I thought Card succeed in retelling a story with enough new details to keep things interesting. He also knew when he didn't need to go into detail because, well, we already read that book.
miscamy's review
3.0
Fine. After being resistant, I did actually shed a few tears at the last scene. However, this is it for any of his books... I like the concept, but I'm not invested in the rest of Card's world. Of course, this was all in the name of getting ready for the upcoming film, too.
midwifereading's review
5.0
Incredible. I finished it in less than two days, and loved it every but as much as Ender's Game. I cried.
protoman21's review
5.0
It was interesting reading this the second time and not just seeing it as the companion to Ender' s Game, but as the beginning of the Shadow series
mrbear's review
4.0
July 2020 - listened to this again when older, and it was a lot worse than I remember. Sad how some things age badly. The audiobook in particular makes the writing hard to bear.
adammuly's review
4.0
If you love the way you view and feel about Ender’s Game, then don’t read this book. It will change your outlook on the original story, strengthening portions and weakening others. However, it presents a much fuller picture of the events in Ender’s game, expanding upon them and their complexity. In the end, it is a really good book. It’s not as good as the original, but the whole idea of it being a “parallel novel” is really interesting and entertaining. Card does a good job revisiting events without making it feel too redundant along with Ender’s Game. Plus, Ender’s Shadow gives readers more time in battle school and all that goes with that, which was my favorite part of the original story!
jklingsporn's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25