Reviews - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Matthew Woodring Stover

4.34 AVERAGE

kellylover86's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really enjoyed this novelization of the third episode of Star Wars. The first third of the book could have been much shorter, but the last two thirds make up for it by quite a bit. This makes Anakin's turn to the dark side make much more sense, Palpatine's motivations make a lot more sense, and Padme's actions make more sense as well.

d0d0's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sunfishcakes's review against another edition

4.0

Very good novelization of a bad movie. Really emphasizes the strengths and fixes up some issues, but also exposes the fundamental flaws of the core story. Still a really good time.

natedate's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

calradion123's review against another edition

4.0

Good. Very good. This novelization of Revenge of the Sith brings so much to the movie and the Star Wars universe. I would consider it a mandatory read for everyone, especially Star Wars fans, even those who dislike the prequels.

The author uses interesting writing techniques. It's mostly written in 3rd person past tense, but occasionally, it switches to 1st person when it focuses fully on how a character feels in a particular moment. There are random POV switches without any line breaks or something to indicate it, which is a bit distracting. For the most part, it is well written with a fitting melancholy tone, but there are occasions of purple prose and weirdly placed humor..

Characters are fully realized here, and their motives make sense. The bond between Anakin and Obi Wan is explored more, and It's really heartbreaking when they have to fight each other. Anakin's conflict is more su the at the start, and it evolves more organically, culminating in the moment he wakes up I. The suit, all of his actions finally crashing down on him. The novel feels even more like a tragedy than the movie in that regard.

I read this in three days and will probably read it again in the future. This is the Star Wars novel for me currently and the standard, I will compare all Star Wars novels from now on.