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hstapp's review against another edition
3.0
I'm rereading this so this isn't a full review, but the whole Diversity Alliance plotline really rubs me the wrong way.
The Diversity Alliance which is made up of all aliens seems to represent black people (or other minorities) who are struggling to uplift themselves and are seeking fair treatment by white people, or other oppressor's.
The book depicts them as being evil and malicious under the guise of a good cause. The humans (white people) are being well what about me as if they aren't already in power, in control.
And it honestly just feels like an attack from these white writers against POC, disparaging their movements and fights to be seen as equals. Portraying them as evil, or misguided.
Basically I think it's an awful plotline. Especially if they end up having the diversity alliance continue on under a human leader(haven't gotten that far yet, we shall see).
Humans are the people in power in the star wars galaxy. The imperials were fervently human supremacists. The alliance less so, but the people in charge are human. The main characters are largely human, and based on movies and art also largely white.
I love Star Wars but they do have a serious human problem.
The Diversity Alliance which is made up of all aliens seems to represent black people (or other minorities) who are struggling to uplift themselves and are seeking fair treatment by white people, or other oppressor's.
The book depicts them as being evil and malicious under the guise of a good cause. The humans (white people) are being well what about me as if they aren't already in power, in control.
And it honestly just feels like an attack from these white writers against POC, disparaging their movements and fights to be seen as equals. Portraying them as evil, or misguided.
Basically I think it's an awful plotline. Especially if they end up having the diversity alliance continue on under a human leader(haven't gotten that far yet, we shall see).
Humans are the people in power in the star wars galaxy. The imperials were fervently human supremacists. The alliance less so, but the people in charge are human. The main characters are largely human, and based on movies and art also largely white.
I love Star Wars but they do have a serious human problem.
cj13's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ifthebook's review against another edition
3.0
Hmmm...the plot thickens. I like how the fact that this is "just" a kids' book didn't stop the authors from pulling in important characters and having a plot that will seriously affect the future.
ragingcardboard's review against another edition
4.0
Another pretty good installment. Lots of action in this one and we start to get to heart of the conspiracy. The alternating perspectives are interesting but I still can't help but wish that these were all longer to allow for more character and story development. I think it's good that we start to add more characters into the story here because it allows the main four to grow in response to new friends.
verkisto's review against another edition
3.0
The caliber of stories in the series remains the same (reliable and serviceable), but I do find that the characterization becomes stronger the farther along it gets. This makes sense, but if you look at just one book's worth of characterization, they all come across as a bit flat; taken over the course of the whole series, though, they become distinctive.
Also, I like how the authors frame Tanel Ka's loss of a hand not as a disability, but just as something else that's a part of the character. There was grief and anger and guilt, of course, but now that she's accepted it, it's never a detriment to what she wants to accomplish. It's a very positive outlook, and though they may not have included that plot twist to be inclusive, it's become so.
Also, I like how the authors frame Tanel Ka's loss of a hand not as a disability, but just as something else that's a part of the character. There was grief and anger and guilt, of course, but now that she's accepted it, it's never a detriment to what she wants to accomplish. It's a very positive outlook, and though they may not have included that plot twist to be inclusive, it's become so.
bookworm_baggins's review against another edition
4.0
This was always one of my favorites in the series, but I found I didn't remember the plot going into it. I had a few inklings to what was going to happen, but on the whole u thought things played out really well and in a feel consistent with Star Wars. Super fun.
ferretbreeder's review against another edition
4.0
Really more of a 3.5 stars. Just not my favorite. The characters are still good, obviously, but there's a lot of talk of reverse space racism that hasn't aged particularly well, I think.
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