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A review by vendea
Jedi Healer by Steve Perry, Michael Reaves
5.0
I think this is my favorite - or close to favorite - of all the Star Wars novels I have read.
I picked it up because I was staring at the Star Wars section at the library and wanted something to read and had just finished the Clone Wars tv series and wanted to read something about Barriss from outside that timeline.
Now my expectations aren't terribly high when I pick up a Star Wars novel - I'm looking for decent entertainment for a couple hours. This book surprised me. It's not what you would typically expect from a SW novel, especially one set in the middle of the Clone Wars, as it has virtually no combat, only incidental interactions with clones, and Barriss is the only Jedi actually present throughout the narrative. It deals with the daily lives and interactions of a group of surgeons, nurses, various military personnel, and civilians living and working in a Rimsoo - a Republic Mobile Surgical Unit (MASH, anyone?? Yes, it reminded me a bit of that). This means that the novel takes a much more personal and character driven approach to depicting this part of the war - and I though it worked really well. Touches on the humanity of clones, sentience of droids, PTSD / stress / anxiety of the doctors and nurses (and Barriss), and has a remarkable storyline about love and family. I was impressed. If you're at all curious, I would encourage you to read this.
I picked it up because I was staring at the Star Wars section at the library and wanted something to read and had just finished the Clone Wars tv series and wanted to read something about Barriss from outside that timeline.
Now my expectations aren't terribly high when I pick up a Star Wars novel - I'm looking for decent entertainment for a couple hours. This book surprised me. It's not what you would typically expect from a SW novel, especially one set in the middle of the Clone Wars, as it has virtually no combat, only incidental interactions with clones, and Barriss is the only Jedi actually present throughout the narrative. It deals with the daily lives and interactions of a group of surgeons, nurses, various military personnel, and civilians living and working in a Rimsoo - a Republic Mobile Surgical Unit (MASH, anyone?? Yes, it reminded me a bit of that). This means that the novel takes a much more personal and character driven approach to depicting this part of the war - and I though it worked really well. Touches on the humanity of clones, sentience of droids, PTSD / stress / anxiety of the doctors and nurses (and Barriss), and has a remarkable storyline about love and family. I was impressed. If you're at all curious, I would encourage you to read this.