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4.34 AVERAGE
So good. This novel makes so much sense of the movie. This novel adds so much life and emotion to the characters. I consider Stover's book a must-read for viewers of the Revenge of the Sith movie. It adds enormous depth and character to the bland movie. This book brings needed to life a poorly told onscreen story and makes the tale and its tragedy more poignant. Highly recommended.
Enhances the movie. This book does such great staying balanced. It stays close enough to the movie to create nostalgia, yet it goes into depth in all the right places.
Fans will uncover delight in these pages.
Fans will uncover delight in these pages.
There are nine words which I can use that will fully encapsulate how I feel about this book:
I am never going to emotionally recover from this.
Aside from being packed to the brim with engaging and fast-paced action scenes that are so well written I can see them like a movie in my mind, the Revenge of the Sith novelization is the deep dive into these characters we know, this tragic story we love, and just layers it with another deep layer of heartache that makes everything hit that much harder. I loved getting to see more of what was going on in these characters minds during this time, and I really loved the little insights we’d get into characters like Mace and Yoda, not just Anakin and Obi-Wan.
There’s not much I can say about this book that hasn’t been already. It’s phenomenal, really, and it honestly took me as long as it did to read because as much as I didn’t want to put it down, I also didn’t want it to end- even though we all know how it will. And it’s the lead to the end that makes this book so good, because for a few moments it truly had me believing perhaps Anakin and Obi-Wan and Padmé’s story would end differently. That the Jedi would never be betrayed. The Empire and Palpatine would be defeated then and there. That Anakin wouldn’t fall. But then, with a shock of clarity that this book loves to remind us of, it’s says no. Reminds us that this is how it has to and always will end and it’s so gripping in its storytelling that you can’t be mad at it, just read on in a terrifying sort of awe.
This book is so quintessentially Star Wars and I can’t get enough of it. For anyone who loves this universe I cannot recommend it enough. It is that extra peek behind the curtain, that extra seasoning to an already great meal that makes re-watching the movies later even better. I know like myself, a lot of people are drawn back into the story of Anakin and Obi-Wan because of how tragic it is. Drawn in by this story of love and brothers and light and dark and Sith and Jedi and how their relationship is so deeply important to the entirety of Star Wars and getting a glimpse into it during this moment in time is all too heartbreaking.
5!
ow my heart
I am never going to emotionally recover from this.
Aside from being packed to the brim with engaging and fast-paced action scenes that are so well written I can see them like a movie in my mind, the Revenge of the Sith novelization is the deep dive into these characters we know, this tragic story we love, and just layers it with another deep layer of heartache that makes everything hit that much harder. I loved getting to see more of what was going on in these characters minds during this time, and I really loved the little insights we’d get into characters like Mace and Yoda, not just Anakin and Obi-Wan.
There’s not much I can say about this book that hasn’t been already. It’s phenomenal, really, and it honestly took me as long as it did to read because as much as I didn’t want to put it down, I also didn’t want it to end- even though we all know how it will. And it’s the lead to the end that makes this book so good, because for a few moments it truly had me believing perhaps Anakin and Obi-Wan and Padmé’s story would end differently. That the Jedi would never be betrayed. The Empire and Palpatine would be defeated then and there. That Anakin wouldn’t fall. But then, with a shock of clarity that this book loves to remind us of, it’s says no. Reminds us that this is how it has to and always will end and it’s so gripping in its storytelling that you can’t be mad at it, just read on in a terrifying sort of awe.
This book is so quintessentially Star Wars and I can’t get enough of it. For anyone who loves this universe I cannot recommend it enough. It is that extra peek behind the curtain, that extra seasoning to an already great meal that makes re-watching the movies later even better. I know like myself, a lot of people are drawn back into the story of Anakin and Obi-Wan because of how tragic it is. Drawn in by this story of love and brothers and light and dark and Sith and Jedi and how their relationship is so deeply important to the entirety of Star Wars and getting a glimpse into it during this moment in time is all too heartbreaking.
5!
ow my heart
adventurous
fast-paced
someone on twitter said this book was better than it had any right to be and they were correct
Of the three prequel trilogy movies, Revenge of the Sith is the best, but that's not saying much. For over 10 years, I'd heard this book was infinitely better than the film. I've been on a Star Wars kick lately catching up on the shows I missed last year, so I figured if I was ever gonna read it, now's the time.
Stover fleshes out the story so much better than Lucas did. He adds depth to characters that were underdeveloped and one-note in the film. Basically, if you're a Star Wars fan (or mostly former Star Wars fan like myself), it's worth a read. Instead of laughing throughout the final act, I actually cared about what was going on.
Stover fleshes out the story so much better than Lucas did. He adds depth to characters that were underdeveloped and one-note in the film. Basically, if you're a Star Wars fan (or mostly former Star Wars fan like myself), it's worth a read. Instead of laughing throughout the final act, I actually cared about what was going on.
The dark is generous, and it is patient, and it always wins - but in the heart of its strength lies weakness: one lone candle is enough to hold it back.
Love is more than a candle.
Love can ignite the stars.
I really enjoyed this book. It goes into so much more detail of Obi-Wan's and Anakin's relationship.
And that ending. Matthew Stover should be writing some poetry.
Love is more than a candle.
Love can ignite the stars.
I really enjoyed this book. It goes into so much more detail of Obi-Wan's and Anakin's relationship.
And that ending. Matthew Stover should be writing some poetry.
This is an EXCEPTIONAL retelling of the fall of Anakin Skywalker. Bad dialogue from the movie is fixed and inconsistent plot holes are mended as we dive into the mind of Anakin and hear the very believable lies Palpatine tells him. His fall is even more tragic now, knowing exactly how he came to the decision to turn to the Dark Side. It just goes to show you just how easy it is to be so self-focused (or have someone in your life telling you to be self-focused) that you only see what you wish to see. A fascinating journey through the psychology of manipulation and exploiting the broken. Evil wins in this book, but of course, it is not the end...
(4 stars and not 5 for the audiobook only because, though Jonathan Davis is a WONDERFUL reader, the final scene between Anakin and Obi-Wan lacked the emotion in the voices it so desperately required. I am going to find a physical copy of the book and fix that problem with my own internal reader.)
(4 stars and not 5 for the audiobook only because, though Jonathan Davis is a WONDERFUL reader, the final scene between Anakin and Obi-Wan lacked the emotion in the voices it so desperately required. I am going to find a physical copy of the book and fix that problem with my own internal reader.)
hands down the most heartbreakingly beautiful book I’ve ever read
I don't remember how I fell down the rabbit hole of Star Wars books. But I remember every list had this one as the best.
I can see why! It added so much depth to the movie. We learn what Count Dooku thought was the plan, we learn why Anakin was so upset not to be named a Master, and we get the Senate's storyline.
The battles were hard for me to follow with all the sci-fy jargon. I have seen the movie though and that helped me follow the gist.
What really stood out to me was how exhausted Anakin was - He killed Count Dooku and then that night he had his Padme dying dream. From there, he barely slept or ate over the course of I think like a week? It made him more sympathic to me. He was getting pulled in all different directions and everyone was trying to manipulate him. Meanwhile, he was so exhausted he wasn't mentally functioning at 100%. I also had to face the facts that Hayden Christensen did a bad job in the movie...despite how attractive I think he was. Book Anakin was charming and tortured. Movie Anakin was stiff and whiny.
I gotta say, some of Palpatine's arguments really reasonated and Yoda's advice to Anakin was just laughable. It was painful to read knowing the outcome because you can see every mistake the Jedi made.
The romantic in me got upset at Anakin's rage at Padme during the book. At one point he imagines, she's a bug he wants to crush. But it reminded me of Walter White from Breaking Bad. Both of them kept declaring they were doing evil deeds for love and noble reasons but in the end they both realize they were just doing it for themselves.
I wish Matthew at least wrote the entire prequel trilogy! I would love to get this take on the first two episodes.
I can see why! It added so much depth to the movie. We learn what Count Dooku thought was the plan, we learn why Anakin was so upset not to be named a Master, and we get the Senate's storyline.
The battles were hard for me to follow with all the sci-fy jargon. I have seen the movie though and that helped me follow the gist.
What really stood out to me was how exhausted Anakin was - He killed Count Dooku and then that night he had his Padme dying dream. From there, he barely slept or ate over the course of I think like a week? It made him more sympathic to me. He was getting pulled in all different directions and everyone was trying to manipulate him. Meanwhile, he was so exhausted he wasn't mentally functioning at 100%. I also had to face the facts that Hayden Christensen did a bad job in the movie...despite how attractive I think he was. Book Anakin was charming and tortured. Movie Anakin was stiff and whiny.
I gotta say, some of Palpatine's arguments really reasonated and Yoda's advice to Anakin was just laughable. It was painful to read knowing the outcome because you can see every mistake the Jedi made.
The romantic in me got upset at Anakin's rage at Padme during the book. At one point he imagines, she's a bug he wants to crush. But it reminded me of Walter White from Breaking Bad. Both of them kept declaring they were doing evil deeds for love and noble reasons but in the end they both realize they were just doing it for themselves.
I wish Matthew at least wrote the entire prequel trilogy! I would love to get this take on the first two episodes.
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes