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A review by jenny_librarian
Dooku: Jedi Lost (Star Wars) by Cavan Scott
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
As far as Star Wars audio drama scripts go, I much preferred George Mann's Battle of Jedha. Cavan Scott's way of mixing narration and events was more confusing than anything else, and I don't believe I would've fared better with the audio alone.
I'm also not loving the story. Ventress is one of my faves, but this was all over the place and she was barely in there even though she's a main narrator. And the depiction of Dooku didn't tract with what we see in the shows and movies, imo. Not to mention the whole Jedi Council thing. I know Filoni does what Filoni wants, and he probably discarded this book when making Tales of the Jedi, but even without that there's no member of the Council from the prequels ever mentioned in this book, other than Yoda. In fact, most of the Jedi important here never even appear in other SW media. I don't get why we couldn't even get a glimpse of Mace Windu, Ki-Adi-Mundi, or even Yaddle.
The whole thing left me more confused as to Dooku's backstory and characterization than anything else. And, what's worse, we didn't even get a scene about the clone thing. Sifo-Dyas is in half the book and all we got was some side vision for a page or two.
I usually love Cavan Scott's writing, but this one left me disappointed...
I'm also not loving the story. Ventress is one of my faves, but this was all over the place and she was barely in there even though she's a main narrator. And the depiction of Dooku didn't tract with what we see in the shows and movies, imo. Not to mention the whole Jedi Council thing. I know Filoni does what Filoni wants, and he probably discarded this book when making Tales of the Jedi, but even without that there's no member of the Council from the prequels ever mentioned in this book, other than Yoda. In fact, most of the Jedi important here never even appear in other SW media. I don't get why we couldn't even get a glimpse of Mace Windu, Ki-Adi-Mundi, or even Yaddle.
The whole thing left me more confused as to Dooku's backstory and characterization than anything else. And, what's worse, we didn't even get a scene about the clone thing. Sifo-Dyas is in half the book and all we got was some side vision for a page or two.
I usually love Cavan Scott's writing, but this one left me disappointed...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: War