5*

Great book but difficult to follow at times. Really puts your brain to the test and keeps you wanting to flip the next page.

Awesome book

Xenocide has been sitting on my shelves for years.. Unread for most of that time. It was difficult for me to watch Ender Wiggin grow old and it seemed to take a long time for many of the elements of the story to come together. It was worth it in the end though. The book presents a number of interesting ideas that make the time investment worth it. For anyone that knows anything about the Mormon tradition, Card presents a number of philosophical ideas from his faith. If your looking for something to read and have enjoyed the previous books in this series then you will probably find Xenocide a worthwhile read.

Good story

I think if they edited out 30% of the constant bickering and useless arguing, it could have been as good as Ender's Game or Speaker. But they didn't, and it was pretty hard read. But not too hard of a read to keep me from reading every other book Card has written. Can't believe I haven't heard of him until recently. My favorite author after Asimov.

A wonderful book just if you like science mixed with fiction. I liked the fiction parts better too, but I loved science parts as well. Personally... Most comments criticized the fact that perhaps the science isn't really effective. But I liked it. The relationships getting more developed was great too. It was nice to see how Ender and Novinha getting along. Okay, it was bothered by Jane but anyways they were getting along right?

The quality of the plot steadily declines throughout the book. The incorporation of metaphysics towards the middle to the end of the book makes the reader come to the realization that the story no longer makes much sense. After the metaphysics part, I no longer had the desire to keep reading because the plot became so predictable. Other than the end, the book was pretty good.

Gloriously Brilliant.

I absolutely adore Mr. Card's writing. This one got a little bizarre, even for me, near the end. And the actual conclusion was, as it is in reality, mistaken and unsatisfying. Is it odd to be satisfied by dissatisfaction?