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Title: What's wrong with Card?
Review: I adore Orson Scott Card so I could not wait to get my hands on this book. But when I had wolfed it down I felt utterly cheated. The theme is enchanting enough; a team of brilliant scientists goes back in history to stop Christopher Columbus. However, he develops this team using an entire crew of boring, flat characters. Card is usually a mastermind when it comes to creating intriguing personalities; not so this time. They are all brilliant and (after a few pages) almost without emotion. The natives think the timetravellers are gods and that's exactly how they behave. Never a moment doubt or real interaction; just being enigmatic and busy saving the world. Please, Mr. Card, you can do better than this
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