Star Wars: Tarkin

2014 novel by James Luceno
==Length==
352 pages in paperback, according to Amazon, 289 pages according to Kindle, probably about 250 standard pages (comparing a character count of an excerpt online to its 'location' count on Kindle and extrapolating to the location count of the whole novel).
==First read (August 2016)==
===Format===
Kindle on my phone (Nexus 5X)
===Journal===
Someone left a comment on a reddit saying how this novel revealed Tarkin's suspicions that Darth Vader was actually the legendary Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, and something about the way it was written and the concept sent chills down my spine. So I threw a few quid at the Kindle store and fired up the book on my phone, figuring that perhaps I'd manage to read it since sometimes I need a break from kanji practice, and because my apartment's internet was at the time being switched off every evening at 11 leaving me with nothing much to do.
I read it in a week. It was alright - I was constantly comparing the characterisations of Tarkin, Vader and Palpatine to their movie versions and finding myself skeptical. The writer wasn't skilled enough to pull me in and convince me to adopt his 'versions' of the characters. But I guess you shouldn't expect anything amazing from these books. I've also bought Darth Plagueis by the same author, and Lords of the Sith and I'm planning to read those soon.
===Rating===
1
Category:Star Wars books
Category:Science fiction books
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