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A review by fandom4ever
The Clone Wars by Karen Traviss
adventurous
funny
hopeful
tense
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? Yes
5.0
An excellent novelization of the animated movie ‘Star Wars The Clone Wars’ that takes place between Episodes 2 and 3. Because it’s a book, you get more of the thoughts and feelings of characters than you do in the movie. For instance, we see how much Anakin’s mother’s death still haunts him and how much he resents the Jedi for not doing enough to save her from slavery, which just continues to burrow deeper as he can’t and won’t talk about it with anyone. He also resents how, despite being told he’s the Chosen One, the Council wants very little to do with him, ostracizing him from the Jedi to which others are quick to take advantage of.
In this book, we also get to learn more of Ventress’s backstory which is never fully delved into in the movie or the show. She is interesting because you get to see how the Jedi oftentimes make their own enemies by simply sitting back and doing nothing when people are crying for help. There is also great effort to humanize the clones. They might all be based on one man but they are all different people, with their own thoughts and feelings.
Overall, the story follows the movie, so you’ll recognize all the main plot points, Jabba’s son is kidnapped by Separatists in an attempt to turn the Hutts against the Jedi and Republic. But will definitely keep with you is all the little things that amount to something larger in the long run of the Clone Wars and Anakin’s eventual turn to the dark side. I would definitely recommend.
In this book, we also get to learn more of Ventress’s backstory which is never fully delved into in the movie or the show. She is interesting because you get to see how the Jedi oftentimes make their own enemies by simply sitting back and doing nothing when people are crying for help. There is also great effort to humanize the clones. They might all be based on one man but they are all different people, with their own thoughts and feelings.
Overall, the story follows the movie, so you’ll recognize all the main plot points, Jabba’s son is kidnapped by Separatists in an attempt to turn the Hutts against the Jedi and Republic. But will definitely keep with you is all the little things that amount to something larger in the long run of the Clone Wars and Anakin’s eventual turn to the dark side. I would definitely recommend.