rcb said:
as u can see my friend, i do know a little about the SW universe.
I can certainly see that you do. When it comes to knowledge of the SW Universe, I have no doubt that you have me bested. Perhaps you misinterpreted my previous post, I was agreeing with you in telling TheBoost that he ought to read an SW encyclopedia.
skyjedi2005 said:But Salvatore proved he was a better author than George Lucas in His novelization of attack of the clones. The book was many million of miles away from being stellar, but he clealry understood the human element better than george. George only knows how to do dumb action movies. Without his ex wife Marcia, without Kasden, Kershner, or Kurtz, or the Huycks he could not write his way out of a wet paper bag in the middle of a blizzard.
I made it a point to read all three prequel novels. I wouldn't have read TPM's novel if it had not been written by Terry Brooks, and I probably would not have read the other two had I not read TPM. I feel Brooks did a decent enough job given the material he had to work with, but I'd say it is probably the weakest of the three prequel novels.
I have never read any of Salvatore's other books, but I enjoyed The Attack of the Clones novel, which is saying something, because I cannot stand the movie. He did a great job with characterization and like sky said, the human element. Anakin's insecurities and actions made a lot more sense when explained through the words or Salvatore, he is still a total loser, but at least Salvatore manages to make you feel sorry for him rather than just wanting to slap him on the side of the head. The character of Count Duku was much imporved, and much more emphasis was placed on his relationship with Qui-gon, and his departure from the Jedi order. Even the plot made some kind of semi-logical sense, while the actual film was missing enough pieces of the puzzle to render it almost entirely nonsensical.
Stover's ROTS adaption at parts felt like pure poetry. Not taking the story into account, I don't think I have ever enjoyed reading an SW novel that much, or at least not in that way. I really enjoyed the words and style he would use to explain things. The basic story is the same, and it still sucks well enough, but the added emotion and rationalization as Stover constantly jumps into the heads of various characters and throws you into their boots for a page or two really made it work a lot better than the film did.
These are the last three SW novels I have ever read, and probably will ever read. Just don't have any interest in any of the new ones, and my list of more important works to read is already really long and constantly growing longer. I have toyed with the idea of reading some of Zahn's later SW books, but probably never will.