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alexinho10's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
goobdiddy's review against another edition
2.0
Ugh. I remember loving this book as a kid (I was 10 or so when it came out), but it is pretty lame from my 40-something perspective! Very clunky storytelling, which added almost nothing to what was found in the movie. I want the book to have more depth than the movie, and this just didn't deliver... I'm on an ill-advised quest to read all of the SW books, and I'm really hoping they get better (I seem to remember the Timothy Zahn series that takes place after Jedi to be pretty good, hopefully that is still true...)
rogue_leader's review
adventurous
fast-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
4.0
shawn_annets's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
sevskywalker's review against another edition
2.0
Return of the Jedi was my least favorite movie of the original trilogy, while there are some very good moments and some of my favorite too, they were overshadowed by bad things. But I have come to love it over time, but this novelization puts every bad thing on a high pedestal and also I just cannot stand the Ewoks. If you think watching them was bad, reading of them and about them was a lot worse.
Finally, even though some good moments shine through, sadly they cannot overshadow the bad things. But I heard the prequel novelizations are a lot better. Now, that the novelizations are over I can finally dive into the extended universe books and hope that they fare better than this.
Finally, even though some good moments shine through, sadly they cannot overshadow the bad things. But I heard the prequel novelizations are a lot better. Now, that the novelizations are over I can finally dive into the extended universe books and hope that they fare better than this.
bosquedemel's review against another edition
4.0
Well written and added depth to the movie. Loved in particular the passages from Vader's point of view where you can see what he's feeling or thinking and Leia's moments of using the Force.
goodverbsonly's review against another edition
2.0
This is Leia instinctively using the Force rights though.
And Han - he goes through GROWTH in this book love that for him.
HELLO, i have finished the ot novelizations and none of them are well written but at least this one takes some time with Anakin’s death where he thinks about how beautiful he was in his 20’s.
this is certainly the strongest, and also it’s the SHORTEST, which presents a glaring problem: instead of spending any time to flesh out the battles, they’re just transcriptions of the script. also, vader really just switches out of nowhere huh???
also who approved the droid and chewbacca dialogue i do not like it
And Han - he goes through GROWTH in this book love that for him.
HELLO, i have finished the ot novelizations and none of them are well written but at least this one takes some time with Anakin’s death where he thinks about how beautiful he was in his 20’s.
this is certainly the strongest, and also it’s the SHORTEST, which presents a glaring problem: instead of spending any time to flesh out the battles, they’re just transcriptions of the script. also, vader really just switches out of nowhere huh???
also who approved the droid and chewbacca dialogue i do not like it