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erichart 's review for:
Before the Awakening
by Greg Rucka
I would have given this four stars, mostly for the excellent story about Poe that answers some of the questions raised by The Force Awakens about the political situation regarding the Republic, the Resistance and the First Order. Rey's story is also interesting. The weak link here is the part about Finn. The story itself is ok, but his characterization doesn't match the film. Instead of the regular guy we see on screen - well-trained and efficient in combat, but no superhero - the book's Finn is a supersoldier, top of his class, having caught Captain Phasma's attention as possible officer material. His charm in the film is that he's a regular guy with whom the audience can easily identify.