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3.24 AVERAGE
3.24 AVERAGE
I only gave this one star because there was no option to give it none. Disney are going to have to try much, much harder, and if this is the jumping off point of the new canon, expect fans to give up on it in droves. Of all the Star wars expanded universe novels I've read, this has to be the most boring. There is no sign of Luke or Leia and a token couple of paragraphs on Chewie and Han (frankly sounding nothing like Han). The featured characters are ones that even by the end of the book, I dont care about. I hope to god they don't show up in the next volume.
Speaking as a gay reviewer, the inclusion of gay characters is both ham-fisted and really unnecessary. Sure, its great we have a Lesbian couple, but of course, they're married, we can only be included if we ape hetero norms.
Disappointing on so many levels, primary of which is the tone of language used, so out of sync with how a Star wars novel should feel, especially one dealing with events and a timeline so close to the trilogy. The author seems to have no grasp of the language or tone of either the film series or previous novels.
Speaking as a gay reviewer, the inclusion of gay characters is both ham-fisted and really unnecessary. Sure, its great we have a Lesbian couple, but of course, they're married, we can only be included if we ape hetero norms.
Disappointing on so many levels, primary of which is the tone of language used, so out of sync with how a Star wars novel should feel, especially one dealing with events and a timeline so close to the trilogy. The author seems to have no grasp of the language or tone of either the film series or previous novels.
This is a book that I read.
It is easily one of the 20 best Star Wars books I have ever read.
It includes the lines:
"That's what her head tells her.
But why does her heart tell her something else?"
As you can see, this book is v. moving.
It is easily one of the 20 best Star Wars books I have ever read.
It includes the lines:
"That's what her head tells her.
But why does her heart tell her something else?"
As you can see, this book is v. moving.
Some atrocious dialogue but fun to read between viewings of Episode VII
It was a fun story, with fun characters, but I expected way, way more of Chuck Wendig's writing. The guy wrote several books on the subject, but Aftermath's writing is... meh, at best. I don't know... I'm probably going to read the sequels, though, as I'm still waiting for any sign of direct references to the events of The Force Awakens.
Also, there are some situations about which I couldn't care less. It's really hard to feel involved when you simply don't care whether a character's going to die or not (especially).
I really loved Mister Bones, though, and now I wish I could read an entire novel about Rae Sloane.
Also, there are some situations about which I couldn't care less. It's really hard to feel involved when you simply don't care whether a character's going to die or not (especially
Spoiler
if all the characters are constantly dying or have their lives on a cliffhanger, just to show up alive in the next chapter or soI really loved Mister Bones, though, and now I wish I could read an entire novel about Rae Sloane.
I really want to love a Star Wars book. But this just didn’t connect for me. It was so dull. I really didn’t care for any of the characters. None of them felt worth cheering for or investing in. I appreciate that this book didn't fall into the trap that other Star Wars stories do - spending far too much time on the political developments across the galaxy - but it also lacked people to connect with. None of the characters felt important to me; they don't appear in great length in the movies, they haven't featured in any of the spin-off shows that Disney has churned out, and so building any kind of connection with them as characters just felt unnecessary.
There's some interesting set-up in this book for the rest of the series (I know the next book focuses on Han and Chewie) but it wasn't enough to pique my interest or to get me to invest in this trilogy.
Twice bitten now by the new Star Wars novels. Never again.
There's some interesting set-up in this book for the rest of the series (I know the next book focuses on Han and Chewie) but it wasn't enough to pique my interest or to get me to invest in this trilogy.
Twice bitten now by the new Star Wars novels. Never again.
Loved it. Reading it again now that I have seen the force awakens.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a fun but also frustrating book to read.
The fun:
It is a good Star Wars story that shows the state of the galaxy a few months after RotJ, and we get to meet a new bunch of characters who have to band together to complete a mission.
The frustration: this is only the first book in a trilogy and the next books won't be released for months. But the most interesting aspect of the book is also kind of its most frustrating part due to the hype surrounding the "Journey to the Force Awakens" marketing.
Without spoilers there are kind of multiple stories happening in this book. The main story is in the numbered chapters but then every couple of chapters is a short "Interlude" which gives a quick glimpse of things happening elsewhere. Given the time frame of the book, they appear more to be teasers to things that might happen in the next two books in the series, rather than having much connection to TFA.
Overall I really enjoyed it and I'm eagerly waiting the next two books.
The fun:
It is a good Star Wars story that shows the state of the galaxy a few months after RotJ, and we get to meet a new bunch of characters who have to band together to complete a mission.
The frustration: this is only the first book in a trilogy and the next books won't be released for months. But the most interesting aspect of the book is also kind of its most frustrating part due to the hype surrounding the "Journey to the Force Awakens" marketing.
Without spoilers there are kind of multiple stories happening in this book. The main story is in the numbered chapters but then every couple of chapters is a short "Interlude" which gives a quick glimpse of things happening elsewhere. Given the time frame of the book, they appear more to be teasers to things that might happen in the next two books in the series, rather than having much connection to TFA.
Overall I really enjoyed it and I'm eagerly waiting the next two books.