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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I could not care about a single character it introduced a bunch of cool concepts in the least interesting way and never mentioned them again
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book had so much potential and ended up really squandering it.
First and foremost in my mind, even months after reading it, is that this book had some really weird phrasing and terms used in describing the one overweight character. It was really off putting, especially when they would not refer to her as her name, but rather some sort of grotesque description involving weight.
Additionally, I think the concept was just wasted with this execution. The Jedi before they were formally known as Jedi? Sign me up. But rather than preset us with the burgeoning ideals and concepts that will become the Jedi, we instead are given a story almost so stripped of Star Wars that you don’t really feel like you’re reading a Star Wars book. And the “new” thing introduced in this book, a new Force ability, makes no sense to be added when the author (and readers) know that this power shows up no where else, canon or otherwise. So why add new things that can’t be continued? Why not add depth to the foundation of Jedi lore and history? So much potential squandered, in my opinion.
And that is really my stand out thought, writing this review so long after reading it. Not super impressed with this stop on my Legends journey
First and foremost in my mind, even months after reading it, is that this book had some really weird phrasing and terms used in describing the one overweight character. It was really off putting, especially when they would not refer to her as her name, but rather some sort of grotesque description involving weight.
Additionally, I think the concept was just wasted with this execution. The Jedi before they were formally known as Jedi? Sign me up. But rather than preset us with the burgeoning ideals and concepts that will become the Jedi, we instead are given a story almost so stripped of Star Wars that you don’t really feel like you’re reading a Star Wars book. And the “new” thing introduced in this book, a new Force ability, makes no sense to be added when the author (and readers) know that this power shows up no where else, canon or otherwise. So why add new things that can’t be continued? Why not add depth to the foundation of Jedi lore and history? So much potential squandered, in my opinion.
And that is really my stand out thought, writing this review so long after reading it. Not super impressed with this stop on my Legends journey
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is never really drew me in. There was not a lot of character development, in fact I never really got a feel for who the main character was. The villains motivations were also not clear at all. Be aware, this story takes places thousands of years before the well known "Star Wars: A New Hope". If you are reading to see familiar characters, skip this novel. I think this book was written as a kind of and intro to the "Dawn of the Jedi" comics. As such, it ends with a cliff hanger that will not be resolved unless you read the comics, which I am not inclined to do. I would have liked a more satisfying less ambiguous ending. Otherwise, the writing was okay. If you are into generic good vs evil stories, you might enjoy this.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder
Not a big fan of how this book went. I learned, after the fact, that this was basically the final expanded universe Star Wars novel published before Disney chose to erase all the existing continuity, so maybe that has something to do with it.
There are a lot of inconsistencies here. It's a neat idea to read about the origins of the Jedi (or Je'daii this far back in time) and see them even pre-lightsabers with metal swords and such. But why the particular solar system origins, and why make it that Humans, Twileks, Wookies and Nogrhi be the first interacted species?
It had the makings of something good, being about the pursuit of the hypergate and therefore eventual intergalactic travel, but it also just didn't mesh either.
Also didn't help that half the book was actually previews of other SW books. I guess the book itself is still a good length, but finding yourself finished at only 60something% was a put off.
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There are a lot of inconsistencies here. It's a neat idea to read about the origins of the Jedi (or Je'daii this far back in time) and see them even pre-lightsabers with metal swords and such. But why the particular solar system origins, and why make it that Humans, Twileks, Wookies and Nogrhi be the first interacted species?
It had the makings of something good, being about the pursuit of the hypergate and therefore eventual intergalactic travel, but it also just didn't mesh either.
Also didn't help that half the book was actually previews of other SW books. I guess the book itself is still a good length, but finding yourself finished at only 60something% was a put off.
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Before I read this I though Splinter of the Mind's Eye was the worst Star Wars novel ever written.
adventurous
challenging
dark
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated