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Now seeing as how I have read 90% of Mr. Card's works, I am not the one needing a recommendation lol...
However, as a highschool English teacher and an OSC devotee, I find that any time a student (or a friend... or a family member... or a stranger in the library who looks lost) is looking for a good book to read, I will inevitably recommend one of his works (psh, I wrote my college thesis on how to teach Ender's Game -and science fiction in general- in the classroom).
Assuming you all share the same enthusiam I do for Mr. Card's works, which of his books do you find yourselves recommending to others most often?
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quote:Originally posted by Jenga650: thanks for the link mr_p, but these recommendations aren't for me, so I don't think this *really* classifies as a repeat thread
Even so, several people, including myself, recommended OSC books over there. Instead of telling you what I recommend, I'm showing you.
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Songmaster , hands-down. In my mind, it is right up there with A Canticle for Leibowitz and Babel-17, very high on my list of all-time great literary works of speculative fiction. Which is not to say that the rest of Mr. Cards work is inferior in any way, but I've loved—and recommended— Songmaster for a very, very long time.
Sorry if it's rude to post without really delurking, but I was just checking out the place and couldn't resist this one. I just love recommending that book. Posts: 1 | Registered: Feb 2007
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I find myself recommending three books in general.
Ender's Game of course, to anyone I think might like a techy sci-fi'ish read. Of course, I know they'll end up in love with how Card handles characters, but sometimes the setting of the book is outside of what they normally read.
Speaker for the Dead, to anyone I know is serious about characters. I've always told them to read Ender's Game first, then to read Speaker because it handles "adult" situations so much more in-depth.
Finally, I probably recommend "The Seventh Son" more than any other book. Its my favorite, so I have a real passion about it when telling someone else about it. But I think anyone who reads can get into this book. They'll either find it cute or great, not much in between.
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