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A review by whovian223
Last Shot: A Han and Lando Novel by Daniel José Older
3.0
I don't really understand the hate for this novel. Sure, it's a bit more adult in tone than we're used to for a Star Wars book, and yeah, the other characters aren't *that* great.
But I did find the emotional dilemmas that both Han and Lando were going through to be quite interesting and I think the nature of those dilemmas made the adult tone more understandable. These are serious adult issues they're contemplating. Han trying to balance his roguish nature with being a dad and a husband. Lando wondering about settling down.
Sure, it may not be what you want from a Star Wars novel, but I don't think that makes it inherently bad.
I also found the book very funny. Love the Ewok and the bits about Gungan prejudice. Taka was even fun most of the time.
The reason for the 3 star rating is because the side character work wasn't the greatest overall. Even while the other characters were fun, they didn't really get that much development (Taka being a bit of an exception, but even they didn't get that much).
I really enjoyed the novel, though.
But I did find the emotional dilemmas that both Han and Lando were going through to be quite interesting and I think the nature of those dilemmas made the adult tone more understandable. These are serious adult issues they're contemplating. Han trying to balance his roguish nature with being a dad and a husband. Lando wondering about settling down.
Sure, it may not be what you want from a Star Wars novel, but I don't think that makes it inherently bad.
I also found the book very funny. Love the Ewok and the bits about Gungan prejudice. Taka was even fun most of the time.
The reason for the 3 star rating is because the side character work wasn't the greatest overall. Even while the other characters were fun, they didn't really get that much development (Taka being a bit of an exception, but even they didn't get that much).
I really enjoyed the novel, though.