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A review by dylanhenning
Guardians of the Whills by Greg Rucka
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This book was frustrating as a Star Wars fan. It felt like it was being pulled in a few different narrative directions and it doesn’t really explore any of them enough to provide any real depth.
I did appreciate getting some lore tidbits on the Whills and even the Sith through translated poems and journal entries at the beginning of each chapter. It would’ve been cool to dive a little deeper there but I can understand why they wouldn’t want to do that so early in the “new” canon timeline.
It was fun to get more of Baze and Chirrut and their banter and relationship.
There was a pretty interesting quote in the last third of the book about the Empire and conformity. I hadn’t considered it from that perspective before but it will certainly be in my mind going forward.
The ending here felt lackluster. There was no major conflict or intense action sequence to drive home the end of the story. Just a brief altercation that dissipates almost as quickly as it started.
In the end this is a fun read for Star Wars conpletionists nut I wouldn’t consider essential reading. I think this story might have worked better as a short story or comic one-shot to tighten the focus and flow.
I did appreciate getting some lore tidbits on the Whills and even the Sith through translated poems and journal entries at the beginning of each chapter. It would’ve been cool to dive a little deeper there but I can understand why they wouldn’t want to do that so early in the “new” canon timeline.
It was fun to get more of Baze and Chirrut and their banter and relationship.
There was a pretty interesting quote in the last third of the book about the Empire and conformity. I hadn’t considered it from that perspective before but it will certainly be in my mind going forward.
The ending here felt lackluster. There was no major conflict or intense action sequence to drive home the end of the story. Just a brief altercation that dissipates almost as quickly as it started.
In the end this is a fun read for Star Wars conpletionists nut I wouldn’t consider essential reading. I think this story might have worked better as a short story or comic one-shot to tighten the focus and flow.