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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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“What do you know? We don't all have the luxury of deciding when and where we want to care about something. Suddenly the Rebellion is real for you? Now that you've got a stake in it, and - and - now that you don't have another life to go back to? Some of us live this Rebellion. I've been in this fight since I was six years old. You're not the only one who lost everything. Some of us just decided to do something about it.”
*SNIFF, SIGH, HOLDING BACK SOME TEARS HEROICALLY*
I am usually wary of film novelisations. Really good ones are few and far between, but in this instance I am glad I decided to forgo my well-established prejudice and I admit that I loved the book almost as much as the film.
Author Alexander Freed really managed to pull it off, drew me in and move me to shed some tears. He made full use of the fact that there are places books can go where films just cannot: namely the heads & hearts of the characters whether major and minor, humanoid or robot. And AF just made this work for me. He evoked all the right feelings at the right places in the right moments without breathtaking visuals & dramatic music.
He perfectly translated the characters from the film and managed to convey the fact that the members of the Team Rouge One are all damaged one way or another and they are differently motivated, but motivated they are all the same. They are a motley crew, unlikely to succeed against giant odds (view spoiler)
Also the main antagonist, Orson Krennic's character was superbly drawn with his white hotly burning ambition and self-adoration. His hunger for more power and his juggling for position against Tarkin added more sides and shades to the story.
Recommended to fans of the movie.
*SNIFF, SIGH, HOLDING BACK SOME TEARS HEROICALLY*
I am usually wary of film novelisations. Really good ones are few and far between, but in this instance I am glad I decided to forgo my well-established prejudice and I admit that I loved the book almost as much as the film.
Author Alexander Freed really managed to pull it off, drew me in and move me to shed some tears. He made full use of the fact that there are places books can go where films just cannot: namely the heads & hearts of the characters whether major and minor, humanoid or robot. And AF just made this work for me. He evoked all the right feelings at the right places in the right moments without breathtaking visuals & dramatic music.
He perfectly translated the characters from the film and managed to convey the fact that the members of the Team Rouge One are all damaged one way or another and they are differently motivated, but motivated they are all the same. They are a motley crew, unlikely to succeed against giant odds (view spoiler)
Also the main antagonist, Orson Krennic's character was superbly drawn with his white hotly burning ambition and self-adoration. His hunger for more power and his juggling for position against Tarkin added more sides and shades to the story.
Recommended to fans of the movie.
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Quotes Melindam Liked
“There is more than one sort of prison, Captain," Chirrut said. "I sense that you carry yours wherever you go.”
― Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
― Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
“I’m not used to people sticking around when things go bad,” she said, by way of explanation.”
― Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
― Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Reading Progress
January 25, 2019
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January 25, 2019
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January 30, 2019
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Jan 30, 2019 04:29AM
There is a book too?! I loved 😍😍 the movie! My favourite Star Wars movie! ❤️
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Yesss. I love the movie so much and I can safely recommend the book now as well. :)
Awwww I loooooved that movie!! I literally have a poster of Rogue One on my wall :D I have thought about the book too, but as you say in your review, I'm not much into movie novelisations. Might give it a try, since you say it's worth it ;)
Emilia wrote: "Awwww I loooooved that movie!! I literally have a poster of Rogue One on my wall :D I have thought about the book too, but as you say in your review, I'm not much into movie novelisations. Might gi..."The movie was breathtaking. The book does not rise to the same heights, but still comes pretty close.
If you read Catalyst by James Luceno, it gives some great backstory for many of the characters, especially Jyn's mother, Lyra. Rogue One is by far my favourite of the Disney Star Wars movies.
DiscoSpacePanther wrote: "If you read Catalyst by James Luceno, it gives some great backstory for many of the characters, especially Jyn's mother, Lyra. Rogue One is by far my favourite of the Disney Star W..."Thank you for the recommendation. :)
You wrote well here. My first ever DNFed book was a novelisation of Return of the Jedi. Well, that's it.
I read Return of the Jedi at the ripe age of 10 and have fond memories of those "good old days", so I am sticking to my 5-star-rating of that and disregard the literary quality. :D
I got the junior novelisation of Jedi aged 7 in before the film came out and spoilered the hell out of the movie for myself. I remember Threepio thanking the Maker that the war was over at the end of the book, and I an firmly in the camp that anything that comes after is nothing but fanfic (some good, some dire).
DiscoSpacePanther wrote: "I got the junior novelisation of Jedi aged 7 in before the film came out and spoilered the hell out of the movie for myself. I remember Threepio thanking the Maker that the war was over at the end and I an firmly in the camp that anything that comes after is nothing but fanfic (some good, some dire)."Yeah, I am definitely in that camp, too. :)
