From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars)
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780345511478 |
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| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group |
| Publication date: | 10/03/2017 |
| Series: | Star Wars |
| Pages: | 496 |
| Sales rank: | 39,825 |
| Product dimensions: | 7.90(w) x 6.20(h) x 1.60(d) |
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From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars)
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I have to be honest; I don’t know how to review this book. With 40 stories by 40+ authors, spanning across almost every genre and style, covering the full length of A New Hope (and then a little extra), the book is simply too complex for a normal review. My notes themselves are in excess of five typed single space pages; there’s just no way to capture that in a few brief paragraphs.
What I can do, however, is talk about the experience of reading this book. From a Certain Point of View is a book that is best read sequentially; while you can jump from story to story or hunt for particular authors there’s an emotional thread between the stories that has to be experienced directly. As you read, it’s impossible not to let your mind wander to the images of the film, and to the knowledge of coming events. You’ll feel pain for characters as they feel relief their family is safe on Alderaan, as they watch their friends go forth into a battle you know they won’t survive, or achieve a new sense of autonomy and purpose that you know is fated to end badly. Of course, not all the stories are gut punches; many are meditations on joy, trust, wonder, and love. More than anything, the book encapsulates a sense of hope and longing for change.
When you finish this anthology, sit down and watch Star Wars again. It’s like watching a whole new movie. And that’s no small feat for a book written 40 years after the fact.
I dearly hope there’s more like this coming from Del Rey in the future.
If you want more story specific commentary, check out my progress notes on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1965434879).
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This book answers many questions and provides deep insights in minor characters and events. If you’re not a hardcore Star Wars fan this might be a hard read but if you are, it will probably be In your top 5
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Most of the content is good. Couple of great stories. One or two that I couldn't even get through. One from a stormtroopers point of view had so many anachronistic references and modern language that it just threw me out, not to mention it was written in a way that even a modern soldier wouldn't write much less a thoroughly disciplined elite trooper. The stories that respect the source material while adding something new were by far the best.
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Loved all of the different points of view of one of my favorite stories. Proof that any Star Wars story can be great... it all depends greatly on our own point of view.
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I did appreciate all the new perspectives. Basically Star Wars: a new hope from forty different perspectives you’ve never imagined before. Cool book/series of shirts stories!
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Just read it for the luv of God.
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A bunch of bona fide accurate and authentic authors provide appropriate backstories to explain the actions and reactions of all the characters you forgot you knew. From the sands of Tattooine to the corridors of the death star, even the mouse droids have something to add. Loved every episode, I'm beginning to think the universe is so big it will never end.
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Great stories that really bring some of the great Star Wars moment fully to life
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This is my favorite book of the Star Wars Saga. What a genius idea; something so simple yet so very delicious if you are a Star Wars Fan. This is an inside look into the viewpoints of characters from different points of view; hence the title of the book. I thoroughly enjoyed this; and I should mention the fact you get the music and Star Wars sound effects in the audio version. I had a really good time reading and can’t wait to start the next Star Wars Novel. Very very job well done . Most entertaining Star Wars book yet...
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Great concept, great stories. Loved this book.
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A lot of familiar names penned the short stories in this wonderful collaboration. I was surprised (though maybe I shouldn't have been) that Paul Dini, legendary writer for Batman: The Animated Series, wrote one of my favorites in this book. Many of the stories fill in certain gaps and answer a lot of questions about minor characters and events that occur during A New Hope. Also, purchasing this book benefits a literacy charity.
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