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“Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card
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A sci-if classic but not the children’s book people often mistake it for. Ender’s Game follows the story of Ender Wiggin, a talented prodigy chosen to train at the elite Battle School in preparation for the expected Third Invasion of the alien “buggers”. Only 6 years old at the start, Ender learns much about leadership, strategy, and tactics as he quickly rises through the ranks. Back on Earth, his equally brilliant (though polar opposite) sister Val and brother Peter begin to shape public views for after the buggers are defeated. Without spoiling the ending (it’s a doozie), Ender’s Game is less a book on strategy and more a book on the importance of empathy: “In the moment when I try let understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him”. This book is an admitted favorite of mine and the subsequent series dives deeper to explore empathy and the concept of foreignness. Also… I kinda wish I could go a couple rounds in the battle room 🔫👩🏼🚀
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A sci-if classic but not the children’s book people often mistake it for. Ender’s Game follows the story of Ender Wiggin, a talented prodigy chosen to train at the elite Battle School in preparation for the expected Third Invasion of the alien “buggers”. Only 6 years old at the start, Ender learns much about leadership, strategy, and tactics as he quickly rises through the ranks. Back on Earth, his equally brilliant (though polar opposite) sister Val and brother Peter begin to shape public views for after the buggers are defeated. Without spoiling the ending (it’s a doozie), Ender’s Game is less a book on strategy and more a book on the importance of empathy: “In the moment when I try let understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him”. This book is an admitted favorite of mine and the subsequent series dives deeper to explore empathy and the concept of foreignness. Also… I kinda wish I could go a couple rounds in the battle room 🔫👩🏼🚀