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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

So I'm about 3/4 of the way through the novelization of the movie by Jason Fry. When I talk about Revenge of the Sith, I always tell people to read the book, because its amazingly well written and connects with the character and improves the story and especially the seduction of Anakin.

I'm kind of feeling the same way about Fry's book. Jason Fry is pretty well known in the Star Wars universe, he writes for insider, and has written several of the essential guide books.

He's done a unique spin on the ROTS novel which would have sections called "This is what its like to be" where a you would see the world through a main characters eyes. Fry has done that in this novel as you see things from a "certain point of view" throughout the book, from Rey to Luke to Snoke to Kylo Ren.

What's also been done in this novel is that they've added several things into the story line that actually help the story become better and more emotionally impactful.

So Spoilers ahead

About Luke

Spoiler!

In the prologue we see what Luke's life would have been like if he hadn't helped the Droids in a ANH. It shows him on Tatooine as a older successful farmer with his wife Cammy (Who was in the ANH novel, and played in the deleted scenes in ANH by softcore porn star Koo Stark).

He see's a Star Destroyer overhead and muses on the end of the war and the Rebellion and how that brave Princess renounced the destructive rebellion before she was executed.

Basically Luke is so guilt ridden over his actions as a Jedi that he almost wishes that he had never said yes to Ben Kenobi, who by the way was arrested by Storm Troopers.

Rose and her sister

Spoiler!

Ok to me, Rose is still annoying and I don't see the point to her character at all. But they have a scene of her and her sister in the Bomber getting ready for the raid on the First Order Fleet. They share a nice moment and Paige bravely goes off to die

Ackbar's point of view

Spoiler!

Hux is an over aggressive idiot, that's Ackbars opinion of Hux, that if you let him do his thing long enough, he'll Homer Simpson it. He's not the only one, the Captain of Snokes' flagship can't wait for the end of the Rebellion so that he can kill Hux as his usefulness would end.

Leia and Han

Spoiler!

As the Rebels are evacuating their base because they know the First Order is coming Ackbar pretty much demands that they hold a funeral for Han, and Leia while crushed by Han's death thinks that he would hate the idea of a funeral.

The really big star ship

Spoiler!

Snokes flag ship isn't just a ship. Its the First Order. All of the manufacturing and training and military strength and government was on that massive ship. It made everything from Storm Trooper Helmets to Star Destroyers. so in a sense, the assumption is that when Holdo destroyed that ship and the 13 Star Destroyers, that the First Order is pretty much crippled, Though Finn hinted at worse things in the Unknown Space, this is a galaxy pretty much in Chaos.

The Resistance is down to about 13 guys, The Republic is dust with the surviving leaders retreating to their home worlds, and the First Order War Machine is broken.

Snoke

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We learn a lot which leaders me to believe that Fry knew that fans were going to be pissed off at the no answers thing in the movie and the death of Snoke. So he did a chapter from Snokes point of view.

Snoke is pretty arrogant, he feels bar none that he's the most powerful force user ever and the future is his.

When Snoke was young, he learned that the force was always in motion, so he's very unsith like in that he's cautious "Be careful or die" Also as he grew older he learned that the Force Visions are always incomplete.

Snoke's a killer, people underestimate him and he uses that to his advantage. No one expected him to take over the First Order but he ruthlessly eliminated the original leaders of the New Order (Hux's dad, Grand Admiral Rae Sloane etc). He spared Hux not because he respected him or his abilities but because he's basically a tool.

Snokes rise in the first order wasn't about a plan, it was more a matter of shyte happened and he was ruthless enough to take advantage.

Sideous knew of Snoke or at least felt him in the force but wasn't sure what he was. As well when Palpatine died and Operation Cinder was enacted Snoke was able to take advantage of it.

Snoke's on a journey to learn more about the force in the unknown regions, he respects Luke for being on the same quest.

Snoke and Luke connected in their original quests but Luke didn't pick up that Snoke was evil.

Snoke doesn't need Rey, but wishes he'd run into her before because she would have been a worthwhile apprentice.

Snoke was already plotting to get rid of Ren once Rey was dead and the resistance was destroyed, he'd do away with Kylo because he was too unstable.

Snoke believed that Ren could be very powerful but he's too conflicted with the light side.

Luke's a bastard

Spoiler!

When Rey showed up on the Island, Luke was basically on his way to destroy the Jedi Library, not because Rey was coming but because he wanted to deny the chance of the Jedi rising after his death.

Luke pretty much lied to her face about Ben Solo, but when she fought him, she felt hungry to beat Luke, and he gave her every reason to want to beat him down.

There was a scene in the book where he played a really horrible joke on Rey.

They were meditating and Rey saw a boat heading towards the Island. Luke told her that they were raiders from another Island who would show up once a month to steal from the caretakers.

Rey wanted to help the people, but Luke refused because if they intervened that the Raiders would keep coming back in greater force and cause greater harm. Basically he was telling her that the Jedi shouldn't interfere in anything.

Rey basically can't handle that and runs off to save the care takers and stumbles into a party, the Raiders were relatives. At that point, Rey basically decided that she was done with Luke.

I'll finish this when I finish the book.

I picked up the Blu-Ray last night and the Luke/Rey joke you mention is actually a deleted scene!