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    <body><![CDATA[This book is the prime example of when a book is better than the movie.  The book can go into so much more in depth insights into character motivation and behind the scenes machinations - that the story makes infinitely more sense.<br/><br/>Dont get me wrong, I am a star wars fan and I still saw t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42436439">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent book. well above what I usually find in film adaptations. Stover brings an intensity and vigor to this story that in some ways surpasses the film—not an easy thing to do. Add to that the depth he gives the characters, and I think this book does excel over the movie in bringing this tr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52592199">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm a Star Wars nerd. I couldn't wait for Revenge of the Sith to hit the theaters, so I bought this book and read it a few weeks before the movie came out. It was better than the movie, as most books are.]]></body>
    
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