Read: Orson Scott Card - A War of Gifts

I ended up buying this book because I had a small amount left on an Amazon gift card, and it was one of the least expensive e-books I could download to my laptop, since I'm avoiding buying real books until we're back from traveling. So, under ordinary circumstances I would have borrowed this book from the library, rather than purchasing it, but I've enjoyed Card's other books in the Ender series. This one was a bit odd - more of a novella or long short story, with a Christmas story and Ender as not the main focus. It felt a bit like a writing workshop exercise, but it was still good. Not, however, a book that I'd feel compelled to keep on the bookshelf as part of my permanent collection for future re-reads. Oddly enough I just purchased a book of Christmas stories by another favourite sci-fi writer, Connie Willis, not long ago. That one was definitely worth investing in the shelf space.