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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
If you want a Star Wars story that has no Jedi, Sith, or mention of the force and has a typical bad guy who wants to destroy the galaxy plot, then this book is for you. I also didn't care for the present, past, present, all while switching character perspectives either, made the story feel very disjointed.
I’ll say 2.5 stars. Squarely in the middle. This book was... okay. Fine. The plot didn’t do a whole lot for me and I found the constant shifting of POV and time (jumping back and forth between 4 different time periods) to be rather jarring. Now, that being said, I thought Han and Lando’s voices were *excellent* and I loved the Han/Leia (and Ben) bits that we got as well. There was definitely enough I liked to keep reading, but of all the Star Wars books I’ve read this was definitely a lower end one for me.
The Story is ok.
I listened to the audiobook, which came with Star Wars sound affects (blaster sounds and voices changed to sound droid like) and theme music (imperial March). All of this put together made the audiobook sound like a Star Wars movie! Also whoever they got to voice Han and Lando did an awesome job. All the added effects helped me enjoy the story a lot more.
I listened to the audiobook, which came with Star Wars sound affects (blaster sounds and voices changed to sound droid like) and theme music (imperial March). All of this put together made the audiobook sound like a Star Wars movie! Also whoever they got to voice Han and Lando did an awesome job. All the added effects helped me enjoy the story a lot more.
I need to stop reading Star Wars books, as Daniel Older's name is now on a rapidly-growing list of authors whose work I generally really like but whose SW books I couldn't even finish. There have only been a couple of new-continuity books that I've enjoyed. It's probably time to give up.
I thought this one was fine. I’m not a huge Han or Lando fan so this didn’t totally grab me. I enjoyed the way that the book tied together narrative strings of lots of different media however. Pulling together the Solo movie story with the Sana Starros stuff from the comics.
Daniel José Older’s Star Wars debut adequately bridges plot points from the recent Solo movie and, if read for for its characterization and story, adresses the pre-TLJ post-ROJ Han whose lack of story hurt the launch of the reboot trilogy. Unfortunately, Older’s inexperience writing Star Wars novels becomes evident in a few minute yet glaring faux pas that shatter one’s willful suspension of disbelief and pull the reader out of the universe and make them acutely aware that they are reading a book rather than participating in the story itself. Oftentimes it is some technical tidbit such as calling a freighter’s fuel “jet fuel” which, while it exists in the universe, is not used for larger craft (as they aren’t called jets and therefore their fuel would not be “jet fuel”). While it could be argued to be technically possible, the glaring error is not a breach of fictional science but rather that the use of the term dismantles the universe the rest of the novel serves to create. The problem would not be worthy of comment had it not been a reoccurring issue. While the novel is fine, it lacks the refinement found in the likes of Zahn’s works.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-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
adventurous
funny
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
It is more like 2.5 rounded up. I had a hard time getting through this book. I don't like where they are going with Han's character.