tortle's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
4.5
em_lottie28's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
Star Wars, but make it a Western! Not the best Star Wars fiction I’ve ever read, but good fun! Think I’d have rated higher if I hadn’t left it sitting half-read for about six months.
jiaphet's review against another edition
5.0
I found myself trying to push through some parts of the book and thought to myself I would not really wind up enjoying the book as a whole. I'm glad to say I was way off. Towards the end of the book I could not get myself to put it down.
Although the story is told through the eyes of new characters and how they encounter Kenobi, we do learn quite a bit about what life was like for Kenobi in Tatooine. The story has a lot of parallels to events in the prequels and the fate of Anakin Skywalker. Although this was laid out beautifully by Miller, if you don't get the references right away, Miller does a good job of getting the point into the story without having the reader feel dumb or unintelligent. Overall, I loved this book and although you might need to push through some of it, I think it'll likely be worth it by the end.
Although the story is told through the eyes of new characters and how they encounter Kenobi, we do learn quite a bit about what life was like for Kenobi in Tatooine. The story has a lot of parallels to events in the prequels and the fate of Anakin Skywalker. Although this was laid out beautifully by Miller, if you don't get the references right away, Miller does a good job of getting the point into the story without having the reader feel dumb or unintelligent. Overall, I loved this book and although you might need to push through some of it, I think it'll likely be worth it by the end.
rjgillmor's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
🎧 - Fun story of Kenobi getting established on Tatooine. I feel like it really captured Obi-Wan; exactly how I’d imagine he’d handle the stuff that came up.
jaigeyes_6's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
hstapp's review against another edition
3.0
A middle of the road book. It features less Kenobi than I'd expect from a book titled Kenobi. The story was okay but didn't really draw me into the characters or the story very well.
abigcoffeedragon's review against another edition
4.0
I had the audiobook version of Kenobi.
This is the novel of Obi-Wan Kenobi and his arrival on Tatooine. There is very little Kenobi in the beginning but he is featured shortly after the rest of the cast is introduced. JJM does a great job of bringing a new story into a well-established universe and throwing in only a sprinkling of classic Star Wars while keeping true to the universe.
The voice acting is well done and the soundtrack is minimal.
This story gives a great prequel feel to what Obi-Wan did between episodes three and four, at least in the beginning. This is a great story about a Jedi in Hiding and a classic member of the franchise.
This is the novel of Obi-Wan Kenobi and his arrival on Tatooine. There is very little Kenobi in the beginning but he is featured shortly after the rest of the cast is introduced. JJM does a great job of bringing a new story into a well-established universe and throwing in only a sprinkling of classic Star Wars while keeping true to the universe.
The voice acting is well done and the soundtrack is minimal.
This story gives a great prequel feel to what Obi-Wan did between episodes three and four, at least in the beginning. This is a great story about a Jedi in Hiding and a classic member of the franchise.
tarabelle_lee's review against another edition
4.0
I very much enjoyed this book and missed it as soon as I was finished. Imagine my delight stumbling upon a short story in, "Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View" by the same author featuring a familiar character, the very next evening! It was very comforting to read, "Rites" by John Jackson Miller, to learn a little more about a character I found fascinating.
nickfree757's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5