Worthing Saga - Orson Scott Card

[Mr. P]

I think this is the next book I will be reading by Card. I got it for Xmas (well really I got a gift card). Anyone read this collection?Any comments would be appreciated.Mr. P. Mr. P's place. I warned you!!!Mr. P's Bookshelf.I'm not saying it's usual for people to do those things but I(with the permission of God) have raised a dog from the dead and healed many people from all sorts of ailments. - AsanaThe one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P.The pain in hell has two sides. The kind you can touch with your hand; the kind you can feel in your heart...Scorsese's "Mean Streets"I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper

[Mr. P]

I am just about done with this book and I did not like it at all. The shorts about the world of capitol were interesting, the the bulk of the book that takes place regarding Jason Worthing and Justice are just way to shallow, simple and uninteresting that I had to struggle to finish that part.Card seems to have not bothered to develop the characters, instead opting for a papier mache cast of cardboard cutouts to promote his thin plot.Card amazed me with Ender and Speaker for the Dead...but so far, much of his other work has left me dry.Mr. P. I'm not saying it's usual for people to do those things but I(with the permission of God) have raised a dog from the dead and healed many people from all sorts of ailments. - Asana Boditharta (former booktalk troll)The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P.What is all this shit about Angels? Have you heard this? 3 out of 4 people believe in Angels. Are you F****** STUPID? Has everybody lost their mind? - George CarlinI came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper

[riverc0il]

Try Hart's Hope. That was the first Card I read and remains a favorite. Quick read and very good, check out the reviews on Amazon.

[Mr. P]

I will check this out when my cycle returns to Card. I do like his writing ability, but Worthing just turned me off. And it had so much potential.Thanks!Mist-r-Pee But atheism is no more a religion than not playing chess is a hobby. - Robert Sawyer - Sci Fi AuthorI'm not saying it's usual for people to do those things but I(with the permission of God) have raised a dog from the dead and healed many people from all sorts of ailments. - Asana Boditharta (former booktalk troll)"The Sentient may percieve and love the universe, but the universe cannot percieve and love the sentient. The universe sees no distinction between the multitude of creatures and elements which comprise it. All are equal. None is favored...It cannot control what it creates and it cannot, it seems, be controlled by its creations (though a few might decieve themselves otherwise). Those who curse the workings of the universe curse that which is deaf. Those who strike out at those workings fight that which is inviolate. Those who shake their fists, shake their fists at blind stars." - Michael Moorcock in the "Queen of the Swords"