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Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace by Terry Brooks

mareliweb1's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-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

3.75

A really good novelization of the movie. I liked reading the deeper background of the characters thoughts and emotions. 

artemisreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

2.75

xyranys's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

octobertune's review against another edition

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3.0

I personally really enjoyed the prequel movies and I don't understand why they get so much hate. Sure they're not perfect but tbh none of the Star Wars movies are. Except for Rogue One. (Fight me). 

This novelization is almost exactly like the movie (though I will probably rewatch it later to make sure) but there were some small scenes added here and there that I enjoyed very much. This is why I love novelisations so much because they add scenes that weren't in the movie and add inner dialogue for characters so you may understand them/their actions better. 

I do think this book/movie might be my least favourite... but that's just because I love Hayden Christensen as Anakin so much.
I love this one part where Anakin meets Padmé and is immediately like 'ok I'm going to marry you', idgaf what you thought of their relationship that's just cute ok?!

nyx_knight's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

degenderates's review against another edition

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4.0

the book is way better than the movie lol

pureferret's review against another edition

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Exceptionally boring after the podracing

eakbooknook's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

4.0

neriumslibrary's review against another edition

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5.0

This was! So much better! Than the movie!

rebel_fairy's review against another edition

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5.0

This was a wonderful addition to the movie. The extra scenes with Annikin was detailed and a lot of thought was put into it. The conversations between Padme and Annikin was wonderful yet subtle and one could see the connection. I loved the extent of the characters inner thoughts which the movies could not provide.

I understood Qui-gon's character a lot more and even Obi-wan. The details of how everything fits together made more sense than it did with the movie.

It filles the gaps of the Queen's Peril nicely and I wished the author added a bit more to the Padmè trilogy.