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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“All things die, Anakin Skywalker. Even stars burn out.”
The last segment about Anakin dropped my jaw and brought tears to my eyes. I was surprised the novelization had more depth, nuance, tragedy, brutality and combat than the Revenge of the Sith film, which I adore, and wasn’t just a near replication of it. A dream it is to have this book also become a film in addition to the one we already have. Beautifully written, perfectly paced and memorable. This should be required reading for every Star Wars fan.
The last segment about Anakin dropped my jaw and brought tears to my eyes. I was surprised the novelization had more depth, nuance, tragedy, brutality and combat than the Revenge of the Sith film, which I adore, and wasn’t just a near replication of it. A dream it is to have this book also become a film in addition to the one we already have. Beautifully written, perfectly paced and memorable. This should be required reading for every Star Wars fan.
This was a fantastic book, I found it better than the movie (except in the movie we get to see Ewan McGregor). The scene when Obi-Wan views the recording of the massacre in the Jedi Temple was very moving, and not brought to life as well as it should have on the big screen. Great novelization of a movie.
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I listened to this via audiobook! Just a quick note on performance before the actual book review: it was absolutely fabulous. I’ve found I really enjoy the Star Wars audiobooks I’ve listened to! The difference between characters was clear - and there is one notable scene I think is better as an audiobook rather than the traditional book! More on that below.
Spoilers, obviously, but we all know the basics of the plot.
And that’s what this book capitalizes on - knowing the basic plot and filling in so many little details, fleshing out the known with unknown.
For me, the distinction was clear when Palpatine’s recording was presented to the Empire: “the following is a recording” hit so much better listening to the audiobook! This little bit, for some reason, made me love the book. I ended up binging the last four hours of it in the past two days because it just hit the gas in the final part. Order 66 and all that.
I also really enjoyed the insight into Anakin’s mind - something the novelization fleshes out so well. You hear so many of his thoughts and learn his thinking process that his final transformation into Vader is heartbreaking. The same can be said for hearing Obi-Wan’s thoughts. What a ride.
Overall, a great book to listen to. I was familiar with the story of Revenge of the Sith, but now I am intimate with it - and Anakin’s dragon.
Spoilers, obviously, but we all know the basics of the plot.
And that’s what this book capitalizes on - knowing the basic plot and filling in so many little details, fleshing out the known with unknown.
For me, the distinction was clear when Palpatine’s recording was presented to the Empire: “the following is a recording” hit so much better listening to the audiobook! This little bit, for some reason, made me love the book. I ended up binging the last four hours of it in the past two days because it just hit the gas in the final part. Order 66 and all that.
I also really enjoyed the insight into Anakin’s mind - something the novelization fleshes out so well. You hear so many of his thoughts and learn his thinking process that his final transformation into Vader is heartbreaking. The same can be said for hearing Obi-Wan’s thoughts. What a ride.
Overall, a great book to listen to. I was familiar with the story of Revenge of the Sith, but now I am intimate with it - and Anakin’s dragon.
I read this book right when the movie came out. The movie was ok (it was better than the first two prequels) but the book was, in my opinion, what MADE the movie ok. Stover does an excellent job of expanding on the plot of the movie to include motivations and emotions and everything else the movie lacks. He turns what is, frankly, a fairly shallow fantasy series into a deep, emotional, character-driven story. After reading this book, the movie is a LOT more palatable. I don't know how Stover did it, but man he did it. This is a REALLY good book.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Much better than the movie - it goes much deeper into the mind of Anakin Skywalker as he turns to the Dark Side. The movie made it too easy, too illogical, but the book does a fantastic job of it. Well-written, it contains some scenes not in the movie, which helps.
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
"The dark is generous, and it is patient, and it always wins. But in the heart of its strength lies its weakness - one lone candle is enough to hold it back. Love is the candle. Love can ignite the stars"
Austen, Shakespeare, Dickens, eat your heart out!
This was so beautifully written and compliments the tragedy of Anakin/Vader in SW media so perfectly. Shit hurted as fuck tho.
Austen, Shakespeare, Dickens, eat your heart out!
This was so beautifully written and compliments the tragedy of Anakin/Vader in SW media so perfectly. Shit hurted as fuck tho.