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likehoney's review against another edition
just on pause for now, as i haven’t gotten back to them in a bit, but i do eventually want to finish these.
lalaoblivion's review against another edition
4.0
Oof.
Okay:
Episode 1: 3/5
Episode 2: 3/5
Episode 3: 4/5
Now bless Terry Brooks and R.A Salvatore for trying to make the best out of a hot mess. The first three episodes are not George Lucas’s best work, and there wasn’t a whole lot that can be added to a movie-adapted book to improve the screenplay. But hot digits, Matthew Stover did an amazing job with Episode 3. I did not like that Anakin seemed to have evolved into a sadist within the last three chapters with no explanation. Now suddenly he finds joy and enjoyment from being an executioner? Nope nope nope, don’t believe that for a second.
But I liked the book better than the movies, so that was a worthy investment of 1,000 pages.
Okay:
Episode 1: 3/5
Episode 2: 3/5
Episode 3: 4/5
Now bless Terry Brooks and R.A Salvatore for trying to make the best out of a hot mess. The first three episodes are not George Lucas’s best work, and there wasn’t a whole lot that can be added to a movie-adapted book to improve the screenplay. But hot digits, Matthew Stover did an amazing job with Episode 3. I did not like that Anakin seemed to have evolved into a sadist within the last three chapters with no explanation. Now suddenly he finds joy and enjoyment from being an executioner? Nope nope nope, don’t believe that for a second.
But I liked the book better than the movies, so that was a worthy investment of 1,000 pages.
rsolo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
avery_hutchinson's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Even though all three of the books were written by different authors, they flowed together to form a great arc of love, loss, power, and descent into evil. At times, all authors had an issue with telling and not showing, especially the third author, but I suppose it can be forgiven for the fast-paced nature of the story. I enjoyed that it focused on the development of all characters, as all characters underwent subtle changes that culminated in them being unrecognizable as the beings they started as.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and War
Minor: Kidnapping
cayspr's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
5.0