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The Last Jedi
by Jason Fry
I read a *lot* of Star Wars in the 1990's to the first years of this century. At one point, I was up-to-date with all of the Expanded Universe. It has been almost 20 years since my last Star Wars novel (novelisation of Revenge of the Sith), however. I picked this one up, because the novelisations of the prequels were so much better than the movies. Since I didn't love The Last Jedi movie, I assumed that the book would fix the story and make it all make sense.
Alas, I was incorrect. The book is almost a scene-by-scene regurgitation of the film itself, with nothing fleshed out. In fact, there are some bits missing - the lightsaber duel between Luke and Ben was far more exciting in the film than it was in the novel. It essentially didn't happen in the book.
I honestly wanted to love this. So, my disappointment may be making me be more harsh on this novel than is fair. But in truth, this may be one of those rare cases where the movie is actually better than the book. Which is a real pity, because as mentioned, I didn't love the film, either. Both were ok.
Alas, I was incorrect. The book is almost a scene-by-scene regurgitation of the film itself, with nothing fleshed out. In fact, there are some bits missing - the lightsaber duel between Luke and Ben was far more exciting in the film than it was in the novel. It essentially didn't happen in the book.
I honestly wanted to love this. So, my disappointment may be making me be more harsh on this novel than is fair. But in truth, this may be one of those rare cases where the movie is actually better than the book. Which is a real pity, because as mentioned, I didn't love the film, either. Both were ok.