Speaker for the Dead: Author's Definitive Edition Audiobook

" Very fluid in growth of plot especially for a sequel, really digs into world building and fleshing out an adult Ender. Carries through on the story arc for his empathic insights, couldn't wait for the next chapter "

" I feel so emotionally exhausted from this book. Fantastic read for the second part to the Ender series. Better than Enders Game for provocative thinking, but less space battles. "

" Enjoyed this as a solid follow up to Ender's Game. Actually liked it more! "

" A lot of people said this wasn't a great book and advised me to skip it and go the Ender's Shadow route but I really enjoyed this one! Some of it was a little predictable, esp for the last 100 pages or so, but I overall really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to Xenocide "

" Another great book by Orson Scott Card. Wondering how I hadnt read his works sooner. "

" Took me a couple tries to get into this book but once I did it was worth it. Card is a genius. "

" CAVEAT: I read (and enjoyed) this book before I found out about the author's views on LGBT issues. The score is for the book on its own merits. "

" Orson Scott Card never disappoints. I have fallen in love with Ender all over again. "

" I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first one. It was well written but the setting was 3000 years after the first book so I was a little disappointed about that. "

" As the sequel to "Ender's Game," I found "Speaker" to be not as entertaining, but still enjoyable. And it includes some fascinating ideas about the nature of intelligence and life-forms. Chapter 11 is basically a close look into the birth and thoughts of an artificial intelligence which was amazingly believable. "

" This book is great. I really loved it. I could read it over and over again! "

" Very, very deep. "

" Story was not as compelling as the first but I have fallen in love with Ender and the Piggies. Was not a fan of the way religion was used within this book, but I read it within a day and could not put it down. Ready for the next one! "

" Started off much slower than Ender's Game and is a lot "heavier" of a read. There is a whole lot written on how this alien species reproduces (nothing vulgar or offensive) that was interesting, but also very complex, so it took some thinking to really understand the whole process. "

" Again I'm being deliberately unfair, I'm reviewing his discriminatory actions as a person then his actually good writing but I can't in good conscience ever recommend his writing... "

" So Good, So Good, So Good! "

" Not as action packed as Ender's Game. It was slow at certain points and did not appeal to me as much. "

" In some ways it is even better than Ender's Game but they are so different it is hard to compare. "

" Great book. Almost as good as Ender's Game. "

" I hate his bitch wife SO MUCH I will never recommend anyone read it, nor will I ever do so again. "

" Not as good as Ender's game but still a good read. It was thought provoking and entertaining. "

" Actually better than I expected. We get really nice character interraction here, without disposing the plot too much. A good classic Sci-Fi. "

" A good book. It really is something that you can read without the previous one. "

" A different pace than that of Ender's Game...also a different focus. Instead of the main character being the savior of humanity, he becomes the victim looking to become righteous again. Nevertheless, a good read. You definitely should read Ender's Game first before starting Speaker. "

" I liked it a lot less than the first book, Enders Game. I just didn't care much about the plot of this book or the characters. It was an interesting idea and I did enjoy it somewhat, I might reread it to get a second opinion "

" Read it because of Ender's game... mixed opinions. Author clearly doesnt have the imagination for epic scifi. 3000 years of peace in a galaxy spanning civilization, and there's barely been any change in technologies or society? please. "

" It's obvious why the author took home so many awards for this and 1st part Ender's Game as both are not only page turning reads but make interesting commentaries on human nature itself. "

" This book was amazing! How Card ever dreamed this story up is beyond me. I find my own frame of thought challenged just as Human's was. I won't spoil anything because everyone should read it but it provides wonderful insight into so many aspects life. Can I please have a Speaker speak my death? "

" Another excellent book. This one was conceived even before the first one, and its nearly as good as. Like the first, it's very easy to read and understand. "

" This is by far the book in the Ender's Game series (of which I've read the first four) that disappointed most greatly. "

" I started reading this book as a jr. high schooler, and couldn't finish it. But I just re read it and now I know why OSC thinks this book is better than Ender's game. Great story, great twists, even though some were easily seen coming. I can't wait to read Xenocide now "

" I really liked the main premise of the book and I can't wait for James Cameron to make a movie of it. However, it really needed a good editor. This story could have been told in half the number of pages. It's a shame that there is so much set up for the next novels in the series. "

" Ender's Game was an excellent book. It had an extremely sharp plot and narrow focus. Speaker for the Dead was almost nothing like this, the plot was much wider, the characters more varied and the situations more complex. 5.5 stars because this book is going to stick with me forever. "

" Great book. I love the outlook on life it proposes. That we should not only consider strictly ones actions but also their intentions, reasons for those actions, etc. "

" I loved Ender's Game but the rest of the series just seemed to diverge so much from the original story. Ender's life just seemed to get more weird as time went by. I was still fascinated by his character, though & the new world's that he went to. "

" A very good book. It completes Ender's Game. <br/><br/>Card is a very empathitic writer. You can see that he feels what his characters feel as he writes about them. "