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3.24 AVERAGE
3.24 AVERAGE
Me ha gustado bastante menos de lo que esperaba. No está mal, podría haber estado mucho mejor
I liked this book, I've heard the complaints about the writing style and honestly I had no issues regarding that. There where a few, well, maybe more than a few times where the protagonists came up against something and the solution sort of magically popped up and they were saved. But, in some ways thats inherent in a lot of books and a lot of Star Wars books.
All in all I liked this and am looking forward to the next in the series.
All in all I liked this and am looking forward to the next in the series.
I liked this, but it was after being warned in advance about some (non-spoiler) things that DON'T happen in the book. If you're looking for things to pick up right after Return of the Jedi with our family of heroes, they don't, quite. Instead we get some big picture galactic politics (which I actually enjoy) and how the breakdown of the Empire and the transition of Rebel Alliance to a legitimate government play out for a particular planet. It's a planet I wasn't familiar with, but had the familiar mix of plucky rebels, staunch imperials, and bounty hunters and criminals who fall somewhere in between. This book is almost all new characters, making it feel more like an episode of Rebels (which I enjoy) than Episode VI.a or whatever. You'll end up with more Big Questions than with more Big Questions answered. It's a puzzle piece moving us towards The Force Awakens, filling in a little gap. It's frustrating in that way, but with so many unanswered questions, also whets the appetite.
Not bad. A worthy successor to the original series even it pales in comparison to the great Thrawn series. It's main problem lies in the numerous set-ups for the NEXT books. Very enjoyable.
I enjoyed parts of it and may well read the second one, but it was mediocre at best. The "interludes" drove me crazy. They seemed to exist solely because the main story wasn't long enough to be a novel on its own.
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
My first Star Wars book. Possibly my last. I'm not even a big fan of Star Trek novels, and I'm a much bigger Trek fan than Star Wars fan.
The Mandalorian is affecting even my reading. I read this book for one reason - Cobb Vanth, introduced in the first episode of the second season of The Mandalorian. Guess what? He appears in exactly one six-page interlude set on Tatooine. Nearly 400 pages - six of them containing Cobb Vanth.
I'm not sorry I read it, but I was not wowed. Too many characters. So so many characters in the main plot, then those random interludes that existed for - what? So Jon Favreau could mine them for the Mandalorian five years later? I mean, bring it, Jon Favreau, if they are all as great as Cobb Vanth when appearing in the Mandalorian. I will not be reading the sequels, but I may hunt down the other two books and read the Cobb Vanth chapters.
My favorite part of Aftermath was definitely the battle droid Mr. Bones. Let's see HIM on the Mandalorian.
*googling stuff* hmm, so one of the characters in this book is in The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker. Does not inspire me to read the other two books.
Edit 2/1: okay I did read the two chapters on Cobb Vanth in the sequels to Aftermath. We get a different version of how Vanth ended up with Boba Fett's armor in the first book; we get a different version of how Vanth partners with the Tuskens in the third. The three chapters sort of summarize an alternate version of the story Vanth tells the Mandalorian about the mining group taking over Mos Pelgo. Worth reading but not worth knocking yourself out over.
The Mandalorian is affecting even my reading. I read this book for one reason - Cobb Vanth, introduced in the first episode of the second season of The Mandalorian. Guess what? He appears in exactly one six-page interlude set on Tatooine. Nearly 400 pages - six of them containing Cobb Vanth.
I'm not sorry I read it, but I was not wowed. Too many characters. So so many characters in the main plot, then those random interludes that existed for - what? So Jon Favreau could mine them for the Mandalorian five years later? I mean, bring it, Jon Favreau, if they are all as great as Cobb Vanth when appearing in the Mandalorian. I will not be reading the sequels, but I may hunt down the other two books and read the Cobb Vanth chapters.
My favorite part of Aftermath was definitely the battle droid Mr. Bones. Let's see HIM on the Mandalorian.
*googling stuff* hmm, so one of the characters in this book is in The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker. Does not inspire me to read the other two books.
Edit 2/1: okay I did read the two chapters on Cobb Vanth in the sequels to Aftermath. We get a different version of how Vanth ended up with Boba Fett's armor in the first book; we get a different version of how Vanth partners with the Tuskens in the third. The three chapters sort of summarize an alternate version of the story Vanth tells the Mandalorian about the mining group taking over Mos Pelgo. Worth reading but not worth knocking yourself out over.
I haven't read a Star Wars novel in a long time, so I figured this would be a good place to start. I'm trying to embrace the foregoing of the original expanded universe and try to settle in to this reboot of it, but this opening chapter didn't do it any favors. The only character I wanted to read more of was made a side character while the main ensemble were just cringe-worthy in a lot of respects.
To make things worse, there were these excerpts, the author called them "interludes," that not only stopped the flow of the story, but just teased you with these frustrating little morsels of information about characters you actually care about. This book repeatedly dropped you into other stories in much the same way that Marvel movies use end credits scenes to set up for what's coming. Since none of these interludes had any resolution, it was frustrating at best and really made the book a bigger disappointment than it had to be.
To make things worse, there were these excerpts, the author called them "interludes," that not only stopped the flow of the story, but just teased you with these frustrating little morsels of information about characters you actually care about. This book repeatedly dropped you into other stories in much the same way that Marvel movies use end credits scenes to set up for what's coming. Since none of these interludes had any resolution, it was frustrating at best and really made the book a bigger disappointment than it had to be.
adventurous
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
A good start to a post ROTJ series. I am excited to continue to the next book.
Aftermath is not as bad as reviews made it out to be.
I was hesitant about reading it because of all the negativity surrounding it. Yes, there are glaring issues with the novel but nothing that should prevent you from picking it up and enjoying a good read.
The main problem I’ve found while reading was the writing style; it’s incredibly odd with it leaning slightly towards poetry. That along with the author’s tendency to use simplistic metaphors, similes, written sound effects and generally weird phrases caused a fair number of cringe-worthy moments. Personally, I feel that the writing style, while pleasant enough and most certainly readable, does not work well within the Star Wars novel.
That aside, the novel accomplishes what it set out to do: It shows what happened to the galaxy post the destruction of the death star. The main characters are pretty cool but there are a lot of random characters that I will never remember. One noteworthy character is Admiral Sloane (who first appeared in a New Dawn.)
What made the novel for me was seeing the current Empire from the Imperials’ perspective as well as the indication that the Republic may not be as saint-like as we are led to believe.
I was hesitant about reading it because of all the negativity surrounding it. Yes, there are glaring issues with the novel but nothing that should prevent you from picking it up and enjoying a good read.
The main problem I’ve found while reading was the writing style; it’s incredibly odd with it leaning slightly towards poetry. That along with the author’s tendency to use simplistic metaphors, similes, written sound effects and generally weird phrases caused a fair number of cringe-worthy moments. Personally, I feel that the writing style, while pleasant enough and most certainly readable, does not work well within the Star Wars novel.
That aside, the novel accomplishes what it set out to do: It shows what happened to the galaxy post the destruction of the death star. The main characters are pretty cool but there are a lot of random characters that I will never remember. One noteworthy character is Admiral Sloane (who first appeared in a New Dawn.)
What made the novel for me was seeing the current Empire from the Imperials’ perspective as well as the indication that the Republic may not be as saint-like as we are led to believe.