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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
I'd hoped this would be more about the Erso family and less about Krennic and Tarkin, but alas. My notes say this took four days for me to get through, but it felt like a lot longer. It was a story well-told, and it did its job well enough (as a prequel to Rogue One), but I wasn't ever really excited to pick it back up again. 2.5
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It may just be that my attention span has been struggling lately so it felt harder than usual to actually process the audiobook version, but this book felt like an absolute slog to get through. The characters felt bland and the plot seemed to move at an agonizingly slow meandering pace.
There are so many things that just sort of happen that left me wondering what was the point. For example,there's a whole scene with Galen's wife, Lyra, trying to go for a jog on Coruscant and thinks she's being followed. The twist? It's two salesmen who want to sell her jewelry. For the life of me, I can't figure out why this scene exists except to fill space.
For a book that gave me the impression that it was going to be about Galen's involvement in the development of the Death Star, shockingly little of the book seems to deal with the actual development and/or construction of the Death Star. Galen remains an unwitting participant until the final few chapters, so he never actually directly engages with the Death Star project, which we only occasionally get glimpses into from Krennic's point of view. These chapters dealing directly with the Death Star construction were for me by far the most interesting parts of the book, which is a shame given there were so few of them.
The most frustrating part is that where this book ends is right around where the most interesting part of the Erso's story (at least, in my opinion) begins- being on the run from the Empire and then recruited by force to work on the Death Star, forcing him to find a way to sabotage it in secret. The story this book tells feels like it should take place as the first 25% of a far more interesting story. I can understand the desire to have a story that expands on events that haven't been touched on in the films, but why then ignore developing the most interesting parts of that established story?
There are so many things that just sort of happen that left me wondering what was the point. For example,
For a book that gave me the impression that it was going to be about Galen's involvement in the development of the Death Star, shockingly little of the book seems to deal with the actual development and/or construction of the Death Star. Galen remains an unwitting participant until the final few chapters, so he never actually directly engages with the Death Star project, which we only occasionally get glimpses into from Krennic's point of view. These chapters dealing directly with the Death Star construction were for me by far the most interesting parts of the book, which is a shame given there were so few of them.
The most frustrating part is that where this book ends is right around where the most interesting part of the Erso's story (at least, in my opinion) begins- being on the run from the Empire and then recruited by force to work on the Death Star, forcing him to find a way to sabotage it in secret. The story this book tells feels like it should take place as the first 25% of a far more interesting story. I can understand the desire to have a story that expands on events that haven't been touched on in the films, but why then ignore developing the most interesting parts of that established story?
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked the story line with the Ersos but got a bit bored with the storyline with Has. Meh book to me overall
pretty technical and dry but i cannot deny that i am OBSESSED with tricksy bitch Orson Krennic
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a great book! It added a lot of depth to the motives behind certain characters in Rogue One. It also had plenty of references and characters from both the prequel and original eras.
A highlight for me was Lyra Erso <3 In the movie she was just a throw away character during the prologue. However James Luceno managed to make her absolutely brilliant! She was hands-down one of the best things about this book.
If you liked Rogue One then I can't recommend this enough.
A highlight for me was Lyra Erso <3 In the movie she was just a throw away character during the prologue. However James Luceno managed to make her absolutely brilliant! She was hands-down one of the best things about this book.
If you liked Rogue One then I can't recommend this enough.
i REALLY wanted to finish this but i'm just not that guy. maybe another day
slow-paced
Ever wanted to know more about Jyn Erso’s dad’s involvement in the Death Star? No? Because it was all pretty well telegraphed in Rogue One? Well, what if I told you that his whole story and involvement is actually not very interesting at all?
Anyway, I was not a fan. :)
Anyway, I was not a fan. :)