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Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker by George Lucas

2 reviews

anispaperbacks's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

 This was a nice short read from a franchise I love. It's only just under 200 pages long so not very hard to get through at all although I did find I was dragging myself through parts of the middle/3rd quarter of the book a bit. Perhaps because I was familiar with the events and thise chapters werent particularly dramatic or vibey. The start and end were definitely the best bits imo. the start being vibey in the way that Star Wars is, nostalgic and full of the wonder of the rich world. And the end was exciting even despite knowing the outcome. The writing style was a little bit wordy at times but otherwise worked well for the story and provided lavish descriptions both of setting and what was happening. Overall, this was a great novelisation and captures the film well, although I say that as someone who has seen the film many times so I'm not sure how it would be to someone who hasn't, but I'm sure it would still stand regardless. I think perhaps the only thing it could have done better was make the stakes feel higher? Maybe my brains making stuff up but they feel higher in the film, but that makes sense as that was the original format and therefore would feel more like it's naturally achieving what it sets out to do. I also appreciated some little details and such that were I suppose more exclusive to the novel. 
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ehmannky's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Oh, this is very fun. I wouldn't rank it as one of the best of the novelizations, but it is fun to read the story before a lot of the changes were put in. Also, there's nothing that can change my mind that Luke and Biggs were boyfriends after reading this. Good fun all around. 
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