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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
Poe Dameron: Free Fall, is a fun read. I give it a solid three stars for the action and the fun of seeing a young Poe Dameron and some of the events that lead him to where he was when we meet him in the movies.
Unfortunately, that’s it. Poe is essentially a young Luke in his own way: a farm boy with a boring life with dreams of something bigger, fueled by the stories of his parents. Both battled to take down the Death Star, rebellion fighters. Poe lost his mother at a young age and it broke his father, snuffing out the fire inside him. He wanted to keep Poe safe at any cost.
Poe wanted to escape the boring monotony of life on Yavin 4. He was taught to fly as a young child and it’s his dream to leave the planet. When he does he gets wrapped up with a violent group that leads to him doing things he’s not okay with.
He wonders if he’s okay with it when it’s very obvious he’s not. IT seems like he’s just waiting for an easy out, something that he won’t have to say no to because it will be so egregious that it will be obvious that the novice Spice Runner will be up for it.
That and the relationship between Poe and Zorii. They’re too different and the differences are constantly brought up. There are multiple points where the two of them have tension when it becomes apparent that neither will change their minds about what the believe. The book also has to do double duty to show Poe’s life but also who Zorii is and why she’s so important so that when she’s seen in the movie, it all makes sense.
It’s not done too well because their relationship in the movie has changed and there’s no reason for it to. Poe will be DOA on Kijimi if he ever returns but the one person who has the most reason to kill him, who he hasn’t seen in years, helps him. YEs they scuffle in the film but it’s blown over rather quickly. There never felt like there was any real tension between them and Poe’s decision to stay or go. He’s already made up his mind maybe thirty percent into the book and dragging it on passed that when it’s obvious what he really wants just made for some really over written parts.
The story was fun and seeing a young Poe was really enjoyable. An easy read, fast too. But it just wasn’t enough, I wanted more from it by the middle of the book and it wasn’t really delivered on.
Unfortunately, that’s it. Poe is essentially a young Luke in his own way: a farm boy with a boring life with dreams of something bigger, fueled by the stories of his parents. Both battled to take down the Death Star, rebellion fighters. Poe lost his mother at a young age and it broke his father, snuffing out the fire inside him. He wanted to keep Poe safe at any cost.
Poe wanted to escape the boring monotony of life on Yavin 4. He was taught to fly as a young child and it’s his dream to leave the planet. When he does he gets wrapped up with a violent group that leads to him doing things he’s not okay with.
He wonders if he’s okay with it when it’s very obvious he’s not. IT seems like he’s just waiting for an easy out, something that he won’t have to say no to because it will be so egregious that it will be obvious that the novice Spice Runner will be up for it.
That and the relationship between Poe and Zorii. They’re too different and the differences are constantly brought up. There are multiple points where the two of them have tension when it becomes apparent that neither will change their minds about what the believe. The book also has to do double duty to show Poe’s life but also who Zorii is and why she’s so important so that when she’s seen in the movie, it all makes sense.
It’s not done too well because their relationship in the movie has changed and there’s no reason for it to. Poe will be DOA on Kijimi if he ever returns but the one person who has the most reason to kill him, who he hasn’t seen in years, helps him. YEs they scuffle in the film but it’s blown over rather quickly. There never felt like there was any real tension between them and Poe’s decision to stay or go. He’s already made up his mind maybe thirty percent into the book and dragging it on passed that when it’s obvious what he really wants just made for some really over written parts.
The story was fun and seeing a young Poe was really enjoyable. An easy read, fast too. But it just wasn’t enough, I wanted more from it by the middle of the book and it wasn’t really delivered on.