Discussion Will you read the novelization first?

So you're REALLY not going to see the movies if the story (as portrayed in the novel) turns out to be weak? Riiiight.

 

Yeah, I loved the book more than the film, especially the battle above Coruscant; Dooku and Palpatine's conversation, Grievous' interactions with Captain Needa and his realisation that Dooku was dead. Awesome stuff.

 

The novel got into Dooku's head so well unlike the movie. Unfortunately Stover didn't have the Anakin and Obi-Wan scenes go to Dooku. They also didn't have Yoda on Kashyyyk and didn't go as in-depth to the Anakin vs. Obi-Wan duel as I would have liked. Great novel nonetheless. All the parts you mentioned were great.

 

Yep! Any more questions?

 

It really depends on who writes it.

 

I will be seeing the movies first. Books come afterward for me. Like another poster said, it fills in details and other little tidbits for a picture that seems more whole.

 

I will skim it. Too lazy to read the whole thing

 

No way will I read the book before the movie, though I will read it eventually.

 

Definitely not, I never see the point of reading a novel that already have a movie in the making. E.g., Harry Potter books, I just watch the movies.

 

The Potter books are better though

 

I will likely read the novel first, providing it's released before the film. I read the novelizations for the prequels before hand and it only made me enjoy the films all the more. TPM was the exception though. The book was better than the film to me.

 

Probably....that or get the audiobook.

 

Just like with ROTS, after

 

I read TPM, AOTC and ROTS before their movies, but they were a lot less spoilerific than this book would be. With them, I at least knew the general direction they would take - TPM wasn't a conscious decision, I was 8 at the time, but the other two I knew basically where the story was going. With this I may actually resist the temptation to read it, just to try and avoid spoilers. But I think I'm kidding myself and will pick it up the day it comes out and read it cover to cover that day, same as I did with ROTS.

And to the loon saying the ROTS book was terrible, it is easily the best of the six books, and probably the only one significantly better than its film counterpart.

 

No way.

However, I read the novels of ANH and ESB before ROTJ came out in the early 80's. Funny thing was, the ANH book alluded to Luke feeling enamored and infatuated with Leia.

 

Noooo way. Think about it. I have no clue what direction these films will take. I want to go to the theater and be surprised.