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katharine_whitfield 's review for:
William Shakespeare's The Merry Rise of Skywalker
by Ian Doescher
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
William Shakespeare's the Merry Rise of Skywalker by Ian Doescher is the final book in the William Shakespeare's Star Wars series. I am not going to go into all of the problems in this book. I am looking more at what Ian Doescher did with this book. I am using the Rambler Rating System created by 2 to Ramble.
Emotional Impact: 1.00
The emotional impact was bad. I found the book just as funny as I knew the emotional impact would land. This isn't Doescher's fault, as these were issues with the original movie.
Thought Provoking: 1.00
The messages and themes in this book are inconsistent and don't align with the scenes unfolding.
Characters: 1.00
The characters are inconsistent, as they are completely different from one movie to another and change from book to book, just like in the movies.
Plot: 1.00
The plot is bad, with nothing being explained, and the characters just happen to go and get help without much thought, and it feels very un-Star Wars. Secondly, the elements that are very Star Wars don't work, as it felt like someone looked at Star Wars, saw what people liked, and put it in there.
Worldbuilding: 2.50
The worldbuilding was flawed as it breaks the lore without explanation.
Prose: 4.00
Doescher's prose is great as he adapts this into a Shakespearean play. Unlike the original writers for The Rise of Skywalker, he understood the elements of a Shakespearean play and was able to use them effectively.
Overall rating: 1.75 stars for a very flawed book. (Note my rating above is for a first-time read, I don't want to change it.)
Emotional Impact: 1.00
The emotional impact was bad. I found the book just as funny as I knew the emotional impact would land. This isn't Doescher's fault, as these were issues with the original movie.
Thought Provoking: 1.00
The messages and themes in this book are inconsistent and don't align with the scenes unfolding.
Characters: 1.00
The characters are inconsistent, as they are completely different from one movie to another and change from book to book, just like in the movies.
Plot: 1.00
The plot is bad, with nothing being explained, and the characters just happen to go and get help without much thought, and it feels very un-Star Wars. Secondly, the elements that are very Star Wars don't work, as it felt like someone looked at Star Wars, saw what people liked, and put it in there.
Worldbuilding: 2.50
The worldbuilding was flawed as it breaks the lore without explanation.
Prose: 4.00
Doescher's prose is great as he adapts this into a Shakespearean play. Unlike the original writers for The Rise of Skywalker, he understood the elements of a Shakespearean play and was able to use them effectively.
Overall rating: 1.75 stars for a very flawed book. (Note my rating above is for a first-time read, I don't want to change it.)