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Book Reviews of Earthborn (Homecoming, Bk 5)

Earthborn (Homecoming, Bk 5)
Earthborn - Homecoming, Bk 5
Author: Orson Scott Card
ISBN-13: 9780812532982
ISBN-10: 0812532988
Publication Date: 5/15/1996
Pages: 448
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 76 ratings
Publisher: Tor Books
Book Type: Paperback
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peculiarbookworm avatar reviewed Earthborn (Homecoming, Bk 5) on + 23 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Out of all the books in the Homecoming series, this one had the most prevalent religious overtones in it. Because of this, I found it hard to get into the story. It was also hard to understand the context in which this book was presented, as what your reading takes place after humans from Harmony have returned to Earth and even after they've re-populated. You have numerous new characters to become acquainted with and it takes some getting used to remember their names and relationships with each other.

Going back to the religious overtones, you really can't miss them. It felt like Card was trying way too hard to bring his message about God across to you and pretty blatantly, I might add.

I also feel cheated in reading the supposed last volume in this series. While the book was a fantastic story, it does not answer any of my questions and does conclude the series for me.

What about the angels, diggers and humans? What's the point of them and their assumed symbiotic relationship? You never really find out, except for the answer that, "it's what the Keeper wants."

I had high hopes for this last book, but it fell short. A good book, in and of itself, but not the book that should have ended the series.
Judyh avatar reviewed Earthborn (Homecoming, Bk 5) on + 229 more book reviews
Book 5 in the Homecoming series
reviewed Earthborn (Homecoming, Bk 5) on + 5 more book reviews
Good stuff.
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Like most of Card's book, the characterization was wonderful. I fell in love with the main characters, although I tended to skip over the parts he wasn't in :) He describes the cities and surrounding areas in wonderful detail, and everything has a rhyme and reason to it. He even works in the history of how the people got to where they are very well -- no tangents, no boring sermons.
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Good read -- Card can grab you with his writing.
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This one was a bit harder to get into than the other 4 as this takes place a few hundred years later. But it's very well written and enjoyable once you get into it.
dondashguitar avatar reviewed Earthborn (Homecoming, Bk 5) on + 18 more book reviews
The final book in the series and I very much enjoyed it.
BookMark13 avatar reviewed Earthborn (Homecoming, Bk 5) on + 17 more book reviews
Card threw me for a loop by changing the how he named characters. I thought he had petered out and should have stopped with four books but the climax was pretty good; including a religious conversion. Questions are left unanswered.
reviewed Earthborn (Homecoming, Bk 5) on + 5 more book reviews
I like anything Card writes!