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Hardcover book has changes made from the original
This may seem surprising, but I want the racist elements in Ender's Game. Changes have been made to be more PC. For example, when Ender and Ali say, "That little slanty-eyed butt wiggler?" has been change to "That little butt wiggler?" And I am btw, Chinese. And why does it bother me? Because I like stories to be uncensored. I read banned books for their controversy and because I really want to know what people think. Not what I WISH them to think. I want to know what people think for the time period it was written. I want to know... how things really were.
I prefer books to movies simply because I feel I could learn more. And because movies are more easily censored. It is unfortunate. And also, I want to decide what I can and cannot handle in a book. Not the PC police.
And in fact, I bought the hardcopy HOPING it was the original because I don't want censored changes in my books now that kindle books are more popular (and easily changed). But alas, it is not to be.
Edit: BUT JUST FYI, the kindle book is written with the original lines for some reason. The audiobook is the new updated censored version. I have both. Just keep in mind.
