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3.24 AVERAGE
3.24 AVERAGE
This book was a slow starter, and it read like a screen play. The characters at first were difficult to warm up to, but as the story got going it became an enjoyable read. There were a few instances where it felt like the author wrote himself into a corner and had to change the rules a bit to suit the outcome, TIE fighter crash I'm looking at you, but the characters became such that I'm looking forward to reading about them again.
Aftermath is an impressively uneven book. Wendig's writing style, with its staccato lines of prose and dialogue and it's freakish overuse of amateurish figurative language, is an ill fit for the Star Wars galaxy. Contemporary idioms, poorly cobbled-together metaphor, and "curses" torn from Battlestar Galactica, rip you right out of the story time and again. And if his writing itself doesn't, the numerous and often pointless "Interludes" will, regularly inerrupting the narrative to update you on... mostly random stuff that's happening someplace else. How all of this managed to get past an editor is beyond me, especially as it is among the first new Star Wars canon novels.
Enough of the bad, though-- there is actually a lot to like here, as well. Coming to this story long after the release of The Force Awakens, I wasn't disappointed by it's lack of direct connection to that story, and despite all of the flaws, I found myself still growing to like the characters, and by the end to be genuinely interested in where their story goes from here. Norra and Sloane in particular are engaging fresh faces, and while the dialogue written for Sinjir, Temmin, Jom, and Jas was frequently eye-rollingly "edgy," they too eventually became engaging enough to truly warrant their sequel stories. Mister Bones' merits go without saying: more of him, please.
In the end, the positives outweigh the negatives, and although shockingly inappropriately-written and generally underwhelming, Aftermath did win me over. The only interlude I cared about in this story was the one with Han and Chewie, and considering the title and cover art of the next installment, I assume we will explore that storyline in much greater detail, which I sincerely greatly look forward to. And though I'll be taking a break from Wendig to catch up on Journey to The Last Jedi titles, I'll certainly come back for Life Debt sometime in the near future.
Enough of the bad, though-- there is actually a lot to like here, as well. Coming to this story long after the release of The Force Awakens, I wasn't disappointed by it's lack of direct connection to that story, and despite all of the flaws, I found myself still growing to like the characters, and by the end to be genuinely interested in where their story goes from here. Norra and Sloane in particular are engaging fresh faces, and while the dialogue written for Sinjir, Temmin, Jom, and Jas was frequently eye-rollingly "edgy," they too eventually became engaging enough to truly warrant their sequel stories. Mister Bones' merits go without saying: more of him, please.
In the end, the positives outweigh the negatives, and although shockingly inappropriately-written and generally underwhelming, Aftermath did win me over. The only interlude I cared about in this story was the one with Han and Chewie, and considering the title and cover art of the next installment, I assume we will explore that storyline in much greater detail, which I sincerely greatly look forward to. And though I'll be taking a break from Wendig to catch up on Journey to The Last Jedi titles, I'll certainly come back for Life Debt sometime in the near future.
The obvious fan service parts are cringe inducing. The rest is okay.
That was fun. I haven’t read a Star Wars book in a long time but this was good. Although interesting a few too many side characters
It's so funny how the opinions on this book vary. Personally I enjoyed it, it was fun to read, not the best book I've ever read but I liked how the story developed.
There are a lot of characters and interludes which is a lot to process at times. Some characters I already knew, some were introduced to probably have their moment later in the sequels(or they won't be shown ever again, you never know). The interludes let us see glimpses into how the world looks like after the destruction of the Death Star and before the New Republic was recognized. It was super interesting to see that not all was pretty as the movies shown but the fight still prevailed and nothing was right for a long time.
When you think about the main characters in the story they very a little bit stereotypical to some extent but still I liked most of them and their development was nicely done.
The plot of the book is centred around the Imperial officers and how they try to deal with the aftermath of the destructions of the Death Star. Honestly it was great to get this inside knowledge as to how they wanted to proceed and how corrupted/flowed most of the Empire officers were. That being said, I really liked Rae Sloane, she is intelligent, great strategist and a badass person and I know she will be included in the later books and can't wait to read more of her side of the story(and for her to meet Hux).
There are a lot of characters and interludes which is a lot to process at times. Some characters I already knew, some were introduced to probably have their moment later in the sequels(or they won't be shown ever again, you never know). The interludes let us see glimpses into how the world looks like after the destruction of the Death Star and before the New Republic was recognized. It was super interesting to see that not all was pretty as the movies shown but the fight still prevailed and nothing was right for a long time.
When you think about the main characters in the story they very a little bit stereotypical to some extent but still I liked most of them and their development was nicely done.
The plot of the book is centred around the Imperial officers and how they try to deal with the aftermath of the destructions of the Death Star. Honestly it was great to get this inside knowledge as to how they wanted to proceed and how corrupted/flowed most of the Empire officers were. That being said, I really liked Rae Sloane, she is intelligent, great strategist and a badass person and I know she will be included in the later books and can't wait to read more of her side of the story(and for her to meet Hux).
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-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
Fun little Star Wars romp, but lacking in some of the spirit that makes a good Star Wars book. The best ones of those take risks and this one is pretty rote overall. A lot of that has to do with this being one of the first big Star wars book post Disney acquisition but it still affects the story heavily.
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Aftermath is one of the new 'canon' novels released prior to The Force Awakens. Aftermath is designed to help bridge the gap between Return Of The Jedi and The Force Awakens, as they are set approximately 30 years apart.
I was really excited for Aftermath. It is the first new 'canon' book that i have read since the rest of the Star Wars books were made 'Legends'. I am sad to say that if the rest of the new canon books are like this, then boy are we in trouble.
Aftermath is set directly after the Rebel victory at The Battle Of Endor. Aftermath follows multiple character, set around the planet Akiva. A rebel discovers the reminants of the Galactic Empire having a meeting on the planet Akiva after the destruction of the second Death Star, as well as the death of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader.
Aftermath started off quite well, but quickly faded. Some parts were really well written, but unfortunately they were in the minority. By having way to many different character perspectives, and sometimes not making it obvious which character it is, i found it hard to follow the story. Also by having too many different characters, and a fast changing perspective, made Aftermath jump around too much.
It was hard to get emotionally invested in the characters, as you never got to spend much time understanding them. I was able to follow the overall basis of what was going on, but it took me way longer than it should have. The characters that i wanted to read about were hardly mentioned, they felt they were mentioned because Wendig felt obliged to reference the Original Trilogy, since this book is supposed to be about what happened in the moments after Episode VI.
My favorite parts of the books were the interludes, which one may argue were superfluous to the story. They gave a wider picture of what was occurring in the galaxy after the destruction of the second Death Star.
I am not sure if i would recommend Aftermath to someone who wants read about what happens after the destruction of the second Death Star. If you are willing to brave the bad writing because you want to have a clue of what has happened in the Star Wars universe before going to see The Force Awakens, then read not just Aftermath, but all of the new canon books.
Aftermath is one of the new 'canon' novels released prior to The Force Awakens. Aftermath is designed to help bridge the gap between Return Of The Jedi and The Force Awakens, as they are set approximately 30 years apart.
I was really excited for Aftermath. It is the first new 'canon' book that i have read since the rest of the Star Wars books were made 'Legends'. I am sad to say that if the rest of the new canon books are like this, then boy are we in trouble.
Aftermath is set directly after the Rebel victory at The Battle Of Endor. Aftermath follows multiple character, set around the planet Akiva. A rebel discovers the reminants of the Galactic Empire having a meeting on the planet Akiva after the destruction of the second Death Star, as well as the death of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader.
Aftermath started off quite well, but quickly faded. Some parts were really well written, but unfortunately they were in the minority. By having way to many different character perspectives, and sometimes not making it obvious which character it is, i found it hard to follow the story. Also by having too many different characters, and a fast changing perspective, made Aftermath jump around too much.
It was hard to get emotionally invested in the characters, as you never got to spend much time understanding them. I was able to follow the overall basis of what was going on, but it took me way longer than it should have. The characters that i wanted to read about were hardly mentioned, they felt they were mentioned because Wendig felt obliged to reference the Original Trilogy, since this book is supposed to be about what happened in the moments after Episode VI.
My favorite parts of the books were the interludes, which one may argue were superfluous to the story. They gave a wider picture of what was occurring in the galaxy after the destruction of the second Death Star.
I am not sure if i would recommend Aftermath to someone who wants read about what happens after the destruction of the second Death Star. If you are willing to brave the bad writing because you want to have a clue of what has happened in the Star Wars universe before going to see The Force Awakens, then read not just Aftermath, but all of the new canon books.
Perhaps the least interesting book I've ever finished.
Bought this as it was billed as being a transition between the previous trilogy and the upcoming new one. If it is, it's not obvious. What is obvious is the weird choice to write in present tense and the jarring writing style. The characters are about as fleshed out as your typical improv comedy character: one desire and one flaw. Mildly interesting for the vignettes that establish life in the post-RotJ world, but I can't recommend it.
Bought this as it was billed as being a transition between the previous trilogy and the upcoming new one. If it is, it's not obvious. What is obvious is the weird choice to write in present tense and the jarring writing style. The characters are about as fleshed out as your typical improv comedy character: one desire and one flaw. Mildly interesting for the vignettes that establish life in the post-RotJ world, but I can't recommend it.
Disappointed me, thought it would show what happened to the characters after the original trilogy. Aside from one really short chapter that's nothing to do with the rest of the plot, it doesn't.
Very disappointed with the book's content. I was looking for backstory on Wedge Antilles and the Rebel Alliance. instead, the book is filled with interludes of countless skirmishes without any character development. None of the characters were memorable and some left me wondering what was the point ie., Mr. Bones.
I will not be reading future volumes in the series. Too painful.
I will not be reading future volumes in the series. Too painful.