Does anyone else like Orson Scott Card?

POSTED BY: rita
UPDATED: Saturday, March 13, 2004 18:31
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PARADIGMSHIFT

Wednesday, March 3, 2004 7:15 AM

Ender's Game is one of my favorite books of al times. I really haven't been a huge fan of any of his other works, but that one book makes up for a multitude of mediocre things.

-Paradigm Shift

MARINOMOANA

Wednesday, March 3, 2004 12:36 PM

Kia Ora Rita,
I love Orson Scott Card's work. There is an offical site its at: http://www.hatrack.com/
There is also a online store Hatrack River store, where you can order all of Card's books and articles.

Hope you enjoy going to the site. There are also quite a few fun clubs.

Cheers,
Marinomoana

SCIFIDO

Friday, March 12, 2004 12:13 AM

OSC is one of my faves. I have read most of the work mentioned in the posts above and have always enjoyed them.

One book in particular I have not seen mentioned here is Past Watch Redemption. This is an interesting book with socially leftist leanings.

I think OSC should not be pigeon holed, he is indeed a complex thinker with more depth than many actively writing SF today.

And back to you...

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

DARKJESTER

Saturday, March 13, 2004 4:05 PM

I agree with SciFido - Pastwatch was a great "what if...." story, well thought out and well-written.
I remember reading a collection of OSC's short fiction (can't recall the title) and his saying in the preface that he felt that science fiction was the best way (at least for him) to examine Man's relationship to God. I found this to be rather profound and unexpected, but I think I see where he was coming from.
And I admire how, in his writing, he can take a character with whom in real life he would vehemently disagree as to actions and ethics, and make them well-rounded individuals, instead of shallow plot-movers. Especially when you take into account his strong religious convictions.
As as far as to his being a, I believe the phrase was "bigoted homophobe", I strongly disagree. He sees homosexuality as being wrong, and a sin. He is not suggesting that we need an anti-gay pogrom.
I think he's wrong in his beliefs (I believe my sister is a lesbian because of genetics) but I respect his beliefs. And I respect his writing.

MAL "You only gotta scare him."
JAYNE "Pain is scary..."

JEBBYPAL

Saturday, March 13, 2004 4:33 PM

I think it is probably unfair to judge the entire Ender series by the same stick. Ender's Game was originally written in a very conflicted time and addressed the issue of underage people in war. At the time of Vietnam there were multiple other wars around the war in which child soldiers were beginning to be used and the effects had just begun to be judged. The idea that all nations would one day use child soldiers for different reasons, well, I think he took this idea and then expanded on it.

The rest of the "original" series expanded on this vein at looking at the reintegration of the children into society while also examining the effects of war on society - those that perpetrated genocide and the society that was destroyed.

As to the extensions of the series, I think it was probably a good vehicle with which he could address current events while at the same time being sure of his audience.

I think my only criticism of him as a writer is that I've never been impressed with his ability to write from a female perspective. It always seems somewhat contrived even in his recent novels to me. That being said, the man definitely knows his way around his characters and his plots. And I bet there are more than a few people out there that would never know who Locke and crap, can't remember the name well the other one the other sibling wrote as, were if it weren't for these novels.

CHRISTHECYNIC

Saturday, March 13, 2004 5:55 PM

If anyone is interested the last I heard about the Ender's Game movie was in one of his books on writing. He said it wouldn't happen because the would-be producers insisted Ender be played by a teen.

I always liked the Alvin Maker ones though I have yet to get the most recent.

SCIFIDO

Saturday, March 13, 2004 6:31 PM

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Originally posted by christhecynic:
If anyone is interested the last I heard about the Ender's Game movie was in one of his books on writing. He said it wouldn't happen because the would-be producers insisted Ender be played by a teen.

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Actually, OSC's website indicates the movie is a go. The writing team of the X-Men in currently working on the script.

Check it out here: http://www.frescopictures.com/movies/ender/endersgame_update.html

Ender's Game is definitely on my can't wait to see list, with Serenity as my #1!

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