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The Jedi Doth Return (William Shakespeare’s Star Wars #3)

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Title: The Jedi Doth Return

Series: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars

Author: Ian Doescher

Rating: 4 of 5 Battle Axes

Genre: SFF

Minutes: 215

Format: Audio book

 

 

 

Synopsis:

No summary, why bother? I know this story beyond what I care about.

 

My Thoughts:

I ended up listening to half of this while working at the office the other weekend. And that was a problem. I knew this story, so I didn’t feel it necessary to actually listen to this and hence I would simply zone out and miss huge chunks of the story.

Which was ok since I knew the story.

But if this had been another book, it would have been a complete failure and I would have missed so much that nothing would have made sense. It did make me realize that I can only listen to audiobooks while driving to and from work.

The Empire Striketh Back (William Shakespeare’s Star Wars #2)

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Title: The Empire Striketh Back

Series: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars

Author: Ian Doescher

Rating: 4 of 5 Battle Axes

Genre: SFF

Minutes: 205

Format: Audio book

 

 

 

Synopsis:

The Star Wars Saga continues, but in addition to iambec pentameter, we also get haiku (5-7-5) and prose. Prose from Boba Fett.

 

My Thoughts:

My first audio book. I listened to this going to and from work and it worked very well. Since I already knew the story, it was easy to just listen and go with the flow.

I have to say, this was a much BETTER version than just reading it. Shakespeare is meant to  be on the stage and since Doescher copies it all, this is meant to be read aloud too.

In regards to audio, I still don’t think it is for me. I find it too easy to simply relegate what I am hearing as background noise and hence simply tune it out. After the next book in this trilogy, I’ll probably look for some of Shakespeare’s plays and simply listen to them as well. My commute is only about 20min, so that is a good amount of time for little chunks of audio.

 

Verily, A New Hope (William Shakespeare’s Star Wars #1)

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Title: Verily, A New Hope

Series: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars

Author: Ian Doescher

Rating: 3.5 of 5 Battle Axes

Genre: SFF

Pages: 174

 

 

 

Synopsis:

Star Wars, done in iambec pentameter. If you don’t know Star Wars, don’t read this.

 

My Thoughts:

The first time I read this, I rather hated it. This time, I bravely made my way through. I found myself reading it aloud and it made it much better.

I suspect hearing this read aloud would be the best choice. I might try that for the next two. I need an audible version.

 

Verily, A New Hope

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coverVerily, A New Hope

William Shakespeare’s Star Wars #1

Ian Doescher

My rating: Unrated

 

I really wanted to like this. Unfortunately, as much as I like the idea, I simply found it tedious.

Shakespeare tells a good story. Lucas made a good movie with New Hope. I’ve also read the book New Hope and found it very lack luster.

The same issues that plagued the original novel plague this. Star Wars is simply not a good book story. It is a great movie, but a failure as a book.

And while this might be a great novelty item, that is all it is. A gimmick, a show, something “new” and “unusual”. It doesn’t have enough spine to stand on it’s own feet.

I cut this book down just like Vader does to Obi-wan*.

*spoilerized for the ONE freaking person who doesn’t know it, ends up reading here and then bitches in the comments. Consider yourself warned, you social outcast.