Ender's Game

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My favourite author growing up has been R.K. Narayan, mostly due to his simplistic writing style. Although, I am no stranger to word play or plot complexity, these must be used with care and in as sufficient amount as they are required. With this in mind, I highly recommend Orson Scott Card's Sci-Fi accomplishment, Ender's Game to anyone with a heart for science fiction novels. As a huge fan of Dr.Isaac Asimov, I have never felt the same connection with any other work as I did with the Foundation Series, until now. While Dr.Asimov's protagnosit is a scientist at heart, Orson's is a human prone to logic, confusion and compassion. Much contrast there. And a lasting impression.

Tech Specs: This book was primarily read under the following ambience, apart from a few hours at coffee shops and briefly in the waiting room of Dr.Wong. Alone at home, on a comfortable leather couch in the evening, having shirked of the social calling's of a Friday evening, by the yellow rays of the light bulb, listening to Pearl Jam's Ten in its entirety in the background.

Warning: Do not (at any cost) read any portion of the books summary, cover review, prologue, or any other supporting documents or talk to friends or foe about it prior to reading the book.

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2 comments

Good blog. Ender's game is indeed awesome. I agree with you about Narayan. Its a style of writing that has infinite levels. Its beauty lies in the fact that every individual who reads it can immerse hisself at any desired depth. One can skim it for its simplicity or can wonder about the profound philosophical questions that are subtly woven into the words. Narayan's best work for me has been the Dark Room. I can never read it enough times.

If you haven't read it yet. Scott Card;s sequel to Ender's game - Speaker for the Dead, is not bad either.

--Srikanth
PS: If you are a Trekkie, Sci-Fi lover & Narayan lover. We should definitely hang out for a movie every now and then or a discussion (considering we just live across the street from each other :D)

10:29 PM

[balbrain] Thanks and yeah I do agree with your views on RKN. You like Dark Room a lot eh! I read all my RKN's when I was a bit younger, might probably see many things differently if I read them now.

7:01 PM

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