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tarmstrong112's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/5
This was a solid Star Wars story and I enjoyed reading it. It was fun. The Star Crusher is kind of a stretch as a superweapon but I'm willing to see where it goes. This book is very obviously the first in a trilogy but it's intrigued me enough to continue reading the other books.
This was a solid Star Wars story and I enjoyed reading it. It was fun. The Star Crusher is kind of a stretch as a superweapon but I'm willing to see where it goes. This book is very obviously the first in a trilogy but it's intrigued me enough to continue reading the other books.
mal8181's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
maddiee's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
eishe's review against another edition
3.0
Jedi Search has been my first non-Timothy-Zahn Star Wars novel experience and I don't completely know what to make of it. Overall I think this book suffers from the same syndrome as the Prequel Trilogy - it's good, but not good enough to match some of its predecessors. I've certainly read worse books in the sci-fi scene, but regarding Star Wars, it does not live up to expectations set by Thrawn books, though it might just be my preference of one author's style over another's.
The storyline is very enjoyable and quite Star Wars - simple, action and adventure packed with a good dose of Force thrown in and a very (and I do mean very) slight tinge of romance. It's greatest flaw is probably that it's completely see-through and fails at subtelty horrendously. Once a new character joins a particular plotline it's painfully obvious what will happen next.
As for the characters I can't figure out if Mr. Anderson tried way too hard to keep them in order with their original selves or quite the contrary - disregarded everything but the most potent characteristics defined in the previous works. While at most cases they are adequate and believable, there were several moments when I was ready to tear out my hair due to the cliché of it all.
Don't get me wrong, Jedi Search is not a bad book and gives a good insight in the events that it describes and I will be sure to read the rest of the trilogy, but it's enjoyment value is fairly limited.
The storyline is very enjoyable and quite Star Wars - simple, action and adventure packed with a good dose of Force thrown in and a very (and I do mean very) slight tinge of romance. It's greatest flaw is probably that it's completely see-through and fails at subtelty horrendously. Once a new character joins a particular plotline it's painfully obvious what will happen next.
As for the characters I can't figure out if Mr. Anderson tried way too hard to keep them in order with their original selves or quite the contrary - disregarded everything but the most potent characteristics defined in the previous works. While at most cases they are adequate and believable, there were several moments when I was ready to tear out my hair due to the cliché of it all.
Don't get me wrong, Jedi Search is not a bad book and gives a good insight in the events that it describes and I will be sure to read the rest of the trilogy, but it's enjoyment value is fairly limited.
wdkilpackiii's review against another edition
5.0
I read this immediately after finishing the Thrawn trilogy and it seems to pick up right where the other left off. I loved Zahn's books, but found that I liked Anderson's more, because they rely less on your memory of characters from the movies. There is more detail in the descriptions that really helped me remember elements from the vast Star Wars universe without having to pick up one of my Star Wars reference books. The story is great, with a female villain who is not as smart as Thrawn, but nastier. Highly recommended!
aaronnhall's review against another edition
I wanted to like this. I got the full trilogy from Kevin J. Anderson at a comic con and he seemed like a nice guy. He's got a passion for great storytelling, he's worked on some iconic properties, and I'm a Star Wars fan. So I should love this, right?
Meh. It's a whole lot of meh. I got a few chapters in and just couldn't find the will to keep going. There's just not a lot of substance and the writing didn't do anything to pull me in.
Maybe I'll revisit this another day, but for now, I've got much more enticing volumes in my TBR pile. Sorry, Kevin.
Meh. It's a whole lot of meh. I got a few chapters in and just couldn't find the will to keep going. There's just not a lot of substance and the writing didn't do anything to pull me in.
Maybe I'll revisit this another day, but for now, I've got much more enticing volumes in my TBR pile. Sorry, Kevin.
radioisasoundsalvation's review against another edition
2.0
Ooof. This series is going to take some work to get through! This is baaaaaad!!
library_jones's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
4.0
siria's review against another edition
2.0
There really isn't much I can say about this, other than the fact that I am simultaneously amused and appalled that my twelve-year-old self liked this book so much. In fairness, it's not that Anderson is a bad writer, though his characterisation makes me want to smack him frequently; it's just that I could only contain my laughter up to the time he describes one of the characters looking out at the city of Coruscant bathed in starlight. You know. Coruscant. The planet the entire surface of which is covered in buildings. And that was about ten pages in.