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3.24 AVERAGE
3.24 AVERAGE
Well, this was sharp thrilling fun, like a bus being driven by a jittery wallaby. The present tense stylings of Mr Wendig's prose added to the immediacy and rush of proceedings placing the reader right in the thick of it, so close you can almost taste the blaster fire (A bit like BBQ pulled pork flavoured crisps I'd wager).
The story is clever and complex whilst not befuddling the reader and feels like a Star Wars story with a diverse cast of well realise characters and some top droid action.
The story is clever and complex whilst not befuddling the reader and feels like a Star Wars story with a diverse cast of well realise characters and some top droid action.
This wasn't good. It's my first venture into Star Wars novels. There were 10,000 too many characters, none of which were either Jedi or Sith. And he uses analogies with obscure SW references like the Trade Federation uses battle droids.
Noping out of this one 4 hours into the audiobook (about a third of the way through) because I still don't even know who the main characters are.
Not a terribly compelling Star Wars story but an entertaining adventure that happens to be set in the Star Wars universe.
adventurous
emotional
tense
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
Author doesn't know sci-fi terms (axes vs axis, expolanets...) and doesn't know Star Wars lore (Mon Cals don't have 'chin tentacles')
Fun a breezy adventure! I like the new characters, especially the Imperial ones. Will read the follow-up
A fun read. Took a while to get past pure characterization into full action, but it led to a great adventure, with several terrific surprises.
As for Star-Wars-ness. It's a great extension of the new canon. And it is great to meet new strong women in various and important roles in the story. There is just enough information dropping to whet appetites, and keep us asking questions about the new circumstances. And a couple of cool mysteries pop up that I won't get into. Also... Wedge! I mean, we love Wedge, right?
I was a bit worried about Chuck Wendig's short sentence thing. There are a many dependent clauses in this book masquerading as sentences. But I decided to forgive him for it early and that helped me enjoy it more. Clearly still worried about it. But there we are.
As for Star-Wars-ness. It's a great extension of the new canon. And it is great to meet new strong women in various and important roles in the story. There is just enough information dropping to whet appetites, and keep us asking questions about the new circumstances. And a couple of cool mysteries pop up that I won't get into. Also... Wedge! I mean, we love Wedge, right?
I was a bit worried about Chuck Wendig's short sentence thing. There are a many dependent clauses in this book masquerading as sentences. But I decided to forgive him for it early and that helped me enjoy it more. Clearly still worried about it. But there we are.
doesn't match up to any Timothy Zahn SW books but it's a lot better than Truce at Bakura.
Just couldn’t do it, juvenile writing