Movie #5 of 2021: Star Wars (1977) As expected, this sci-fi classic absolutely still holds up. The worldbuilding is naturalistic and immersive, the characters are compelling, and the stakes of the storyline make sense at every stage. The pacing is excellent throughout, up until arguably the final attack on the Death Star, which maybe drags …
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Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher
Book #133 of 2021: Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher (William Shakespeare’s Star Wars #4) This book is built around a cute idea, but once you get past that basic gimmick of retelling the first Star Wars movie in iambic pentameter — “In time so long ago begins our play / In …
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Book Review: Star Wars: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy by Alexandra Bracken
Book #37 of 2018: Star Wars: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy by Alexandra Bracken This book is better than expected for what’s essentially a glorified junior novelization of the first Star Wars movie. I particularly like the author’s imposed structure of telling the beginning of the story from Leia’s perspective, the middle …
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