Discussion:SW Episode III-Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Woodring Stover
[b]Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
May Book of the Month[/b]
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Aha....SW books twice in a row! 😛
ON-TOPIC: Well, I must say, I really enjoyed Stover's style of writing.
I like how he fleshed out the characters, (especially some of the lesser or at least lesser-developed characters). I was just a tad upset that neither Kashyyyk nor Chewbacca were mentioned, but it is forgiveable.
I must say, being a person who's read the ILLUSTRATED SCREENPLAY, the dialogue between Palpatine/Sidious, Mace, Agen Kolar, Saesee Tiin, and Kit Fisto was quite better and more dramatic than what will appear in the movie.
I particularily enjoyed the last chapters of the book, especially when it went into the point-of-view of Darth Vader on page 416. I actually shed a tear when I set the book down.
Star Wars in general has been a part of my life since I was born, back in '77. That's 28 years for me this July, and to think that it's ending in 17 days....this is both the movie and the book to go out on.
Overall, I liked this book. But my opinion is most likely based on the fact that I love Star Wars and have loved it my entire life. Some of the writing got a tad repetitive, (no pun intended), but it was quite well written. The only thing that turned me off both the book and the author was a comment Stover gave to Reuters, I believe, along the lines that this book would make him a household and famous name. Something about it topping lists, which it really hasn't....
But all in all, if I were to give the book a rating out of 10, I would give it: a 9.5. A great effort, and a must have for all SW fans, but that comment he made gets to me. 😉
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The only thing I didn't like about this book was the poetic parts at the beginning and the end.
Also, it was much too short. They didn't go into any detail of the Kashyyyk battle, we didn't get to hear about Yoda's introduction to Tarfful or Chewbacca. Their names aren't even mentioned in the book.
It should have been a much bigger book, going into detail of every last thing in the movie, and beyond.
Still...9/10
Originally posted by DCLXVI
Aha....SW books twice in a row! 😛
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hehe...you guys outnumber us. 😛
But seriously would it be a good idea to read the book prior to the movie? Or should we watch out for spoilers? The reason I ask is because I'm defenetly watching Episode III but I worried that if I read the book first I might get over spoiled. So do you guys recommend reading the book first before going to see the film?
Originally posted by WindDancer
hehe...you guys outnumber us. 😛But seriously would it be a good idea to read the book prior to the movie? Or should we watch out for spoilers? The reason I ask is because I'm defenetly watching Episode III but I worried that if I read the book first I might get over spoiled. So do you guys recommend reading the book first before going to see the film?
If you like surprises then stay away from the novel.
Otherwise I'd say read it. I read AOTC, and ROTS novels before the movies. I did the same with comic book movies, I read the novelization first. I just like to do it that way.
It all depends on the person.