Reviews

From a Certain Point of View by Elizabeth Schaefer

bettysbookishworld's review against another edition

funny hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

foreverbeautifulbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

emmamemmo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

living_dead_girl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This was such a fun read! As a big Star Wars fan it was so interesting to get to read from diverse perspectives. Overall I thought the writing was pretty good, but I think the editors should have tightened up the pace a bit - there were a few blocks of stories that seemed to meander a bit throughout especially in the middle (empirical focused) and the end (the last couple). My favorite stories were from The Cantina and The Trench Run - the authors really made you see through the eyes of the characters and feel every moment of conflict. I thought there were a few too many stories from imperial officers that all started to blend together - I would have much preferred more stories from rebels or those closest to them. Overall though it was an enjoyable read. 

These are by far my most favorite stories and I would recommend picking up the book specifically for these. The authors understood their prompts best and wrote masterful works full of feeling. These include: 
- Stories in the Sand by: Griffin McElroy
- The Red One by: Rae Carson  
- Beru Whitesun Lars by: Meg Cabot 
- The Kloo Horn Catina Caper by: Kelly Sue DeConnick and Matt Fraction 
- You Owe Me a Ride by: Zoraida Córdova 
- The Secrets of Long Snoot by: Delilah S. Dawson 
- Laina by: Wil Wheaton 
- An Incident Report by: Daniel M. Lavery 
- Of MSE-6 and Men by: Glen Weldon 
- The Baptist by: Nnedi Okorafor 
- Duty Roster by: Jason Fry 
- Desert Son by: Pierce Brown 
- Grounded by Greg Rucka 

I also enjoyed these stories: 
-  Raymus by: Gary Whitta 
-  The Sith of Datawork by: Ken Liu 
-  Reirin by: Sabaa Tahir 
- Rites by: John Jackson Miller 
- Master and Apprentice by: Claudia Gray 
 The Luckless Rodian by:  Renée Ahdieh 
- Not for Nothing by: Mur Lafferty 
- Time of Death By: Cavan Scott 
-  There is Another by: Gary D. Schmidt 
- Sparks by: Paul S. Kemp 
- Contingency Plan by: Alexander Freed 

navithefairy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

blooddragon's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lucakocsis's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

jcjw's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

jonathan_lee_b's review against another edition

5.0

Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View is a piñata full of kaleidoscopes.

sunflowerhexe's review

4.0

Look, it’s cheesy, chaotic, messy, and more than once heart wrenching. Just how I like my star wars!