Orson Scott Card

[Rosie]

I saw him on Done the Impossible and decided to read Ender's Game, which I loved. I have paced myself. I then read Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind. Then I reread Ender's Game and it was still very good.

[TinkTanker]

I tried my best to make it through the series and failed miserably. I did read the first one but that was it for this white boy.

[Spooky]

I have to reread that series. It's cool that he's such a big flan!

[Rosie]

I tried my best to make it through the series and failed miserably. I did read the first one but that was it for this white boy.

The books are extremely heavy. There is so much packed into the books. I need to take a break after each one but I love them.

I tried reading The Lord of the rings trilogy but couldn't get through that.

[TinkTanker]

I tried reading The Lord of the rings trilogy but couldn't get through that.

About a third the way through the first one I called the wife and asked her if anything ever happens in the story. She asked, "Do you mean does anything bad happen to Frodo and Sam and them?" I said, "No, does anything ever happen? Are there any actual events that occur? 'Cause so far, all they are doing is walking around and singing about eating and I can't take another page of this crap."

[Rosie]

I tried reading The Lord of the rings trilogy but couldn't get through that.

About a third the way through the first one I called the wife and asked her if anything ever happens in the story. She asked, "Do you mean does anything bad happen to Frodo and Sam and them?" I said, "No, does anything ever happen? Are there any actual events that occur? 'Cause so far, all they are doing is walking around and singing about eating and I can't take another page of this gao se."

LOL

Yep just a lot of walking and walking and falling asleep and getting lost. Someone told me it gets better once they reach the Prancing Pony but that was still 50 pages away so I gave up.

[Rosie]

I am now reading Ender's Shadow. What a great concept. It a parallel story to Ender's Game, same Battle School but it a different student's perspective.

I really love how Orson writes and what he is saying. Reading his books is like a seven course meal, lots of good food but at the end you are stuffed and can't eat another bite.

I'm loving it!

[Spooky]

Haven't read OSC in a while. I have his books on my Kindle now and should start reading the series again.

[Rosie]

Well I've now started Shadow of the Hegemon.

Starts a little slow and clueless but that mirrors the kids return to Earth.

Never liked Peter.

[AdmiralDigby]

About a third the way through the first one I called the wife and asked her if anything ever happens in the story. She asked, "Do you mean does anything bad happen to Frodo and Sam and them?" I said, "No, does anything ever happen? Are there any actual events that occur? 'Cause so far, all they are doing is walking around and singing about eating and I can't take another page of this gao se."

I've re-read LotR four times since University ( three times during HS ) and all I can say is that when I get bogged down now it's usually somewhere in Two Towers or Return of the King .

The first ( boring ) book is my favourite now .
Same for the films .

Funny , eh ?