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A review by toggle_fow
Jedi Healer by Steve Perry, Michael Reaves
3.0
Very similar to the first installment.
The annoying admiral is dead, but a lot of pages were taken up with Bird Gangster's plans and thoughts that by and large were pointless. His schemes had approximately zero impact on the greater story arc of the Rimsoo, and I genuinely don't even know why he was even there.
Barriss's experience with the bota was interesting. In all the wikis and other material it's called "an addiction," but it seems that she was able to stop without any physical symptoms like withdrawal. The temptation, though, seemed particularly suited to Barriss's temperament; she's always thinking she's too slow, too stupid, too naive, always calling herself "an amateur." With the psychedelic Force effects of the bota, she is given the chance to transcend what she sees as her own weakness. I'm proud of her for stopping.
Also... was I RIGHT or was I RIGHT about the identity of the spy???! They kept trying to imply that it was Tolk, but I wasn't taken in, oh no.
Overall, this entire duology is a little strange. It's very heavy on the tech details, and very heavy on everyone's individual arcs. We get an introspective arc for Jos, an introspective arc for Den, an introspective arc for Barriss, an introspective arc for the droid and even for Bird Gangster. None of these arcs intersect; they hang out and small talk in the cantina, but really they're all just in their own little worlds experiencing the war.
I'm not sure what the point of any of it was, and somehow I'm left in the position of wishing there had been more actual plot, as well as more connection between characters.
The annoying admiral is dead, but a lot of pages were taken up with Bird Gangster's plans and thoughts that by and large were pointless. His schemes had approximately zero impact on the greater story arc of the Rimsoo, and I genuinely don't even know why he was even there.
Barriss's experience with the bota was interesting. In all the wikis and other material it's called "an addiction," but it seems that she was able to stop without any physical symptoms like withdrawal. The temptation, though, seemed particularly suited to Barriss's temperament; she's always thinking she's too slow, too stupid, too naive, always calling herself "an amateur." With the psychedelic Force effects of the bota, she is given the chance to transcend what she sees as her own weakness. I'm proud of her for stopping.
Also... was I RIGHT or was I RIGHT about the identity of the spy???! They kept trying to imply that it was Tolk, but I wasn't taken in, oh no.
Overall, this entire duology is a little strange. It's very heavy on the tech details, and very heavy on everyone's individual arcs. We get an introspective arc for Jos, an introspective arc for Den, an introspective arc for Barriss, an introspective arc for the droid and even for Bird Gangster. None of these arcs intersect; they hang out and small talk in the cantina, but really they're all just in their own little worlds experiencing the war.
I'm not sure what the point of any of it was, and somehow I'm left in the position of wishing there had been more actual plot, as well as more connection between characters.