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Stephen Sekula (steve@chirp.cooleysekula.net)'s status on Monday, 22-Sep-2014 00:56:22 UTC Stephen Sekula I will say this of the film adaptation of Ender's Game - taking into account that films are compressed formats: it had a good start, but totally left the rails by the end. -
Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer@sn.jonkman.ca)'s status on Monday, 22-Sep-2014 01:21:59 UTC Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca I'm inclined to say the same about the book. -
Stephen Sekula (steve@chirp.cooleysekula.net)'s status on Monday, 22-Sep-2014 02:37:01 UTC Stephen Sekula What was it about the last chapter of the book that didn't work for you? You may be the only person I've heard complain about it, so I am very curious as to what bothered you. -
Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer@sn.jonkman.ca)'s status on Monday, 22-Sep-2014 03:41:18 UTC Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca It's been a long time since I read Ender's Game; it seemed that the tone of the novel changed about two-thirds through. It was a good read at the start, with new ideas and good storytelling, but it didn't sustain that through to the end. -
Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer@sn.jonkman.ca)'s status on Monday, 22-Sep-2014 03:43:54 UTC Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca There was another Orson Scott Card novel (I don't remember the title) that started off with the protagonist appearing to be a superman, but it devolved into a fantasy story of magic and spirits that wasn't made apparent at the start. -
Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer@sn.jonkman.ca)'s status on Monday, 22-Sep-2014 03:50:14 UTC Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca Maybe it's me -- I felt the same dissatisfaction with other novels like Snowcrash and Daemon that seemed to change their tone midway through, as though I was reading a different book at the end. -
Stephen Sekula (steve@chirp.cooleysekula.net)'s status on Monday, 22-Sep-2014 12:28:27 UTC Stephen Sekula @bobjonkman I can relate to that. The Diamond Age is still a book that holds great fascination and disappointment for me.
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