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A review by mayajoelle
Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card
4.0
This is my favorite of the Ender sequels. I especially love Peter, Wang-mu, and Novinha.
I don't love the sci-fi/fantasy elements (philotes, instantaneous travel, instantaneous mind-creation, basically everything relating to Jane). They add to the story, but they're confusing, and the explanations of them only confuse me more.
I enjoyed the philosophical and religious discussions, and I appreciate that the author (who is a member of the LDS church) didn't include his religion among the many present (humanism, Catholicism, etc.) - not that I'm opposed to reading about Mormon characters, but that would have made it even more confusing for me.
If one has to say, in an argument, "I am intelligent! I do know things!" then one might as well stop arguing.
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read 2/14/2019
reread 1/10/2020
I don't love the sci-fi/fantasy elements (philotes, instantaneous travel, instantaneous mind-creation, basically everything relating to Jane). They add to the story, but they're confusing, and the explanations of them only confuse me more.
I enjoyed the philosophical and religious discussions, and I appreciate that the author (who is a member of the LDS church) didn't include his religion among the many present (humanism, Catholicism, etc.) - not that I'm opposed to reading about Mormon characters, but that would have made it even more confusing for me.
If one has to say, in an argument, "I am intelligent! I do know things!" then one might as well stop arguing.
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read 2/14/2019
reread 1/10/2020