trini @trini@booktoot.club

Not that I have some unique experiences or anything, but having heard some things, watched some things (too much time with PBS in the background), I saw the title, the authors name and said to myself, "the experience is that you're totally screwed, isn't it?"

#StoryClub #AuthenticIndianExp

You know it's coming, but still, ugh. And still, way too true.

#StoryClub #AuthenticIndianExp

It's also making me realize that I don't think it was until TLJ when a movie talked about the Jedi failings over emotions, but maybe not even then really? I kinda want to re-watch that now and pay more attention to Luke talking about how the Jedi failed. Looking forward to IX, I really hope that whatever comes from the ashes of the Jedi has the balance that's required.

I thought it was a good final story for Ventress, and it would have been harder to convey in the TV show than in the book how she transformed. The parts where Anakin was totally blind to his own parallels fit, even if they felt awkward. And I think I'm more OK than not with making twisting of love a path to the dark side be a common path, rather than just being how Anakin fell. In the end, I was left hoping that his journey led him to leave prior to Order 66.

I forgot to #AmReading / #Books this but now that I'm done with #StarWars Dark Disciple, here's my review. The story takes place during the Clone Wars, and was supposed to be part of the show, but wasn't when the series was canceled (and timeline wise takes place right after the series). On the whole, that's good because I think the overall story was better for not being constrained to TV. The pacing is good and the new characters work well. Content review to follow with CW.

@benhamill @witchfynder_finder While we're talking #StarWars #Books for a bit, I want to plug the Aftermath trilogy. What I really like about it is that you get major characters for flavor and a few minor-but-named characaters from the movies, things are otherwise made up. The freedom of a known universe and rules but the otherwise lack of "person X does Y in the future, so..." is really good for pacing and development.

Time for an #amreading / #books update on Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Desperate Mission. It's a YA book my son got at the end of second grade or so, and he asked me to read now for background knowledge. So, putting on my parent hat now to review it. It was good. The action scenes were age-appropriate. What I really liked was that there was relevant talk about emotion, both from Obi-Wan and the non-Jedi-order character who grew and thrived beyond the jedi restrictions.

A small #amreading update, at the request of my son, I'm reading Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission. He's excited to talk with me about it, so I'm excited to read it.