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bokading

A book

Feb 04, 2006 05:54

I just finished reading Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. The fact that I stayed awake until 6:00am in the morning reading the final hundred pages should be somewhat of an indication of how much I enjoyed the book. Also, the fact that I'm writing about it directly afterwards, for that matter. If anyone hasn't already read it, I would suggest ( Read more... )

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stormqueen February 4 2006, 15:15:13 UTC

Dude, isn't it an awsome book!? So glad you liked it ^_^

Opinion from a different Katie knowmebymylaugh February 4 2006, 15:38:29 UTC

Ender's Game is awesome and, now that I think about it, I'm totally not surprised that you love it.

Also, if Orson Scott Card's views on Gay marriage get you down, you might find reading this Something Positive storyline helpful (the particularly relevant strips are here and here, although they're all good).

Re: Opinion from a different Katie bokading February 4 2006, 16:36:19 UTC

Ok, first of all, Gah! Didn't have the energy to read all the way through Card's diatribe. I must say I preferred ignorance, but that's not always the best thing. The comics WERE very good at addressing that. Did you read the comics or the article first? Or was the article directly linked on the comic's site?

Re: Opinion from a different Katie knowmebymylaugh February 4 2006, 16:46:18 UTC

I read Ender's Game, then the comics, then most of the article (I couldn't stand to do more than skim it either).

I thought I'd mention it because I know that, personally, when I read Walden, one of my all time favorite books, it helped going in knowing that while Thoreau was advocating self-sufficiency and civil disobedience while living in the shack on Walden pond that walked to his parents house to make sandwiches and do laundry. Also, that the only reason he didn't go to jail for refusing to pay his taxes was because his aunt paid for him.

So, yeah, he was a hypocrite, but that doesn't devalue his work or change the fact that I get so much out of it. What it does do is stop me from putting Thoreau on a pedastal. He was a person, not an idol, and it does him (as well as all authors) a disservice to think otherwise.

Re: Opinion from a different Katie bokading February 4 2006, 19:45:14 UTC

I kind of wonder, if I saw a painting and really enjoyed it, only to find out it was by Hitler, would I still enjoy it as much? Is any art (including literature) truly ever free from association with the person who created it?

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bokading February 6 2006, 22:42:43 UTC

Indeed, as I said I thouroughly enjoyed it ^_^ As a side note, how's it going, Bridget?