Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)

My friend Brandon recently suggested a book swap, where I had to read Orson Scott Card's sci-fi classic Ender's Game, and I could assign a favorite of mine that I think he might like. (I chose The Man Who Was Thursday.) 

Now, I have to admit that, while I am a vocal proponent of tearing down the high/low art dichotomy, I still harbor snobbish attitudes a…