theliteraryapothecary's review against another edition
4.0
This was a book selected by my patner, John, for his "birthday read" - every year I let him select one book to add to my tbr during his birth month (September). This year he chose The Star Wars Trilogy - which was actually 3 books and that's why it's taken me now to the end of October to finish.
The Star Wars trilogy is actually the novelization of the first 3 Star Wars movies: Epsidoes 4, 5, and 6 (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi). This is a unique idea being that usually books are turned into movies, not the other way around. And while I did enjoy experiencing these stories in this mode, I thought that the nostalgia wore off a bit after A New Hope and that some scenes worked better in film than in book format - they were just hard for me to imagine sometimes, on my own.
See below for my CAWPILE Breakdown of all 3 books and the average CAWPILE score, which is where the trilogy rating comes from:
A New Hope CAWPILE Breakdown:
Characters: 8
Atmosphere/Setting: 9
Writing Style: 8.5
Plot: 8
Intrigue: 7
Logic/Relationships:9
Enjoyment: 9
Atmosphere/Setting: 9
Writing Style: 8.5
Plot: 8
Intrigue: 7
Logic/Relationships:9
Enjoyment: 9
Total = 58.5/7 = 8.3 = 4.5 stars
The Empire Strikes Back CAWPILE Breakdown:
Characters: 7
Atmosphere/Setting: 8
Writing Style: 8
Plot: 7.5
Intrigue: 6
Logic/Relationships: 8.5
Enjoyment: 8
Atmosphere/Setting: 8
Writing Style: 8
Plot: 7.5
Intrigue: 6
Logic/Relationships: 8.5
Enjoyment: 8
Total = 53/7 = 7.5 = 4 stars
Return of the Jedi CAWPILE Breakdown:
Characters: 9
Atmosphere/Setting: 8.5
Writing Style: 7 (one difference in writing style with this author compared to the first two, this one wrote out Chewbacca's and Artoo Detoo's speech as dialogue instead of just saying something along the lines of "Artoo said in a series of beeps..." At times it was distracting, but then I got to a point I just skipped over those lines and felt like it wasn't needed.)
Plot: 8
Intrigue: 6
Logic/relationships: 8
Enjoyment: 7.5
Total 54/7 = 7.7 = 4 stars
Atmosphere/Setting: 8.5
Writing Style: 7 (one difference in writing style with this author compared to the first two, this one wrote out Chewbacca's and Artoo Detoo's speech as dialogue instead of just saying something along the lines of "Artoo said in a series of beeps..." At times it was distracting, but then I got to a point I just skipped over those lines and felt like it wasn't needed.)
Plot: 8
Intrigue: 6
Logic/relationships: 8
Enjoyment: 7.5
Total 54/7 = 7.7 = 4 stars
Trilogy CAWPILE Average:
8.3 + 7.5 + 7.7 = 23.5/3 = 7.8 = 4 stars
monique3's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
3.5
Star Wars
8th Oct - 12th Oct
The Empire Strikes Back
13th Oct - 17th Oct
The Return of the Jedi
17th Oct - 23rd Aug
8th Oct - 12th Oct
The Empire Strikes Back
13th Oct - 17th Oct
The Return of the Jedi
17th Oct - 23rd Aug
mickb's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
4.0
alfiew's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
4.5
artemisreads's review against another edition
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? No
5.0
marieskywlker's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
4.25
sustainably_lucia's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the extended scenes but the writing was a bit clunky at times. Still a fun read.
mistermatthias's review against another edition
5.0
What can I say? It's Star Wars! "A New Hope" is kinda weird because it uses an older version of the script, but Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi follow the movies more faithfully. Each book adds more insight to the story that would have been missed in the movies. For example, prior to the prequels, those that read the books already knew the Emperor's name was Palpatine.
There's more neat stuff like that, and overall, it's a fun read. Would recommend.
There's more neat stuff like that, and overall, it's a fun read. Would recommend.