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Star Wars, Episode III: De Wraak van de Sith: Het Boek van de Film
Gert van Santen, Matthew Woodring Stover
4.34 AVERAGE
919 reviews for:
Star Wars, Episode III: De Wraak van de Sith: Het Boek van de Film
Gert van Santen, Matthew Woodring Stover
4.34 AVERAGE
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
“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 don’t usually write reviews, but holy shit. Matthew Stover can write a goddamn book. His prose is brilliant, the story is profound, and the perspective shifts are masterful. I will absolutely be reading this one again.
Love is more than a candle.
Love can ignite the stars.”
I don’t usually write reviews, but holy shit. Matthew Stover can write a goddamn book. His prose is brilliant, the story is profound, and the perspective shifts are masterful. I will absolutely be reading this one again.
Omg. Absolutely incredible. One of the easiest five star ratings I’ve given in years.
I just recently started my Star Wars journey and I cannot be more fortunate that this is the first Star Wars book I’ve read!!
Though not a 100% faithful “retelling” of the movie (though I’m sure this was based on the screenplay, not the movie itself if that makes sense), the things that are different do not change the story we know and love. If anything, it adds so much depth and further characterization. Absolute splendid.
Also, this has finally convinced me to make a concerted effort to read this author’s other works, starting most likely with Heroes Die.
Again, wow wow wow.
<3
I just recently started my Star Wars journey and I cannot be more fortunate that this is the first Star Wars book I’ve read!!
Though not a 100% faithful “retelling” of the movie (though I’m sure this was based on the screenplay, not the movie itself if that makes sense), the things that are different do not change the story we know and love. If anything, it adds so much depth and further characterization. Absolute splendid.
Also, this has finally convinced me to make a concerted effort to read this author’s other works, starting most likely with Heroes Die.
Again, wow wow wow.
<3
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As a lover of excessive and overt foreshadowing, I really enjoyed this book’s narrator so much.