Highlight 5: Ender's Game/Shadow - Orson Scott Card

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 10 a.m.

b'This fortnight we\\u2019re discussing \\u201cEnder\'s Game" and "Ender\'s Shadow\\u201d by Orson Scott Card. These books cover approximately the same span of time and most of the same characters as each other. We focused our discussion on three events/traumas which are shown in both books from the perspective of their respective main characters. We\'re discussing these as books we used to love (and might still) but do not recommend to new readers.\\nBook TW for antisemitism, racism, homophobia, ableism, ableist slurs, assault, murder, eugenics, genocide\\nTopic 1: Abuse and PTSD. Begins at (1:30), CW for abuse, bullying, ptsd,\\nTopic 2: Murder and PTSD. Begins at (21:30), CW for murder, bullying, abandonment, emotional isolation, gaslighting\\nTopic 3: Genocide and Consent. Begins at (34:52), CW for violation of consent, ptsd, genocide, mental health crisis, emotional breakdown, coma mention\\nPromo for Book Reports Pod; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (53:05).\\nRecommended books to read instead:\\nAnimorphs by K. A. Applegate\\nWar Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi\\nThe Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb\\n---\\nIf you\'d like to make a monthly donation, please check us out on Patreon. Patrons at any level will receive the bonus Epilogue episode for this book.\\nYou can check out Robin\'s written review of Ender\'s Game and Ender\'s Shadow at Reviews That Burn.\\nFind all our links on our Carrd.\\nMusic provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.'