ericmppaq's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
jonwesleyhuff's review
3.0
I don't read a lot of novelizations of movies. But I've been a BIT obsessed with The Force Awakens. This is a fun novel to read for the bits that didn't make it into the movie. A few things are clarified here and there because of it. The downside is that there's more dialogue than in the movie (not sure if this is Foster's embellishment or deleted dialogue from the script) and often that dialogue can be awkward or over explanatory. Also, Finn and Rey don't really have the charm on the page that they do in the movie. But this is minor stuff. Overall, it was a fun read.
nbhatta's review
4.0
Some nice additional detail that wasn't in the movies, certain things become more or less ambiguous.
hstapp's review against another edition
2.0
This book is told in the voice of the author, not in the voices of the characters. This makes it hard to really form any connection of the characters. Especially when the author drops in old-fashioned sci-fi commentary (AKA Dad Jokes) into peoples perspectives that that character wouldn't necessarily have. Most of this problem is either contained at the beginning of the book, or I just got used to it as I went along. I did actively notice one in the later section of the book, so I probably just started glossing over them.
Though I didn't enjoy Splinter of the Mind's Eye and the first Star Wars book is just basically the movie, I don't think that the voice is necessarily Foster's fault. He was probably given the script and strict guidelines to follow, so the author's voice might not be his. It could well be the script writer's voices.
I found the discrepancies between the book and movie interesting. I thought that they would try to keep the book exactly the same as the movie, so as to provide a clear canon, since they decanonized the Expanded Universe to unmuddy the waters.
Though I didn't enjoy Splinter of the Mind's Eye and the first Star Wars book is just basically the movie, I don't think that the voice is necessarily Foster's fault. He was probably given the script and strict guidelines to follow, so the author's voice might not be his. It could well be the script writer's voices.
I found the discrepancies between the book and movie interesting. I thought that they would try to keep the book exactly the same as the movie, so as to provide a clear canon, since they decanonized the Expanded Universe to unmuddy the waters.
edeng555's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
2.0
dgignac's review
3.0
I loved the movie version of this book, but this novelization doesn't have the same spark. I found the writing to be awkward and it didn't allow the characters to shine the same way they did in the movie.
ketzigirl33's review
4.0
Definitely enjoyed the lines that didn't make the movie. And the thoughts expressed in words rather than expression.
sabregirl's review against another edition
4.0
A little disappointing considering that the normal novelizations (at least from the prequel trilogy) gives a lot more inside knowledge and hints and such, but this one gave nothing. Yeah we found out how Poe actually got off a Jakku and than Snope was influencing Ben Solo from birth. But that Snope thing was predictable. I was hoping for more of an interaction between Han and Leia, something that wasn't as disappointing as in the movie for their last scene. I suppose though considering that the script for the moving after this was being written it wasn't possible. But still, I just wish there was more. It was a good novelization that made me re-visualize the movie and that's always good.
kayto4's review
3.0
Gave more insight to character's thiughts and actions that the movie couldn't and didn't have time to do. Enjoyed getting a more detailed explanation as to why certain events took place.