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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
It's... Not bad? But also, not good? I feel like the authors took the "sci-fi" classification somewhat too seriously. Way too much overly-wordy exposition about weird alien tech. The plot itself is engaging enough, and the characters are enjoyable. But overall, this was somewhat difficult to get through.
Williams and Dix are good writers, but this book doesn't do them credit. The biggest problem was that every character seems to stray significantly from their prescribed personalities and the changes are simply not rational. Han and Leia seem to be floundering with nothing purposeful to do; Tahiri's problem is so obvious as to be redudant when stated; Soontir Fel seems to suffer from some dated perceptions of who his enemies are (and when he seemed so interesting in Visions of the Future!); and does anyone not see the triple-cross coming on Bakura?
On the plus side, it's nice to know that we're finally going to get to Zonoma Sekot in the next book and that Han and Leia's aimless wandering will soon come to an end.
Fortunately, I have the benefit of writing this after reading the next book, Force Heretic III: Reunion. That novel (same authors) is MUCH improved. I was very pleased with is. Read Refugee if you're going to read the complete NJO for continuity; if you're a SW fan you should read the series. But other than that, don't bother.
On the plus side, it's nice to know that we're finally going to get to Zonoma Sekot in the next book and that Han and Leia's aimless wandering will soon come to an end.
Fortunately, I have the benefit of writing this after reading the next book, Force Heretic III: Reunion. That novel (same authors) is MUCH improved. I was very pleased with is. Read Refugee if you're going to read the complete NJO for continuity; if you're a SW fan you should read the series. But other than that, don't bother.
This story from the perspective of three children refugees: Josef, a Jew, in 1930s Nazi Germany, Isabel, a Cuban girl in 1994, and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015. I listened to this on audio and all three narrators did a fantastic job pulling me into the story. These are three heart breaking stories based on real life, even the life happening around us. I know we all have different political views regarding refugees, but I think we can all agree that we hate to see humanity suffer. This is a great book and would make a wonderful discussion book to read with children.