Flow of the story (plot)

[Teresa, Ewok Defender]

How do you feel the story is progressing? slow, fast or on pace? Does the flow of the story effect your reading speed?

[Tommy]

So far everything seems to be moving as it should but since the story line of my enemy and I must join forces to survive usually entails that the two parties will either become friends and allies or one will betray the other, I the pace will increase. (Hard not to give things away...)

[Travis]

At first it felt like the story was progressing rather fast. But I think that's an artifact of the story starting so soon after RotJ. That makes the characters themselves feel rushed: Luke rushes himself out of medical to join the mission that has to leave right away, Han attempts to create an intimate setting with Leia only to get interrupted. When I objectively look at the pacing, though, it feels right.

Most Star Wars novels read rather quickly for me. That's due to most of the characters being so familiar, so I don't have to focus so much on learning a bunch of new characteristics, motives, descriptions, etc. That's one reason I love reading Star Wars, it's like the reading equivalent of comfort food.

[Aaron, Jedi Master]

The only parts that moved slow for me were the space battles.

Boring.

I always seem to lose focus when spaceships are shooting at each other.

[Travis]

Aaron: I've found myself losing focus reading detailed descriptions of sword fights and such in fantasy novels as well. And I used to love Drizzt Do'Urden novels! I acknowledge it's difficult to write a good yet detailed action sequence, though, as I tried my hand at a short hand-to-hand fighting scene several years ago and it turned out terrible.

[Derek]

i LOVE space battles but readind about them if something crucial is not happening can be very boring..

[Ben]

I find the pace of the book to be pretty good so far. Admittedly, I would have liked to have spent a little more time with the fleet at the beginning. With it taking place straight after ROTJ, it would have been nice to see a little more reflection on the Emperor's death and the Death Star's destruction from characters besides Luke. But overall, the pace is nice so far.

[Teresa, Ewok Defender]

space battles for me either make me tired and sleepy or they make me super anxious and like I can't sit down.

[Scott]

The first time I read this book, very little of it 'stuck' in my mind so that when I reread it for the book club it felt like I was reading it for the first time. For me, it is a book that has some good moments, but also some missed opportunities. I really wanted to read how others reacted to the news about Luke and Leia and their parentage. I liked the idea of a foe that the Empire and Rebels had to work together to defeat, but I was never that intrigued by the foe itself.

[Derek]

"I really wanted to read how others reacted to the news about Luke and Leia and their parentage" ya i posted about that right away but leia is still in denial even after speaking to anakins ghost and luke doesnt think people are ready to know. but luke/han and leia should have talked about it more.