Well. I don't really know what to say.

I think I first read this book when I was around eleven and didn't have a very good grasp of what the heck is happening in this book--that being lots of child death/rape, torture porn, and other ickiness. Maybe I blocked it out. I knew it disturbed me back then and now but I thought I'd give the audiobook at double speed a listen yesterday, and well... hm. I don't think I'd recommend this book to anyone.

The best element is probably the worldbuilding that Card references in [b:How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy|31363|How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy|Orson Scott Card|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1386924121l/31363._SY75_.jpg|10966] that I also read all that time ago. The religion and layout of the land was really interesting, and that's coming from someone who usually doesn't really care about that sort of thing.

I think I can safely get rid of my hard copy that I've kept around all this time because OOF this is not a story that's very fun to relive. I feel like I'm being a little generous giving two stars but I also didn't despise it outright enough to give it only one even though I probably should.