Yeah, I didn't get the hype on that book either. It's pretty boring to me...
I seriously thought I was the only one. I actually dozed off a few times reading it
Yeah, I didn't get the hype on that book either. It's pretty boring to me...
love the statue... love it... but why would Obi Wan have a Jedi emblem clearly visible and dangle lightsabers from his pack after what went down during Order 66?
isn't a little incognito warranted?
This was the last Star Wars book that I just finished a couple weeks ago. It was one of my most wanted to read Star Wars books ever and it has an extremely high rating on Amazon so I thought it must be excellent. I was very highly disappointed in the book. (Don't worry, I'm not going to talk about any spoilers.)
I'd say close to 70-75% of the book is all Politics or Sith back-story and any action in it is very short and brief. If you would take the most boring parts of the prequel trilogy and put them in a book and then have them take up 300 plus pages of that book than Darth Plagueis is what you would come up with. Compared to any other Star Wars book I have read this book just doesn't even come close to being as gripping. There was no main antagonist in the book at all. Its written from the Sith's perspective which is really great, but nothing really happens other than behind the scenes politicking with countless side characters.
Also, the book is not entirely about Plagueis, its actually pretty close to a 50/50 split between him and Palpatine. This part I actually liked because I like the character of Palpatine so much, but I've read a lot of comments from other people who were hoping the book would have solely focused on Plagueis.
I'm not trying to discourage anyone from reading the book, I'm just trying to tell everyone that this is not an action novel.
100% true. I didn't care for it either. There were times when I felt like I was forcing myself to read it just to finish the book.
If he was really worried about being incognito he would have invented a better fake name than "Ben Kenobi."
This was the last Star Wars book that I just finished a couple weeks ago. It was one of my most wanted to read Star Wars books ever and it has an extremely high rating on Amazon so I thought it must be excellent. I was very highly disappointed in the book. (Don't worry, I'm not going to talk about any spoilers.)
I'd say close to 70-75% of the book is all Politics or Sith back-story and any action in it is very short and brief. If you would take the most boring parts of the prequel trilogy and put them in a book and then have them take up 300 plus pages of that book than Darth Plagueis is what you would come up with. Compared to any other Star Wars book I have read this book just doesn't even come close to being as gripping. There was no main antagonist in the book at all. Its written from the Sith's perspective which is really great, but nothing really happens other than behind the scenes politicking with countless side characters.
Also, the book is not entirely about Plagueis, its actually pretty close to a 50/50 split between him and Palpatine. This part I actually liked because I like the character of Palpatine so much, but I've read a lot of comments from other people who were hoping the book would have solely focused on Plagueis.
I'm not trying to discourage anyone from reading the book, I'm just trying to tell everyone that this is not an action novel.
See you guys don't seem to like but this to me makes me want it even more! I love politics and stuff like that.
The book has its pros and cons. It can be a difficult read. But I will say you will come away with a very different perspective of The Phantom Menace after reading it. And yes, it is mostly about Palpatine.
It is extremely politically dense, and you will have the "taxation of trade routes is in dispute" bit from TPM's opening crawl spelled out in grueling detail.
Soooo....thought I'd post this up because its just too good not to share. So, I got one of the Obi Wan Mythos statues from the first batch that shipped out and after Sideshow wouldn't do anything about a broken piece on the body, I ended up sending it back for a full refund with the intentions of just reordering another one after they refunded the money. I do this and then wait like everyone else for the second batch to ship out.
I then receive my second ObiWan statue and the body has a couple small pieces broken off, but they are easy fixes and won't be noticed once they are glued...so no big deal. However, the Ewan McGregor head had a big piece of one of his ears missing. I contact Sideshow and they ask for pics of everything, so I do that. In the email, I tell them that I am confident that I can fix the body but am just seeking the replacement Ewan McGregor head. I get an email back that they are sending out the new head as well as a new body for the statue. I'm a bit taken back by that since they weren't willing to do that for me when I ordered my first one, but I thought whatever...I'll take it.
I receive my replacement in a box that has custom packing foam for the body and head. This new replacement body has more pieces broken off than the one I have here, so I just figured I would keep my first one and destroy this one...no big deal. The replacement head looked great, except for the fact that when I went to put it in the statue I discovered that the magnet in the base of the head was upside down so it won't stick in the statue and just jumps out.
So...I contact Sideshow and they tell me to destroy the replacement body and head and that they would issue me a credit and send out a new McGregor head. I agree to this and today I receive my second replacement head...BUT...the new replacement head is a Alec Guinness sculpt instead of the McGregor one LOL! So...I call customer service and am awaiting a return call...FunFunFun...I just don't know what to think right now.
Soooo....thought I'd post this up because its just too good not to share. So, I got one of the Obi Wan Mythos statues from the first batch that shipped out and after Sideshow wouldn't do anything about a broken piece on the body, I ended up sending it back for a full refund with the intentions of just reordering another one after they refunded the money. I do this and then wait like everyone else for the second batch to ship out.
I then receive my second ObiWan statue and the body has a couple small pieces broken off, but they are easy fixes and won't be noticed once they are glued...so no big deal. However, the Ewan McGregor head had a big piece of one of his ears missing. I contact Sideshow and they ask for pics of everything, so I do that. In the email, I tell them that I am confident that I can fix the body but am just seeking the replacement Ewan McGregor head. I get an email back that they are sending out the new head as well as a new body for the statue. I'm a bit taken back by that since they weren't willing to do that for me when I ordered my first one, but I thought whatever...I'll take it.
I receive my replacement in a box that has custom packing foam for the body and head. This new replacement body has more pieces broken off than the one I have here, so I just figured I would keep my first one and destroy this one...no big deal. The replacement head looked great, except for the fact that when I went to put it in the statue I discovered that the magnet in the base of the head was upside down so it won't stick in the statue and just jumps out.
So...I contact Sideshow and they tell me to destroy the replacement body and head and that they would issue me a credit and send out a new McGregor head. I agree to this and today I receive my second replacement head...BUT...the new replacement head is a Alec Guinness sculpt instead of the McGregor one LOL! So...I call customer service and am awaiting a return call...FunFunFun...I just don't know what to think right now.
Yeah...its been a ride for sure LOL! I honestly believe that they will make everything good in the end...but I just had to vent my frustration. If this piece wasn't absolutely amazing and my favorite in my collection, I would have just wrote it off and not reordered. On a side note, I have a replacement body for my 3PO exclusive on the way as the neck had a chunk missing from the front of the one I received and at this point I'm kind of nervous about what awaits me in the shipping box thats in the mail after dealing with this.
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