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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-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
I am destroyed every time I experience the story of Rogue One, but it is so so worth it. The novelization brings even more depth and nuance to some of the most complex and beautiful characters in Star Wars. I think the writing is wonderful and maintains a great balance of staying faithful to the movie while also adding some unique flourishes. This book lived up to all my expectations. Also, I cried at the end, what else is new?
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uhhhh forget everything i said abt the RotS novelisation bc… this was high art
id actually only seen rogue one once in cinema, thought it was cool, and didnt really think about it again until andor aired, and yeah im gonna join the white man bandwagon that andor is amazing, bc it is. i <3 andor. anyways, i just wanted to put the novelisations to the test by reading one of a film id barely seen. that made this so cool to get through cos i actually really did not remember anything about the story. i loved the characterisation that both jyn and cassian got in this because from what i remember they fell a little flat against the plot of the film, and now i could understand the both of them a lot better. the deaths in the book were handled well and some made me a lil emotional ngl. i LOVED this book. next time let these bitches live tho xoxo
id actually only seen rogue one once in cinema, thought it was cool, and didnt really think about it again until andor aired, and yeah im gonna join the white man bandwagon that andor is amazing, bc it is. i <3 andor. anyways, i just wanted to put the novelisations to the test by reading one of a film id barely seen. that made this so cool to get through cos i actually really did not remember anything about the story. i loved the characterisation that both jyn and cassian got in this because from what i remember they fell a little flat against the plot of the film, and now i could understand the both of them a lot better. the deaths in the book were handled well and some made me a lil emotional ngl. i LOVED this book. next time let these bitches live tho xoxo
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
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
fully sobbed over deaths i don’t usually cry over when watching the film so i think it’s safe to say alexander freed did his job brilliantly
adventurous
dark
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I must be in the minority with this book. . .I was not impressed. I thought it was one of the weakest Star Wars novelizations I've ever read.
By weakest, I don't really mean that the writing was weak. The writing was fine, but I really dislike novelizations that don't really expand on the movie and this one didn't do so enough to keep me interested.
The inner thought of the characters didn't really tell me anything I didn't infer on my own by watching the film, with the possible exception of Bhodi Rook. I really wanted some back story about Cassian Andor and I'm really quite disappointed that it wasn't there. I like novelizations that contain extra material. This one hardly had any at all.
There were supplements throughout. Snippets of data salvaged from Imperial records, taken from Rebellion writings, etc. Although this information should have been interesting, it was terrible boring in the way it was presented. I didn't like how it pulled me out of the story.
By weakest, I don't really mean that the writing was weak. The writing was fine, but I really dislike novelizations that don't really expand on the movie and this one didn't do so enough to keep me interested.
The inner thought of the characters didn't really tell me anything I didn't infer on my own by watching the film, with the possible exception of Bhodi Rook. I really wanted some back story about Cassian Andor and I'm really quite disappointed that it wasn't there. I like novelizations that contain extra material. This one hardly had any at all.
There were supplements throughout. Snippets of data salvaged from Imperial records, taken from Rebellion writings, etc. Although this information should have been interesting, it was terrible boring in the way it was presented. I didn't like how it pulled me out of the story.
I think I would have enjoyed this more if I'd read it closer to when I saw the film, when I was still awash in feels. I'd hoped it would patch over some of the film's flaws, but despite Freed's best work -- and he does an excellent job, really -- they are even more apparent when you're not looking at cool space action and Diego Luna's face. Nevertheless, there's still something raw about this story I respond to. Nothing gets to me more than people being brave and self-sacrificing against overwhelming odds.
Minus points for Baze and Chirrut's relationship being described as fraternal, though. Obvious space husbands are obvious.
Minus points for Baze and Chirrut's relationship being described as fraternal, though. Obvious space husbands are obvious.