Jason Fry

The official novelization of the highly anticipated movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Print run 100,000.

The Last Jedi

C. J. Daley 

*Let me just start by saying that this rating is in no way due to the overly disliked TLJ*
(I love The Last Jedi) 

2 stars? 2.5 stars?

When I saw expanded edition I was excited. Especially when I started my SW Disney canon journey in 2018 I bought so many of them in one big chunk. However, after reading the novelization for TFA that included BONUS content, I realized this was just Disney’s way of publishing a book that wasn’t fully edited. And this novelization is even worse. 

It’s important to say I don’t think this is any fault of the author. My aim is not to bash the writing in any way, it’s more of a disappointment in content. 

It’s really cool to me that the extended novelizations include the deleted scenes and have additional thoughts and fears and ideas from characters—that is exactly why I read them as well as watch them. But added stuff to Canto Bight that isn’t a deleted scene? WHY

Reading this felt like Disney allowed the author to use like the 3rd to last edited Rian Johnson script. The dialogue was off or longer or completely lacking the actors intonations and finesse (ie. DJ practically having no personality??) The climax of the film had Kylo and Luke saying things that weren’t 100% from the finished film? To me that ruins my experience as that is not then a novelization? I am of the purist sort that want everything exact, rather than receiving something that feels more like a dramatization. 

I will also note that out of all the ones I’ve read this had the highest number of typos... what the hell Del Ray? 

I truly think this was the most unbearable out of the 47 (?) SW canon novels I’ve finished so far.

Rebeca Keren Nuñez

Soy fan de la saga y cómo me paso con los anteriores, siento que me completa la historia de las películas, además la lectura fue súper ágil. De todas formas, en esta novelización, no se introducen tantos elementos nuevos como en otras. Soy de las que disfruto la película, así que me inclino a pensar que simplemente, la novela no necesitaba agregar tantas cosas a la película. De todas formas, las novelas siempre aportan una nueva perspectiva y es lo que las hace valiosas. Esta no esta excepción. Disclosure: Claramente no puedo evitar ver la novela a la luz de la película, y de episodio IX, ya que estoy leyendo las novelas con la saga ya ”cerrada” en el cine, pero he tratado de que mi opinión se vea afectada por esto en una medida que sea justa.

The Last Jedi

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