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Shatterpoint by Matthew Woodring Stover

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lari_mcb's review against another edition

4.0

It's a book about war, so I shouldn't be surprised that it was so complex and even, at times, painful, but really it was the last page that just destroyed me. Mace, who has

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gone through this whole book fighting against the dark, fighting against his own instinct to win and the reality that what looks like a win would actually mean a loss of his identity as a Jedi, and then in the very last page he decides that the only way to truly win in this war is to win against the dark - and Anakin Skywalker is the only one who can win that battle.

"...it does not matter if every other Jedi in the galaxy dies.

As long as Anakin lives, we have hope."

The tragic irony of

this is exactly the reason why as much as I love Star Wars, sometimes it is the worst.

chris2110's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

princess_spoot's review

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

atruiz17's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Masterpiece. Excellent deep dive into the character of Mace Windu and the horrors of war. Like The Heart of Darkness but in Star Wars!

bioniclib's review

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3.0

I rewatched Revenge of the Sith and wanted to read about Mace Windu. So I tracked down the only book starring him. It's no longer Cannon so I'll be interested in seeing if they give him another book to make his story official once more. My money is on showing that he survived the battle with The Emperor. After all there was no body.

As for this book, it was solid if undewhelming. Stover did a good job balancing Mace's personality. He needed to be a bad MoFo since Sam Jackson portrayed him and he was was. But he also needed to be vulnerable. He was that, too. He gets his butt kicked a couple of times but also kicks butt.

The jungle planet was in line with Star Wars' habit of making worlds characters. But the plot machinations didn't quite work for me. Too many bait and switches near the end.

Just an average book for me.