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“The force guided his arm—no, the force was
his arm, That was how it felt to him. During moments such as these, he
was purely a vessel for the dark side. It rushed through him like wine
down the neck of a bottle, joyous with release and the promise of more
to come.”
You, dear reader, have a filthy mind.
You would think I’d be tired of Star
Wars: The Force Unleashed, having reviewed the game on two platforms,
the graphic novel, and even a toy lightsaber, and you’d be correct in
thinking this And yet here I am once more with another Force Unleashed
review, this time for the novel, and I promise for the sake of my own
sanity that this will be my last. Any more of this and there’s a very
good chance I will start to believe I’m an actual Jedi which, while it
may sound like a lot of fun, would probably result in an unwelcome visit
from the men in white coats.
In my review of the graphic novel I
mention that you are told the story from the point of view of the
secondary characters which is something this novelised version also does
but in a slightly different way. As you can imagine the level of detail
found in the game and graphic novel is largely restricted compared to
this book which weighs in at over 300 pages. At certain moments in the
game I felt obliged to insert thoughts and feelings for the characters
and on occasion this previous experience clashed with the words in this
book. Maintaining this level of duality was difficult at first but as
the story progressed I found it beneficial to see things from different
angles because, and this is an important theme in the movies, things
aren’t always as black and white as they appear to be.
If there is one negative thing I could
say about the book it’s that the author does have a tendency to write
more of a description than is required but this is something which
affects almost every writer and the words ‘pot’, ‘kettle’, and ‘black’
spring to mind. In a way the use of heavy descriptions may help in
creating that epic feel which Tolkien, the author of Lord of the Rings,
was such a master of and it can certainly help in setting a scene.
The story contains a lot of information
which you won’t find elsewhere and the author copes well with the task
of conveying this to the reader while managing to maintain a good pace
throughout. As with the videogames and graphic novel this can be
considered a must-have item for huge fans of the Star Wars universe and
even if you’re unfamiliar with the series of films this should be an
enjoyable read for any fan of science fiction in general.
rating: 8/10
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