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A review by thestormcommando
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Woodring Stover
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
I really wanted to like this more.
For so long, I had heard of how this book was an absolute must-read for Star Wars fans for how much it expands on Star Wars Episode 3. With that having been my favorite movie of the prequel trilogy, made that much better by the animated series, the Clone Wars, I was overjoyed at the prospect of having this movie's depth expanded upon for me.
And sure enough, the beginning of the book was magical, adding so much substance to the opening sequence, expanding the world of Star Wars, how the jedi, Anakin and Obi Wan in particular, are viewed as media heroes and figures of hope, and giving so much more context to the duel aboard the Invisible Hand, etc.
Then things take a turn for the worse. And quickly. Entire sequences are skipped over, some passed over in the span of a few hundred words, and entire areas omitted such as most of Order 66. There is so much that simply feels as though it's an afterthought, extraordinarily at odds with how much depth the book gives other scenes. But when other scenes between these are near completely skipped over, it almost feels as though I was given an incomplete copy of the book. It's jarring at best and aggravatingly horrid at worst. I came out of this book feeling like I'd been given director's notes on a feel choice scenes of the movie and nothing more, and, frankly, I was disappointed.
For so long, I had heard of how this book was an absolute must-read for Star Wars fans for how much it expands on Star Wars Episode 3. With that having been my favorite movie of the prequel trilogy, made that much better by the animated series, the Clone Wars, I was overjoyed at the prospect of having this movie's depth expanded upon for me.
And sure enough, the beginning of the book was magical, adding so much substance to the opening sequence, expanding the world of Star Wars, how the jedi, Anakin and Obi Wan in particular, are viewed as media heroes and figures of hope, and giving so much more context to the duel aboard the Invisible Hand, etc.
Then things take a turn for the worse. And quickly. Entire sequences are skipped over, some passed over in the span of a few hundred words, and entire areas omitted such as most of Order 66. There is so much that simply feels as though it's an afterthought, extraordinarily at odds with how much depth the book gives other scenes. But when other scenes between these are near completely skipped over, it almost feels as though I was given an incomplete copy of the book. It's jarring at best and aggravatingly horrid at worst. I came out of this book feeling like I'd been given director's notes on a feel choice scenes of the movie and nothing more, and, frankly, I was disappointed.