Simeon Stolzberg's Favorite Books

This book is a winner from the first page to the very last. Ender Wiggin is an incredible character and his adventures are each and every one engaging and memorable. All the while as you progress through the story, you know that it is building up to something momentous, a climax you just can't wait to find out about. Finally when you reach it, it hits you like a sledgehammer with a totally unexpected twist. It's all around a spectacular book. A must-read for sci-fi fans or any fan of good books.

This book was incredibly moving ... such a poignant, sad yet hopeful story with a satisfying ending. I loved this book! Yes, it contains adult material. So does life. Get over it.

This is probably one of my favorite books. The three generations worth of family stories was unbelievable. I loved how distance the oldest generation was in Greece and how familiar the second generation in Detroit was. And I really enjoyed how the book starts out in Greece to tell this love story between two siblings (as unappealing as that sounds, it wasn't). And I loved the descriptions of the riots in Detroit. And then to finish it off by really focusing on the main character, a hermaphrodite, working in San Francisco’s Haight. It was so interesting.

I actually disliked the parents in this book...or did I? Their actions in any other child's life might not have been so detrimental, but they turned their son Christopher's world upside down. And yet, they were human, too, and are entitled to some leeway simply for living with him. Then again, perhaps they were obligated to be a bit better than the average parents.