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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
This book actually had a fun plot, but it isn't Star Wars, so if you are a EU or legends fan, this is a must. But otherwise, it breaks so many Star Wars rules, it is almost funny. Best characters were Chewie and the feline ranger and mother.
Yeah, this was a bit of a slog. There's nothing wrong with it exactly, but it just didn't hold my interest - it's taken me months to wade through what is a relatively short book because I kept getting distracted by more interesting reads. It's action-packed, I'll say that for it, but my impression afterwards is of escape after escape and not a lot of character-building or anything of any depth to tie the story together. And eventually even the escapes occur on such a scale as to become a bit ridiculous - the less said about an entire tower blasting into space the better. Popcorn fare at best, and that's from someone who likes popcorn.
When Solo came out, there were lists with the best Han books to check out to get excited about the movie. That's how this ended up on my list. It was nice to visit The Star Wars Legends canon. The tale is a straight adventure story. There's no much character development; it's all action plot. I kept saying, "What has Han gotten himself into now?" I'm not sure if this is "one of the best" Han stories as the list described, but it was a fun ride in the Falcon with Star Wars' most lovable scoundrel.
I didn't even know this existed until I saw portions of it on Tumblr. It was a favorite book as a child but this adaptation caught me off guard with a plot twist ending!
This was a good book, it unfortunately wasn't really a good Star Wars book. It felt a bit like Han and Chewie were adventuring in some other setting entirely.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
These books are the books that feel the most Star Wars to me out of all the Star Wars books. Daley does a wonderful job of mixing humor and action, and I feel like he does a good job of painting Han as a conflicted person - he's both plausibly the guy that Obi-Wan hires out of the cantina and someone with enough decency that sets up his change of heart in the original movie without making him already totally a good guy who's down to fight for a cause.
It helps that Daley created a kind of borderline cyberpunk corner of the galaxy for the stories. A place that's not exactly the Empire, but is definitely a corporate run shithole. Perfect for a somewhat gray protagonist, but with plenty of room to be better than the other guy, so to speak.
Here, his primary motivations are money, his ship, and, after several things go very wrong, saving Chewbacca. This involves some very cinematic (and at times humorous) action sequences, a bit of cleverness, and an overall satisfying story.
It helps that Daley created a kind of borderline cyberpunk corner of the galaxy for the stories. A place that's not exactly the Empire, but is definitely a corporate run shithole. Perfect for a somewhat gray protagonist, but with plenty of room to be better than the other guy, so to speak.
Here, his primary motivations are money, his ship, and, after several things go very wrong, saving Chewbacca. This involves some very cinematic (and at times humorous) action sequences, a bit of cleverness, and an overall satisfying story.
This was fun! Nothing special, just a quick space-adventure with (a noticeably more selfish, crasser Han, since this was written before Empire even came out and started to develop the character past his pure-scoundrel origins). It’s got heavy DnD vibes, actually, just in terms of how the plot gets going, the way the supporting cast contribute; it all adds up to an enjoyable read that’s, for better and for worst, fairly forgettable. Definitely gonna see what Daley’s other Han Solo stories have in store, though!
This was a good book.
I hate to say this, but, this was the first Star Wars book I ever read.
I am a super fan. I should be ashamed.
The book had a good plot and kept me reading. The characters were familiar but it was good to read a story that was not part of the film series.
I'm only sharing one quote from the book with you...
"She closed one eye, looking at him sidelong. 'It's lucky I know you're a mercenary, Solo. It's lucky I know you only flew that Headhunter to protect the Falcon, not to protect lives. And that you saved me so I could hold up my end of our bargain. It's lucky you'll probably never do a single selfless, decent thing in your life, and that everything that happened today fits in, in some crazy way, with that greedy, retarded behavioral pattern of yours.'" pg 61
I plan to finish this series and find out what happens to Han and Chewbacca and their other cohorts.
Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge prompt(s) – A bestseller from the year you graduated high school (1979 in case you are wondering)
I hate to say this, but, this was the first Star Wars book I ever read.
I am a super fan. I should be ashamed.
The book had a good plot and kept me reading. The characters were familiar but it was good to read a story that was not part of the film series.
I'm only sharing one quote from the book with you...
"She closed one eye, looking at him sidelong. 'It's lucky I know you're a mercenary, Solo. It's lucky I know you only flew that Headhunter to protect the Falcon, not to protect lives. And that you saved me so I could hold up my end of our bargain. It's lucky you'll probably never do a single selfless, decent thing in your life, and that everything that happened today fits in, in some crazy way, with that greedy, retarded behavioral pattern of yours.'" pg 61
I plan to finish this series and find out what happens to Han and Chewbacca and their other cohorts.
Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge prompt(s) – A bestseller from the year you graduated high school (1979 in case you are wondering)