jan_santanius's review
5.0
The Audiobook is really good! I love Dookus Story in the Old EU and in the New Canon. Thank You Cavan Scott for this amazing story!
saguaros's review against another edition
3.0
2.5ish?
listened to the audiobook as it was first created as one with performance from a full cast. I was a little disappointed with it? I was interested in seeing how another Jedi fall to the dark side except it didn't really go all the way there, shifting between the present where Dooku is full on dark side and the past, from his days as padawan, to master to when he leaves the Order. It stops there and while he's definitely on the cusp of the dark side at this point, I wish we'd seen how he truly embraces the dark side and meets Sidious, etc. I was more interested in that than his youth, and frankly it kinda got boring at some points.
3 stars because I really liked the present parts with Ventress. She's interesting and broken and the voice actress was great. We also saw a little bit of Sifo-Dyas and how, each time his and Dooku's paths crossed, his visions were worse. And we know that they will eventually lead him to order a clone army from the Kaminoans but, again, the story stopped before we got there which was a shame.
I was also annoyed by small inconsistency with canon that didn't really need to be there anyway, but overall it was an okay listen.
listened to the audiobook as it was first created as one with performance from a full cast. I was a little disappointed with it? I was interested in seeing how another Jedi fall to the dark side except it didn't really go all the way there, shifting between the present where Dooku is full on dark side and the past, from his days as padawan, to master to when he leaves the Order. It stops there and while he's definitely on the cusp of the dark side at this point, I wish we'd seen how he truly embraces the dark side and meets Sidious, etc. I was more interested in that than his youth, and frankly it kinda got boring at some points.
3 stars because I really liked the present parts with Ventress. She's interesting and broken and the voice actress was great. We also saw a little bit of Sifo-Dyas and how, each time his and Dooku's paths crossed, his visions were worse. And we know that they will eventually lead him to order a clone army from the Kaminoans but, again, the story stopped before we got there which was a shame.
I was also annoyed by small inconsistency with canon that didn't really need to be there anyway, but overall it was an okay listen.
chappellmw90's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
grogancp's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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
3.0
jfos91's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
writrtay's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
litwbe02's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-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
4.25
If you’re looking for a fun, quick Star Wars read, this book is great. I wouldn’t say there’s anything amazing about it, but it builds out new characters well while giving more context and backstory to the characters already known from the prequels.
darynnmark's review
3.0
This "book" was a bit of a struggle. It's really more of the performance of a screenplay than a book, with an ensemble cast and the great majority of the book relayed through dialogue.
Even though it's short, a ton of plot points are packed into it. First is the frame story of Asajj Ventress, the PoV character, who is both trying to know her new master Count Dooku and find his sister. She battles with the voice of her Jedi master trying to pull her back into the light (obviously failing).
Meanwhile, she listens to holos and journals of Dooku and we get all of the major events that led Dooku from youngling to padawan to master and finally leaving the order. It doesn't specifically connect us to him becoming Palpatine's apprentice, though there are hints dropped in.
My primary issue was the loose threads of plot - many of the events are only tangentially related, and they switch gears quickly. I liked the resolution and felt like it did overall explain Dooku, though it's a struggle to see how the Jedi completely missed what he would become. I know they made a lot of mistakes leading to the rise of Palpatine, but Dooku was even closer, directly tied to Yoda, and completely missed.
Even though it's short, a ton of plot points are packed into it. First is the frame story of Asajj Ventress, the PoV character, who is both trying to know her new master Count Dooku and find his sister. She battles with the voice of her Jedi master trying to pull her back into the light (obviously failing).
Meanwhile, she listens to holos and journals of Dooku and we get all of the major events that led Dooku from youngling to padawan to master and finally leaving the order. It doesn't specifically connect us to him becoming Palpatine's apprentice, though there are hints dropped in.
My primary issue was the loose threads of plot - many of the events are only tangentially related, and they switch gears quickly. I liked the resolution and felt like it did overall explain Dooku, though it's a struggle to see how the Jedi completely missed what he would become. I know they made a lot of mistakes leading to the rise of Palpatine, but Dooku was even closer, directly tied to Yoda, and completely missed.
justin_wong's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75