Del Rey Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker (Expanded Edition)

While I didn't hate the Rise of Skywalker like some people did, I did find myself a bit disappointed. The reason for this was because of its breakneck storytelling and it neglected to explain key plot points (ex: how the emperor survived). However, I did find the film enjoyable, to say the least. The novelization of the Rise of Skywalker, on the other hand, is fantastic! It explains all the questions I had from the film and makes the story much more enjoyable. I'm not sure if the expanded sections of the book were deleted scenes that were cut from the final film, but they really add to the story. There's a whole section that expands on Zorii Bliss, as well as Lando Calrissian, which were completely absent from the film. Both those side stories are great too! It bugged me how Zorii and Lando were hardly in the film, so it's nice to see their characters get fleshed out in the novelization. My only complaint with the book is that it's too short. It's only 247 pages, which really isn't enough for a two and a half hour movie. Out of all the novelizations for the sequel trilogy, this one is the shortest. The only good thing about its reduced length is that the book rarely drags in regard to storytelling. In reality, the book should have been 300-350 pages long. If you liked the Rise of Skywalker, odds are you'll really enjoy the novelization. Even if you were a bit disappointed in the film, like myself, you may be really surprised at how the novelization makes the whole story much better. In the end, I actually came to enjoy the film more from reading the book.

I’ve read most of the SW tentpole novelisations since 1977. I wanted this expanded edition to see what the movie left on the cutting room floor - all the dialogue or setup to make the plot make better sense. But no matter how the author tried to create a great book, they could only put so much lipstick on this pig. If they’d written an original I’m sure their writing style would have engaged me. But I just couldn’t get into this, and I think it’s the screenwriter’s failure more than the author’s. So my literary adventure will stay on whatever desert planet was doubling as Tatooine or Jaakku this time, in Lando’s transport. I just can’t follow these characters further. Book quality was as expected.

I wish the film was as good as the book. Rae Carson gave me the closure i was looking for when i went to the cinema. The book fills most of the gaps in the film and makes you understand better the ending . But... #bensolodeservedbetter

Ho comprato il romanzo dopo aver letto alcune recensioni. Rispetto alla trama del film sono presenti molti più contenuti che vanno a chiarire alcuni importanti punti della storia. Se vi è piaciuto il film e siete fan di Star Wars (ma non di quelli invasati che a prescindere odiano ogni cosa) vi consiglio di recuperarlo.