Rogue_Follower posted:

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YodaKenobi posted:

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Revelations

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You, sir, win the boards.

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Obilieveinme posted:

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6.48 is absurd...just absurd. It deserves a atleast a 7 just for being well written.

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YodaKenobi posted:

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Fantastic post

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GoA posted:

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YodaKenobi posted:

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Fantastic post

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I have to say that, without doubt, this was one of the most well put posts I've read. It put into words what I couldn't, about my feelings on how Traviss' writing reflects the Jedi poorly and Mandalorians as near-perfect entities.

If Traviss never writes another Star Wars novel again (other than her little RC series), I'll be ecstatic.

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GenAntilles posted:

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I seem to recall Ben reflecting on how blessed the Jedi are that they know they will see their loved ones after death. That other species say they will, but only Jedi know they will see them. That to me seems like a big plus she pointed out the Jedi have. One that I haven't seen other authors point out. Not even the Mandalorians have that kind of assurance.

Also the Mandalorians seem like great people becuase from the Mandalorian perspective they are great people. The Mandalorian POVs are not going to be, "We are evil, we are nothing compared to the great Jedi." It's going to be, "We're great, Jedi stink." Also when a person enters a new culture they tend to look for good things about it. I've been to numerous countries and I know how Jaina would feel being a stranger in a foreign land. One tends to look at the benefits of the new culture, simply to try and fit in.

Also since most of the Anti-Jedi speech was from Imperials and Mandalorians, who are supposed to dislike Jedi. It would be out of character for them to be saying, "You Jedi are great!" And I know a lot of people complain about people acting out of character. So the fact that Imperials and Mandos aren't the Jedi's biggest supporters should be a relief in a series that is accused every day of having out of character characters.

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Havac posted:

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Average score: 286.71/44 = 6.52

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GoA posted:

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Havac posted:

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Average score: 286.71/44 = 6.52

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Can I change my original score of 7.5? After re-reading the book, and after reading similar viewpoints on here, who were better able to put my feelings into words, I can't, with good conscience, give this book a good score.

Drop my 7.5 down to a 3.5. The 3.5 is for the fact that, in and of itself, the novel was a good read. But in the context of the 9-book series, and in retrospect of Traviss' attitude toward the Jedi, I can't score it what I originally did.

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