New York Times writer Gerald Jonas asserts that the novel's plot summary resembles a ``grade Z, made-for-television, science-fiction rip-off movie'', but says that Card develops the elements well despite this ``unpromising material''. Jonas further praises the development of the character Ender Wiggin: ``Alternately likable and insufferable, he is a convincing little Napoleon in short pants.''
New York Times writer Gerald Jonas asserts that the novel's plot summary resembles a ``grade Z, made-for-television, science-fiction rip-off movie'', but says that Card develops the elements well despite this ``unpromising material''.
amod
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Times
Times
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
writer
writer
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Gerald
Gerald
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Jonas
Jonas
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
assert
asserts
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
novel
novel
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
plot
plot
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
summary
summary
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
resemble
resembles
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
grade
grade
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
Z
Z
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
make
made
VERB
VBN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
case
for
for
ADP
IN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
obl
Number=Sing
television
television
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
science
science
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
fiction
fiction
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
rip
rip
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
off
off
ADP
IN
appos
Number=Sing
movie'
movie'
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
say
says
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Card
Card
PROPN
NNP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
develop
develops
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
element
elements
NOUN
NNS
advmod
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
case
despite
despite
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
unpromising
unpromising
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
material''
material''
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Jonas further praises the development of the character Ender Wiggin: ``Alternately likable and insufferable, he is a convincing little Napoleon in short pants.''
nsubj
Number=Sing
Jonas
Jonas
PROPN
NNP
advmod
further
further
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
praise
praises
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
development
development
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
character
character
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Ender
Ender
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Wiggin
Wiggin
PROPN
NNP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
alternately
Alternately
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
likable
likable
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
insufferable
insufferable
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
convincing
convincing
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
little
little
ADJ
JJ
parataxis
Number=Sing
Napoleon
Napoleon
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
short
short
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
pant
pants
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''