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Before the Awakening
by Greg Rucka
I had to pick up this book, because Greg Rucka and I was utterly charmed by The Force Awakens, and I was not disappointed. The three stories are split between Finn, Rey, and Poe, and gives us a nice glimmer into each of their lives.
Finn's was especially heartbreaking and interesting, because it gives us the first glimpse of the new type of Storm Trooper (which had a lot of layover from some of the Clone Troopers), but also Finn himself. Finn's gives us another light into how much this brave young man gave up in his journey in the film and really gets the core of his motivations (which is that he cares too much).
Rey's was fantastic too, there's not a lot you can do with her backstory without revealing things they obviously aren't ready to reveal, but it was a nice slice of life into Jakku that showed the different inner-workings and how Rey herself gets along alone.
Poe, of course, felt like a giant apology to baby Mia for not having lady pilots in the original trilogy (or the prequels, grumble grumble) and also a WONDERFUL introduction to a character I was totally charmed by in the film (and remained charmed by). It also sets up a really good backstory for how the New Republic/First Order/Resistance works, which was one of the things I wish I had been in the film a little more clearly.
The writing is great and interspersed with some beautiful illustrations by Phil Noto. I was really impressed by it, even if I had to take each mini story a day at a time, because Finn and Rey's left me a teary mess afterwards.
Finn's was especially heartbreaking and interesting, because it gives us the first glimpse of the new type of Storm Trooper (which had a lot of layover from some of the Clone Troopers), but also Finn himself. Finn's gives us another light into how much this brave young man gave up in his journey in the film and really gets the core of his motivations (which is that he cares too much).
Rey's was fantastic too, there's not a lot you can do with her backstory without revealing things they obviously aren't ready to reveal, but it was a nice slice of life into Jakku that showed the different inner-workings and how Rey herself gets along alone.
Poe, of course, felt like a giant apology to baby Mia for not having lady pilots in the original trilogy (or the prequels, grumble grumble) and also a WONDERFUL introduction to a character I was totally charmed by in the film (and remained charmed by). It also sets up a really good backstory for how the New Republic/First Order/Resistance works, which was one of the things I wish I had been in the film a little more clearly.
The writing is great and interspersed with some beautiful illustrations by Phil Noto. I was really impressed by it, even if I had to take each mini story a day at a time, because Finn and Rey's left me a teary mess afterwards.