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jenny_librarian's review
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
I’m not a big fan of war books, but this being a clones adventure I figured I’d give it a try. And it was surprisingly a lot better than Battlefront (which I found devoid of emotion and character growth). Or maybe I shouldn’t be surprised. It’s a Karen Travis’s book after all, and some of my favourite Star Wars books are hers.
I loved the clones. Commandos are completely different to the troopers and ARC we’re used to see in the animated series and the canon books, so it was nice to get a fresh POV. And I haven’t read a lot from the clones POV in general, so that was nice too.
Etain was the big disappointment of this book, in the sense that she didn’t feel like a Jedi at all. I get the whole feeling unworthy thing, but it almost felt like she’d never even gone through the basic initiate training at times. I appreciate her care for the clones, but that’s about it.
I also wasn’t a big fan of the slurs, racism and sexism, but I guess that comes with the fact that this was released in 2004. I’m so glad the new books are more inclusive now.
I’m going to keep making my way through Legends, and I’m excited to get more Commando stuff (hopefully without Etain).
I loved the clones. Commandos are completely different to the troopers and ARC we’re used to see in the animated series and the canon books, so it was nice to get a fresh POV. And I haven’t read a lot from the clones POV in general, so that was nice too.
Etain was the big disappointment of this book, in the sense that she didn’t feel like a Jedi at all. I get the whole feeling unworthy thing, but it almost felt like she’d never even gone through the basic initiate training at times. I appreciate her care for the clones, but that’s about it.
I also wasn’t a big fan of the slurs, racism and sexism, but I guess that comes with the fact that this was released in 2004. I’m so glad the new books are more inclusive now.
I’m going to keep making my way through Legends, and I’m excited to get more Commando stuff (hopefully without Etain).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Torture, and Colonisation
shendrick04's review
adventurous
lighthearted
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
4.0
hippy15's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
mtb_za's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
3.25
Decent enough attempt at putting a special forces/military story into Star Wars. A fine popcorn read and a good story for getting inside the heads of clone commando troopers. Definitely fleshes them out more than the movies do.
And, of course, some of the ideas got used in future works. Probably not going to read more of them though, since this ends on a fairly satisfying note.
If not that this was Star Wars, it would be a fairly standard 'special forces adventure' book. If you like that sort of thing, and like Star Wars, a good option. If you like and read a lot of the former, then this probably does not add much to the genre, but is a more gritty take than usual for Star Wars.
And, of course, some of the ideas got used in future works. Probably not going to read more of them though, since this ends on a fairly satisfying note.
If not that this was Star Wars, it would be a fairly standard 'special forces adventure' book. If you like that sort of thing, and like Star Wars, a good option. If you like and read a lot of the former, then this probably does not add much to the genre, but is a more gritty take than usual for Star Wars.
cgj26's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
drewpypoopy's review
adventurous
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
brodan's review against another edition
4.0
Ako fanúšik Star Wars som si túto knihu musel kúpiť. A neľutujem to, pretože sa mi veľmi páčila. Zápletka je tu veľmi jednoduchá, nenájdete tu žiadne skvelé prepojenia a pod., dej je viacmenej veľmi priamočiary, no možno je to takto správne. Autorka tu veľmi pekne vystihla hodnotu človeka, či už je len jeden vojak z mnohých, alebo nie. Jedna vec, ktorá bola pre mňa mínusom, hoc som fanúšikom Star Wars (o to horšie to môže byť pre toho, kto sa s týmto svetom ešte veľmi nestretol), nepoznám všetky rasy a pod., a pripadalo mi tak, že autorka sa spoliehala na to, že čitatelia ich poznajú všetkých, pretože ich vôbec neopisovala. Spomenula možno tak ich výšku a farbu očí štýlom ("Pozrel sa do jeho červených očí."), no ja som si veľmi často nedokázal predstaviť danú rasu, preto som knihu čítal s mobilom v ruke a hľadal si rasy na googli. Kniha je príjemným spestrením voľných chvíľ a číta sa príjemne a rýchlo. Skvelá voľba.
courtcharger's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
macq34's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5