Rudi reviewed Star Wars by Mike W. Barr
Review of 'Star Wars' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
This is my first time exploring the Star Wars "expanded universe" (other than some video games), and I enjoyed it way more than I expected! I read it because it was free on kindle for a limited time, and I figured why not?
I was concerned that it would be packed with references to characters and locations in the Star Wars-universe that I had never heard about. And it kinda did, but it turned out to not be a problem. Delving into the lore was optional.
So while the story itself wasn't that good, I did like that it played around with how you perceive and root for various characters. It exploits the biases one has coming from just seeing the movies, and then it fool you all over again.
The art was great! I read the kindle edition, but on a color screen, and some of the panels were …
This is my first time exploring the Star Wars "expanded universe" (other than some video games), and I enjoyed it way more than I expected! I read it because it was free on kindle for a limited time, and I figured why not?
I was concerned that it would be packed with references to characters and locations in the Star Wars-universe that I had never heard about. And it kinda did, but it turned out to not be a problem. Delving into the lore was optional.
So while the story itself wasn't that good, I did like that it played around with how you perceive and root for various characters. It exploits the biases one has coming from just seeing the movies, and then it fool you all over again.
The art was great! I read the kindle edition, but on a color screen, and some of the panels were gorgeous.