Xenocide

It's come to my attention that a lot of people think Xenocide is one of the weakest books in the Ender's Game series. I don't understand that. Obviously it's not as good as Ender's Game, and granted, I haven't read it in a few years, but I remember being profoundly moved and intrigued by it. The "Gloriously Bright" subplot in particular is a staggering piece of writing. Also, as someone with real-and-not-just-liking-things-tidy OCD, it really connected with me, even though I wasn't aware of my OCD at the time I first read it. Do people hate it because it's more philosophical than the others? I really don't know.

I mean, maybe I'm just blocking some of the worse parts out and I need to crack open my secondhand paperback to see the light. But as long as my rose-colored glasses are on, I'm proud to claim my status as one of the seven people who will defend Xenocide.