The Memory of Earth Orson Scott Card

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Posted: Nov-29-2008

Terrable names!!!

I couldn't finish this book. The names required a pronounciation guide in the back and none of the names were pronounced even close to the way they were spelled.

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Posted: Nov-14-2007

Sci-Fi Lite with Other Strengths

"The Memory of Earth" is a science fiction light novel, focusing more on the changes in a society when some part of power is taken away from man. In this case, power is taken away in the form of the knowledge to create weapons of mass destruction, communication and travel. This was done through...

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Posted: Sep-24-2007

The First and Best of the Series!

Excellent futuristic retelling of the Bible tale of Joseph and the Dreamcoat. The succeding books are excellent too for the most part but this is definately the best in the series.

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Posted: Jul-31-2007

An experiment in adaptation

In this novel, Card attempts to adapt stories from The Book of Mormon to a science-fiction context. For the most part he is successful, and his characters seem full of life.There are a few clear failures - when elements of the original story flow against the characterization, the original plot...

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Posted: Jun-08-2007

Will Leave Thoughtful Memories

Even though Orson Scott Card is one of my favorite authors, I always find myself avoiding his books. Most likely this is because I know I'll get drawn into his stories and I will neglect the duties of real life for a couple of days. I also think that I hesitate picking up his books because I'll...

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Posted: Jun-07-2007

Interesting ideas in Old Testament world

Now this is a book I wouldn't mind sitting around and discussing with a few people. It's definitely worth thinking about - well, particularly for those of us who are working in the Judeo-Christian framework. This is clearly written by a bloke who's spent a bit of time immersed in the Old...

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Posted: Apr-17-2007

Flawed

I just finished the series and I have to say it is as entertaining and frustrating as those crazy real-life TV shows like Jerry Springer or Maury Povich... (Think "My daughter is a 13 y/o crack addict" and you begin to get an idea of where this series is coming from) Card is a decent Author and...

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Posted: Apr-16-2007

Through 2 chapters thus far

I have gotten through the first 2 chapters and to tell the truth this is very boring. I have a hard time trying to stay awake to read this novel. Some of the comments about this book bring up the names used by Orson. In my opinion, it is a fatal mistake on his part. There are 2 names for each...

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Posted: Apr-07-2007

Very slow book that didn't make me care to read the sequels.

This was the first book by Card I've read and considering how popular he is, I was disappointed. Even though I'm non-religious, I really didn't mind the religious parallels that some other reviewers mentioned, because I thought they were handled in a good and believable way. But I was...

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Posted: Mar-24-2007

Starts off strong, but series as a whole is a religious trap

Hmm. I remember reading this series about 10 years ago, and for high school, it was a good read, but nothing outstanding. Now I find that there is absolutely no follow through for the events after book 3, these books are just a thinly disguised re-write of parts of the book of Mormon. For those...

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