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Before the Awakening
by Greg Rucka
"Before the Awakening" is a baffling read that makes you wonder whether Greg Rucka only read the script for The Force Awakens or watched an early version of the movie when he wrote the novel.
Many things don't match the information we were given in the movie. Finn's character, in particular, is a bit of a paradox. In the movie he used to work in sanitation and while clearly capable and full of qualities, it's hard to match the image of the men who bantered, shouted and ran when saving the universe to the colder, more professional and extremely skilled version of him in the novel. Rey's story doesn't offer much information about her or her past that we hadn't already gathered from the movie. Although both of their stories are a fun read overall, neither will blow you away.
It's Poe's story that makes the book worth reading in my opinion. The longest of the three, it fleshes out Poe's character, gives you information into his family and his past in the Republic, as well as share a lot of information on the Republic, the Resistance and the First Order that the movie didn't provide.
In my opinion, if nothing else, the book is worth reading for Poe's story alone.
Many things don't match the information we were given in the movie. Finn's character, in particular, is a bit of a paradox. In the movie he used to work in sanitation and while clearly capable and full of qualities, it's hard to match the image of the men who bantered, shouted and ran when saving the universe to the colder, more professional and extremely skilled version of him in the novel. Rey's story doesn't offer much information about her or her past that we hadn't already gathered from the movie. Although both of their stories are a fun read overall, neither will blow you away.
It's Poe's story that makes the book worth reading in my opinion. The longest of the three, it fleshes out Poe's character, gives you information into his family and his past in the Republic, as well as share a lot of information on the Republic, the Resistance and the First Order that the movie didn't provide.
In my opinion, if nothing else, the book is worth reading for Poe's story alone.