The Enemy's Gate Is Down

I am going to try to condense my excitement into one, spoiler-free review.

Wish me luck.

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Premiering November 1, 2013

Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is a Third, which means that he was not supposed to be born. He was created to be a perfect combination of his gentle sister, Valentine, and his wildly sadistic brother, Peter.  At a very young age, Ender enters the Battle School, where children are trained to be the future soldiers and commanders of the International Fleet. The IF has been fighting a race of aliens called the Buggers for as long as anyone can remember, and something big is about to happen.  They need a new commander.  At the Battle School, Ender faces isolation, bullies, and uneven odds.  In the end, he is even more confused about who he is than he was before he entered the Battle School.  Is he more like Peter, or Valentine?

So, as you know, I am totally obsessed with this movie release.  I really enjoyed all of the details in the book and I am excited to see them come to life in the movie.  But, I already know from the interviews that they had to change Ender's age.  This is expected, though, because Ender starts off at age 6 and is 13 when the book ends. A kid's appearance can change a lot in between those ages!  Although, the downside is that with the age change comes with the altering of the plot a little.  What made Ender so vulnerable at the Battle School was that he was younger than all the other children and extremely younger than the older kids that he proceeded to pass in rank.

All that they are showing in the trailers are the last five or six chapters, but I am hoping and praying that they are going to include all of the backstories that make him, along with the book as a whole, so interesting.  I know the whole sci-fi, blowing up aliens (and planets alike) thing is big now, however, with the details about Ender's childhood, this movie could blow all the others out of the water.

I conquer.  Enjoy!

Age Group: 13+
Concerns: Mild Language and Violence
Rating: 10

It Is Finished.

I have finally finished Ender's Game!  It was probably one of the most interesting books that I have ever read.  Orson Scott Card should really be commended for this one.  It makes me ten times happier that the movie is coming out in only 35 days or so and the roles have been cast as close to perfect as possible.

I am definitely going to try and snag the next book, Speaker for the Dead.

Be on the lookout for an official review tomorrow!

Don't Judge Me

This is pertaining to the release of Ender's Game.

Oh yeah, and I was totally fangirling during the whole thing.  Especially the part when he talks about Harrison Ford.  Oh yes.

Watch it  :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQTuvE5mVDo

Update

I just wanted to run it by you that I just updated the Approved List page. I added two more categories and some more books.

Check it out!

Making Conversation

Today is September 15th, right?  So, we are about half-way through the month.  Good.

I just started Ender's Game last night, and I was very impressed with it.  I am a novice when it comes to Orson Scott Card, as I haven't read any of his books before, but I like his writing style.  I can definitely tell the difference between his voice and the voices of the authors of the other books I've been reading lately (Catching Fire, The Maze Runner, Divergent, etc).  It interesting to experience the writing styles of different authors and discover which one you like the best.  If you look for it, you'll see it.

I wonder what we are going to do when I've finished the list of books for this month...we still have one left to go...

Eh.  I'll just figure something out.

Divergently Amazing

After reading this book again, I realized just how great it is.  I can't wait to see the movie!

Divergent by Veronica Roth
Premiering March 21, 2014

Beatrice is very nervous.  She is about to take her Aptitude Test, which will determine which faction she is best suited for. Candor values honesty, Erudite values intelligence, Amity values peace, Dauntless values courage, and Abnegation, Beatrice's home faction, values selflessness.  But, something about her results is terrifying.  She has a new label: Divergent, which means she can't be put into one category alone.  And in Beatrice's society, being Divergent can cost you your life. This book follows her on her journey to her new faction, Dauntless, where she will encounter danger, love, and rivalry.

This book starts one of my favorite series of all time.  I, like most of the other Divergent fans, am desperately awaiting the release of the third installment in the series, Allegiant. Divergent is another amazing dystopian novel that is a definite must-read!


Oh, and of course, as soon as I finished it, I ran to my school's library and checked out the next one, Insurgent.  I already blew through that one too...

Kicking It Off with Katniss

No, this was not my first time reading Catching Fire.  First, I do not live under a rock, and second, every good teenage book expert has to have read the Hunger Games trilogy.

Anyways, here is my official re-read review.

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Premiering November 22, 2013

If you are young or old, you have probably at least heard of the Hunger Games.  Suzanne Collins decided to take it another step farther with the sequel to this breakthrough novel by writing Catching Fire.

After the whole berry stunt that she and Peeta played in the arena, Katniss knows that she will not get off to easy with the Capitol.  All she has to do is make it through the Victory Tour, using her passionate love for Peeta as an excuse for her actions, then she can try to lay low and protect her family.  This is the year of the 75th Hunger Games, which means the third Quarter Quell.  For each Quarter Quell, the gamemakers have thrown a cruel twist into the Games, and nobody knows what they are going to create this year. When the announcement is made, Panem starts down a path that will change the way they live- forever.  This book is filled with many twists and turns that make it near to impossible to put down.  But why would you want to put it down anyways?

It Has Begun

I have officially started re-reading Catching Fire.  I stayed up until midnight last night and finished Part 1.  When I saw the page that marked the beginning of Part 2, I thought that that was enough for one night (especially since I had to go to church in the morning).

Dun dun dun dahhh!

You should expect a review by the end of the week.

Assuming I don't have a lot of homework.