natashak1's Reviews (265)

This is the first book I've ever read fully in Spanish, and it was definitely a good one to start with. All of the stories have their own charm, and although some are undoubtedly better than others, each is memorable on its own. 
Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego is probably my favourite of all of them, and though it might be because it was the last story, it is also one of the ones less reliant on the supernatural and much more focused on the horror of people, which is the perfect way to finish the novel. 

A book that no one asked for. From the perspective of a destitute writer in Kristiana (now Oslo) at the turn of the century. He wanders the city aimlessly and achieving nothing. You get the privelidge of witnessing his descent into madness and illness as his fortunes deteriorate and improve in a constant cycle.
Surprisingly quick to read and with very few dull sections for such a mundane topic.

This audioplay is probably the best version you will get of Ender's Game in this format, but you have to have read the book first. The actors are all brilliant, and in general there is good transcription from book to play (minus some slightly janky descriptions of a very visual portion of the novel). If you're revisiting Ender's Game, and fancy mixing things up a bit this is absolutely the way to go. 

The majority of the novel was brilliant and surprisingly easy to read despite the nature of the plot. The interlude in the middle of the novel exploring Mahmood's youth was a little slower, but still well written and an important part of the character development.
The epilogue is heartbreaking, but the impact on the Mattan family is perhaps the most relevant part of the whole novel.