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kaloyan_woo's review against another edition
3.0
2.5
Не знам защо, но имам чувството, че книгата е написана страшно бързо и е нямало достатъчно време за добра редакция. Първите 100 страници са доста добри, но останалите 350 не са голямо удоволствие.
Не знам защо, но имам чувството, че книгата е написана страшно бързо и е нямало достатъчно време за добра редакция. Първите 100 страници са доста добри, но останалите 350 не са голямо удоволствие.
patricknight's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
bosquedemel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
Exceeded my expectations. A solid, plot-driven book with engaging and interesting characters and settings.
It's slightly overlong and the 3-plots structure doesn't give all of them the same weight and development, but it's a good story and similar in tone and scope to Andor and Rogue One, which is a good thing. Not only does it focus simply on rebel and imperial characters on the ground, fighting and dying for their causes, but it shows restraint when it comes to including famous characters and well-known references (though there is a Vader appearance here which, because it's only one and brief, stands out without stealing the spotlight).
Alexander Freed is a very good writer - especially when it comes to plotting and writing this kind of military sci-fi, avoiding its usual pitfalls - so I'm looking forward to reading his Alphabet Squadron trilogy.
It's slightly overlong and the 3-plots structure doesn't give all of them the same weight and development, but it's a good story and similar in tone and scope to Andor and Rogue One, which is a good thing. Not only does it focus simply on rebel and imperial characters on the ground, fighting and dying for their causes, but it shows restraint when it comes to including famous characters and well-known references (though there is a Vader appearance here which, because it's only one and brief, stands out without stealing the spotlight).
Alexander Freed is a very good writer - especially when it comes to plotting and writing this kind of military sci-fi, avoiding its usual pitfalls - so I'm looking forward to reading his Alphabet Squadron trilogy.
jenny_librarian's review against another edition
I really tried, but this book is just way too boring for me. I coulebt bring myself to care about any of the characters when they author gave us nothing but a series of battles with very little description of anything else.
Namir felt like some sort of macho soldier caricature, and nobody else gave me much hope. It doesn’t feel like Star Wars. It feels like an 80s war book set in the GFFA.
Namir felt like some sort of macho soldier caricature, and nobody else gave me much hope. It doesn’t feel like Star Wars. It feels like an 80s war book set in the GFFA.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, War, and Murder
sofiabsilva's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
disneyfreak627's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
thepaige_turner's review against another edition
2.0
While I surprisingly liked the VERY military-esque way this was written, I just wish they had focused on one battle or one set of characters because so many people were being introduced then killed off that it made it hard to care about everything, especially when your main character/narrator is so cynical it made it hard to focus. I had such high hopes for this but was just disappointed.
cyris_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0