bashsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.75
I really love this adaptation. Revenge of the Sith has always been my favorite Star Wars movie, and this book highlighted all the things I love without most of the things I don't. The only flaws it has, I would say, are ones from the original film. I can't give 5 full stars to something that does Padmé so dirty, though. ("This is what it's like to be Padmé Amidala.... she is Anakin Skywalker's wife." Please stop doing this to her I'm begging.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Blood, Genocide, Child death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Animal death, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Colonisation, Xenophobia, Body horror, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Slavery and Gore
-Palpatine's MASTERCLASS in manipulation is on full-display.bryjpg's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-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
5.0
shakes fist at the sky ANAKIN!!!!!!!!
anyways. this was so good. i love Stover's prose and his use of second person was sooo seamless and added a great deal of insight into the characters and their relationships and literally everything. it was a bit slow to get into and near the end there was a part that kinda dragged but the entire rest of the book made up for it and it was extremely good and extremely painful and i will be thinking about it for the next 5-7 business days. also palpatine calling yoda a "little green freak" was very funny
anyways. this was so good. i love Stover's prose and his use of second person was sooo seamless and added a great deal of insight into the characters and their relationships and literally everything. it was a bit slow to get into and near the end there was a part that kinda dragged but the entire rest of the book made up for it and it was extremely good and extremely painful and i will be thinking about it for the next 5-7 business days. also palpatine calling yoda a "little green freak" was very funny
seplasole's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
5.0
lreadsbooks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-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
5.0
This book will tear at your heartstrings as you can see the real fall of Anakin Skywalker
samedi's review against another edition
3.0
I’ll start with the battle cry of bibliophiles everywhere: the book is way better than the movie! Surprisingly, in this case, since it’s a novelization and not the other way around. The book has satisfying emotional arcs and characters who act like human beings, and, importantly, it focuses on the “why” rather than the “what” of the events that occur. The author clearly is limited by the existing dialogue in some parts, and the disparity between the complex inner lives of the characters and what they say is noticeable in a few scenes (the final battle scene being the most egregious example). But overall, it’s an engrossing read: I read it when I should have been sleeping more than once. In the world of Star Wars novels (where I apparently live now; who is this person I’ve become), it’s an easy 4.5/5. A fun read for sure.
bethanybaggins's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-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
5.0
When I started reading Star Wars books, I was kind of annoyed that every single list said to read this book. But now I have and, well, I get it. By giving us the emotional insight into the characters the tragedy of this story is actually effective. I can't believe how well Stover was able to bring this to life and I'm so glad I took the time to read it.
isadorawonder's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
rewatched the end of ROTS after finishing to make myself cry :D
saeruh's review against another edition
5.0
Five stars because
1) this movie came out when I was a toddler and so my brother and I have watched it so many times that we can quote every scene line for line
2) the audiobook production and performance was so well done, it was simply phenomenal. I loved the sounds of the ships in the background during the space fights and then the music during the most iconic scenes, it was all so good.
3) you really see how the obsession slowly takes over Anakin. I mean this dude was barely eating or sleeping because he was so freaked out by the dreams given to him by Palpatine but the Jedi Council were still like “oh that’s just Skywalkers ahaha ☺️☺️ such a little trickster” like HELP HIM MAYBE???
However there was some things I didn’t love. Some of the dialogue was changed which seemed a bit weird to me. I didn’t like how he pronounced Padme’s name as “Podme” instead of Paadmae but whatever. I felt like the Jedi Council were so freaking dumb when they were supposed to be the wisest of the wise but I guess that’s the whole point of the story. Also I kept getting quite bored during the long drawn out fight scenes but that just may be a Me thing.
1) this movie came out when I was a toddler and so my brother and I have watched it so many times that we can quote every scene line for line
2) the audiobook production and performance was so well done, it was simply phenomenal. I loved the sounds of the ships in the background during the space fights and then the music during the most iconic scenes, it was all so good.
3) you really see how the obsession slowly takes over Anakin. I mean this dude was barely eating or sleeping because he was so freaked out by the dreams given to him by Palpatine but the Jedi Council were still like “oh that’s just Skywalkers ahaha ☺️☺️ such a little trickster” like HELP HIM MAYBE???
However there was some things I didn’t love. Some of the dialogue was changed which seemed a bit weird to me. I didn’t like how he pronounced Padme’s name as “Podme” instead of Paadmae but whatever. I felt like the Jedi Council were so freaking dumb when they were supposed to be the wisest of the wise but I guess that’s the whole point of the story. Also I kept getting quite bored during the long drawn out fight scenes but that just may be a Me thing.
diana_valles03's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
kamalrai's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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? Yes
4.75