<p>I read Ender's Game in eighth grade. It was the bane of my English grade for that grading period. God, how I hated that book! I usually adore science fiction, but Ender's Game...</p>
<p>Greatly preferred Homecoming: Memory of Earth when it comes to Card. Sadly, didn't like the other Homecoming books much, either.</p>
<p>I don't much care for Card's writing in general, so...</p>
<p>Huh. It seems that people who don't usually read science fiction liked Ender's Game.</p>
<p>love both. as a female who typically shys away from sci-fi, i was pleasantly surprised how much i got into enders game. i usually re-read it about 1x a year. kite runner i can only read once, but it is terrific.</p>
<p>what about cloud atlas?? my friend recommended it to me, and he said it was really good... i am probably going to read that, then move on to ender's game or kite runner (we have a "pick a book" for critical reading, hahaha what a slacker class)</p>
<p>Ender's Game: Good book. Not exactly high literature - as Card himself said, he writes to entertain, not to obfuscate what he believes to be the essence of a story with pretty or complex language. On the other hand, Ender's game is also interesting if you look at it from the perspective of a moral examination of responsibility. It's a bit akin to the gun analogy - whose fault is it when a person is shot, the gun's, or the person who pulled the trigger? Keep that question in mind throughout the book, and it becomes somewhat more than a mindless science fiction novel.</p>
<p>Kite Runner: I'm not quite as critical of it as lobgent obviously is, but he's right about one thing - the placement of the book in Afghanistan is almost entirely incidental. It provides a good framework for some of the plot-shifting events in the story, but other than that doesn't play much of a role in the novel. However, the book is a good read, and despite lobgent's pejorative tone, I would say that its "desperate appeals to emotion" actually makes it interesting to read.</p>
<p>Personally, I really liked the Kite Runner. While I admit that it does rely heavily on emotional response, it's also very well-written yet easy to read. It also felt very real to me. I felt like the events in the book could have actually taken place, and that's something that I like in a book.</p>
<p>I read ender's game! It started off pretty good but then...I got bored out of my mind,lol. I mean all that happened was..I don't know I think it had a good start and lost it later on...</p>
<p>Ender's Game is great. The Kite Runner has a good story, but it's plot elements are predictable and convenient. It will entertain you, but by qualitative analysis, it really isn't that great writing and the story seems WAY too convenient. There are also practically no awesome themes in the book; it is purely plot and nothing more. That doesn't mean it's bad, it just isn't a classic like a lot of people think it is.</p>
<p>I have a dislike of science fiction, so Ender's Game clearly was not a good read for me. Kite Runner was an okay modern novel. Overall neither thrilled me with its exciting plot although I do suggest you read Kite Runner because it is better than Ender's Game any day.</p>
<p>I loved kite runner and would reccomend it to all. it is a bit dramatic, but i loved how it allowed for exposure to a different culture. and i could relate to it in a way. i loved it!</p>