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Title: Super-Bean
Review: I sadly found this book a great disappointment. Ender was portrayed as an especially gifted boy.. a one in billion. Card now feels that he has to make Ender look ordinary next to his latest hero. It was a case of 'too good to believe' for me. I love Card's portrayals of special people.. Ender, Alvin.. they're people you would like to be.. or at least have a ton of fun watching grow and learn through challenges. But this book was a step too far. Bean is never really challenged.. it's almost as if he has this magic power that can make any problem go away. The effect is that you end up not caring because you KNOW the magic power will appear on the next page and just wash the problem away. I'd rather go read Ender's Game again.
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