A review by justthatstarwarsbookgirl
The Physics of Star Wars: The Science Behind a Galaxy Far, Far Away by Patrick Johnson

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3.0

I REALLY, REALLY enjoyed this book!! It was very fun and exciting to read, I didn’t want to put it down/couldn’t put it down even though it’s a nonfiction science book, and I’m not very big into science itself as a topic. The book had a lovely introduction page written and explained very clearly how this book mainly if not always focuses on the material from the movies alone, which completely made the book more understandable. The book is a good, average length, not too daunting and overwhelming, not providing too much information but providing at the same time an abundance of facts and information to enjoy reading and think about the subjects. The book had a clean looking cover beautifully and simply laid out with bright and darker contrasting colors. I immensely enjoyed the related quotes at the beginning of almost every section, however some of the quotes I don’t remember so I’m thinking they were assumptions of lines potentially spoken because usually I remember every line spoken and if I don’t remember one that’s highly unusual for me. The book was extremely concise, with the information and facts laid out clearly and easy to understand the concepts presented. I like how the book was separated into different sections of information, with the darker toned pages separating each section urging you forward with the reading, and with a clear chapter list. The book made the subjects and topics of Physics easy to understand and easy to grasp even for those who haven’t studied Physics on a larger scale/level. I enjoy how even when a subject/topic and aspect of Star Wars is explained that it won’t work in real life as depicted in the films, the author attempts to explain a way or method that that aspect of Star Wars could work in real life. I also like how the author is completely down-to-Earth and realistic about each topic in the book and its possibility of existing here on Earth. The author writes in a very personable and relatable way and tone of voice. The appendix’s of both Star Wars and Physics terms were explained very clearly and in great detail to foster better understanding of terms, places or things you aren’t familiar with. I liked how there were two separate appendix’s for both of them each. I enjoyed how most of the terms were described beyond just a couple of sentences. Some of the only criticisms I have include: that where it explains where each subject/topic takes place in the Star Wars Movies some of the descriptions of the scenes and characters are inaccurate/far too broad and could be worded differently and include more characters and specification to focus more on a specific scene that the topic/subject represents, as well as that some of the character’s last names weren’t included in snippets where they were featured and I thought to be thorough they should’ve been written, but overall the book is very extremely thorough for the subject (Physics) which it is based on. Lastly, some of the subject’s names and descriptions, such as the name of The First Order and New Republic, weren’t mentioned/laid out as clearly as they should’ve been, or referenced properly in their wording. Overall I REALLY enjoyed this book, it was one of the first in a long while that I truly couldn’t seem to put down even with the subject matter not being my usual type as described, I was thrilled to purchase this book from the thrift store and take it home to read. It’s a beautiful book inside and out and I flew through the pages, absorbing the information quickly. Others on Bookstagram would call this book a “guilty pleasure” for me, one of my first of those within the books I’ve read lately. I LOVE this book. Only rated 3 stars due to the probability that I won’t pick it up again to reread, but will definitely keep as a very unique book in the range of Star Wars books in my large collection.