"Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card

Interesting book, I guess! but not my favorite. I've lost interest in seeing the movie. Too ugly a book, and then too religious a book. Cold, without real people.

"The Daughter of Time" by Josephine Tey

I bought this book because it appeared in an episode of 'The Mentalist' and a fan said it was good. Tey is a classic crime writer from the 1950's and very British. This particular book deals with the process by which 'history' turned Richard the 3rd into a mosterous and deformed murderer.
I enjoyed the book, primarily because it was educational, rather than because of the author's writing abilities. It has definitely changed the way that I view historical scholarship, and has even influenced my understanding of Stephen Leacock's history of Montreal, which I'm currently reading.

"A Dance with Dragons" by George RR Martin

I thought I would never finish this overlong book. Good story, but at this point, I think Martin is writing more for himself than for his fans. The excessive amount of detail definitely takes away from the effectiveness of his books. I wonder how long I have to wait for the next one.