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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Well, I took my bi-annual dip into the new slew of Star Wars books, and this one was OK.
As someone that has been following along with The Mandalorian but didn't really watch any of the Star Wars cartoons, I was curious about Ahsoka's character after her big TV reveal. Having been reading more head-y stuff, I thought a dive into the current Star Wars canon was in order.
Her character was pretty fun. This era of Star Wars, when all of the Jedi are being hunted, is an interesting one for a character that has always been portrayed as more bombastic and extroverted.
Like every other piece of Star Wars media, though, Ahsoka is too reliant on the reader having background knowledge and being excited when names they recognize pop up. This has always been a symptom of tie-in books, and maybe it's more a feature than a bug, but it still kind of bugged me a bit. Did I get sort of excited when Bail Organa was mentioned? Sure! But I can't help but feel like the amount of homework necessary to enjoy a book like this is definitely not for everyone.
All in all, it wasn't bad. The author flip-flopped a few times on whether the reader was privy to only information than the POV characters knew or not, but little things like that didn't hamper the story. Action scenes were a little difficult to picture, but the more low-key moments of the book worked well. Character beats were pretty enjoyable.
I tore through the book, partly because it was a very easy read, and partly because the pacing was good. Overall, I enjoyed it. Star Wars fare is fun, but not particularly inventive. But at the end of the day, my brain fires up a very particular, corporate-mineable, serotonin when a lightsaber ignites.
As someone that has been following along with The Mandalorian but didn't really watch any of the Star Wars cartoons, I was curious about Ahsoka's character after her big TV reveal. Having been reading more head-y stuff, I thought a dive into the current Star Wars canon was in order.
Her character was pretty fun. This era of Star Wars, when all of the Jedi are being hunted, is an interesting one for a character that has always been portrayed as more bombastic and extroverted.
Like every other piece of Star Wars media, though, Ahsoka is too reliant on the reader having background knowledge and being excited when names they recognize pop up. This has always been a symptom of tie-in books, and maybe it's more a feature than a bug, but it still kind of bugged me a bit. Did I get sort of excited when Bail Organa was mentioned? Sure! But I can't help but feel like the amount of homework necessary to enjoy a book like this is definitely not for everyone.
All in all, it wasn't bad. The author flip-flopped a few times on whether the reader was privy to only information than the POV characters knew or not, but little things like that didn't hamper the story. Action scenes were a little difficult to picture, but the more low-key moments of the book worked well. Character beats were pretty enjoyable.
I tore through the book, partly because it was a very easy read, and partly because the pacing was good. Overall, I enjoyed it. Star Wars fare is fun, but not particularly inventive. But at the end of the day, my brain fires up a very particular, corporate-mineable, serotonin when a lightsaber ignites.
adventurous
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Really enjoyable. Took a lot of energy to get through though, and i kept crying lol.
Ahsoka is one of the favourite characters of the ‘Non-Movie’ characters, and there has always been a lot of speculation about what is going to happen to her character after the end of the Clone Wars and the start of Episode 4 – A New Hope. I must admit that Ahsoka is one of my favourite of the expanded universe characters. From her inception as Anakin’s ‘Snippy’ Padawan, through to ‘Fulcrum’ in the new Rebel’s series, she has always been a strong independent character who, although she understood the Jedi followings, she was not one to follow them blindly like so many of the Jedi. She questioned things, like the morality of using the Clones, the position of the Jedi as commanders in the Army, and the grey areas of right and wrong, rather than the more black and white that the Jedi seemed to live by.
After her betrayal by not just Barriss, but what she considered the Jedi Order, and even her Mentor Anakin, she left the Jedi Order at the end of the Clone Wars series, and no longer considered herself a Jedi.
With the fall of the Jedi, and the execution of Order 66, the Rise of the Empire and the change of the guard from Clones to Stormtroopers, Ahsoka suddenly finds herself in a galaxy that is not just confusing to her as far as her spiritual position, but is now seeking to destroy her as well.
The book ‘Ahsoka’ was a very interesting read. I was not sure at some stages if I was going to be totally satisfied, but without giving away spoilers (you need to read it and enjoy it yourself!!), I found that there was enough in here to satisfy the avid Ahsoka and Star Wars fan. The real problem with a book like this is that you could write a dozen volumes and never really answer all the questions, and this was meant to be an introduction to Ahsoka just after Order 66, to give some background to her and how she became ‘Fulcrum’, and Johnston has delivered a really intriguing and inventive story.
The story follows Ahsoka, who is running under the name of Ashla, and is currently on the planet of Raada. She is operating as a mechanic, when she makes an acquaintance, Kaedan. As the story progresses, the Empire becomes involved, and Ahsoka finds that her new hiding place and the new acquaintances/friends that she has made, are put into danger.
As the story unfolds, Johnston details the emotional turmoil that Ahsoka is going through, the loss of the Jedi, leaving the Order and how she wasn’t there at the end, the mistreatment of the Clones, Order 66, Anakin, and how she is so utterly alone now. This is such a fantastically crafted story, that you really feel like you are getting an insight into a real person.
There are other fantastic elements to this story as well, ties to the Clone Wars and Rebels series, and even some things that many fans would love to know.
Johnston has done an exceptional job of writing this story, of capturing the essence of the Ahsoka character and writing a story worthy of both the Star Wars universe and Ahsoka.
If you are a fan of Clone Wars and Rebels, this is well worth the read, if you love Ahsoka, this is a must read.
After her betrayal by not just Barriss, but what she considered the Jedi Order, and even her Mentor Anakin, she left the Jedi Order at the end of the Clone Wars series, and no longer considered herself a Jedi.
With the fall of the Jedi, and the execution of Order 66, the Rise of the Empire and the change of the guard from Clones to Stormtroopers, Ahsoka suddenly finds herself in a galaxy that is not just confusing to her as far as her spiritual position, but is now seeking to destroy her as well.
The book ‘Ahsoka’ was a very interesting read. I was not sure at some stages if I was going to be totally satisfied, but without giving away spoilers (you need to read it and enjoy it yourself!!), I found that there was enough in here to satisfy the avid Ahsoka and Star Wars fan. The real problem with a book like this is that you could write a dozen volumes and never really answer all the questions, and this was meant to be an introduction to Ahsoka just after Order 66, to give some background to her and how she became ‘Fulcrum’, and Johnston has delivered a really intriguing and inventive story.
The story follows Ahsoka, who is running under the name of Ashla, and is currently on the planet of Raada. She is operating as a mechanic, when she makes an acquaintance, Kaedan. As the story progresses, the Empire becomes involved, and Ahsoka finds that her new hiding place and the new acquaintances/friends that she has made, are put into danger.
As the story unfolds, Johnston details the emotional turmoil that Ahsoka is going through, the loss of the Jedi, leaving the Order and how she wasn’t there at the end, the mistreatment of the Clones, Order 66, Anakin, and how she is so utterly alone now. This is such a fantastically crafted story, that you really feel like you are getting an insight into a real person.
There are other fantastic elements to this story as well, ties to the Clone Wars and Rebels series, and even some things that many fans would love to know.
Johnston has done an exceptional job of writing this story, of capturing the essence of the Ahsoka character and writing a story worthy of both the Star Wars universe and Ahsoka.
If you are a fan of Clone Wars and Rebels, this is well worth the read, if you love Ahsoka, this is a must read.
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fun story sharing how Ahsoka became Fulcrum.
I think Ahsoka’s characterization was good because the whole book was a character essay about Ahsoka but Johnston attempted to do something where Ahsoka “let’s go” of Ashla to be Ahsoka again and while it was a good concept there wasn’t enough distinction between Ashla and Ahsoka for that to matter.
There was a lot of references to Clone Wars and Star Wars in general which provided some very fun aspects to Ahsoka’s characterization but the overall plot itself wasn’t anything crazy.
However I did love the symbolism of Ahsoka’s new lightsabers and how they reflect her. How they were formed using scrap parts found on the planets she visited and how they’re described as “junk and unfinished” even after she forms the sabers. It was great.
A good and quick read for fellow Ahsoka lovers.
I think Ahsoka’s characterization was good because the whole book was a character essay about Ahsoka but Johnston attempted to do something where Ahsoka “let’s go” of Ashla to be Ahsoka again and while it was a good concept there wasn’t enough distinction between Ashla and Ahsoka for that to matter.
There was a lot of references to Clone Wars and Star Wars in general which provided some very fun aspects to Ahsoka’s characterization but the overall plot itself wasn’t anything crazy.
However I did love the symbolism of Ahsoka’s new lightsabers and how they reflect her. How they were formed using scrap parts found on the planets she visited and how they’re described as “junk and unfinished” even after she forms the sabers. It was great.
A good and quick read for fellow Ahsoka lovers.
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
An incredibly easy and quick read. It was so lovely getting this part of Ahsoka's life and having the visuals from that one Tales of the Jedi episode to accompany the read in my brain.
Looks like I need to read more of Johnston's Star Wars books!
Looks like I need to read more of Johnston's Star Wars books!
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Star Wars: Ashoka is an emotional and beautifully crafted story resilience, self-discovery, and new beginnings. It offers a deeper explanation of Ashoka Tano's journey as she faces heartbreak, loss, and growth in a galaxy forever changed by betrayal.