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abbymcurt's review against another edition
4.0
Ben still dies and I’m still sad, but the writing is very well done!
paprikapincushion's review against another edition
4.0
Though there were moments where I felt the writing was just a play by play, constant action and reaction, and unending references to Kylo as “Kylo Ren” instead of just Kylo or just Ren, this novelization filled in (all? many?) of the plot holes that were either not well crafted or ceased to exist in the theatrical storyline. My main disappointment was the length- my ebook version was only 268 pages long, and as a regular fantasy reader I tend to expect at least 400 pages for a novel to be decent! Hell, give me 600 pages and I’m the happiest strawberry in the patch.
For all those scenes where you wished you’d had Zori’s perspective, or Kylo’s, or Allegiant General Pryde’s, we were given precious sentences (and even some paragraphs!) describing facial expressions and feelings that simply weren’t present in the film.
I feel more content with Rey and Ben’s final canonical scene, (my feelings of which have only been mollified by dozens of Reylo fan fictions and fix-its) and though the book could have told even more of his story, as well as even more of his and Rey’s POV, (it still provided a lot more than the film- my eyes drank each precious sentence of his that was not in the film) I don’t think it would ever have been enough for the Reylo fandom- because to us there was no ending without them alive, building a future together.
The fact that Adam had NO lines in the final cut provided a lot of opportunity for Rae Carson to describe Ben’s POV, so I am grateful for that (though we ALL saw the way he looked at Rey in those final moments- maybe Adam was just so damn good at playing the part that he knew words would not do it justice (*cough* Hayden Christensen in every gag scene from Attack of the Clones that makes me sweat and turn off the film after only 7 minutes).
May Ben live forever in the force and our hearts! Read this and enjoy, and if you feel so inspired, go write your own fix-it.
For all those scenes where you wished you’d had Zori’s perspective, or Kylo’s, or Allegiant General Pryde’s, we were given precious sentences (and even some paragraphs!) describing facial expressions and feelings that simply weren’t present in the film.
I feel more content with Rey and Ben’s final canonical scene, (my feelings of which have only been mollified by dozens of Reylo fan fictions and fix-its) and though the book could have told even more of his story, as well as even more of his and Rey’s POV, (it still provided a lot more than the film- my eyes drank each precious sentence of his that was not in the film) I don’t think it would ever have been enough for the Reylo fandom- because to us there was no ending without them alive, building a future together.
The fact that Adam had NO lines in the final cut provided a lot of opportunity for Rae Carson to describe Ben’s POV, so I am grateful for that (though we ALL saw the way he looked at Rey in those final moments- maybe Adam was just so damn good at playing the part that he knew words would not do it justice (*cough* Hayden Christensen in every gag scene from Attack of the Clones that makes me sweat and turn off the film after only 7 minutes).
May Ben live forever in the force and our hearts! Read this and enjoy, and if you feel so inspired, go write your own fix-it.
peteradamson's review against another edition
4.0
Bravo to the narrator, who did all the voices convincingly—well, maybe not Chewbacca, but it still worked.
Huge SW fan here, and being a fan means having your heart broken at regular intervals.
This is about as good a book of a completely unwieldy narrative as one will find. So many MacGuffins, so little time!
My take on the whole third trilogy—this is what happens when nostalgia and the internet create your product. :(
Huge SW fan here, and being a fan means having your heart broken at regular intervals.
This is about as good a book of a completely unwieldy narrative as one will find. So many MacGuffins, so little time!
My take on the whole third trilogy—this is what happens when nostalgia and the internet create your product. :(
mindoe's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favorite stories. The audiobook was amazing!!!!
johnhypermace's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
erichart's review against another edition
4.0
Carson neatly fills out the exposition this movie's jumbled plot needed so much. The novelization not only satisfyingly explains these muddled plot points, but also adds much welcome characterization.
milsss's review against another edition
2.0
Once again I feel the disappointment and anger I felt as I left the movie theatre… it was hard for me to rate this book since the author did the best she could with the crappy storyline she was given…
micss's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
i mean, the novelization is not magic. it won't change anything you didn't fundamentally like at first in the film, but it will explain it. everything else lies on whether that explanation is good enough for you. but, if you're anything like me, and you thought the pacing and lack of answers in the film were too much to ignore and took you out of it, then you might be able to enjoy the book; and, perhaps, you might take the first steps to appreciate the rise of skywalker for what it is and not hate it for what it wasn’t.
lillyeckels's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
this is my fav star wars movie with some extra
scenes overall a great book confusing at some parts but I really liked it
this is my fav star wars movie with some extra
scenes overall a great book confusing at some parts but I really liked it