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Avg. Rating: 4.23
A good, well rounded book, my favorite of the Tales, so far
Out of all the Star Wars movies, Return of the Jedi has always been my favorite, so it was especially interesting to me to learn about all those side characters I barely paid attention to in the movies. Though this book doesn't require any vast Star Wars knowledge or brain cells to read and understand, it's actually quite a good book. I thought it was organized a little better than the others too, since they all seemed to have something to do with each other, and flowed along as a full story better than the others. Anyway the stories are: A Boy and His Monster: The Rancor Keepers Tale, an interesting story that tells of Malakili, the guy who took care of the rancor. Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef, the story of Jabba's nervous cook. That's Entertainment: The Tale of Salacious Crumb, the story of the annoying little pet thing Jabba has. A Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance: Oola's Tale, finally we get to find out was up with the dancing girl Jabba fed to his rancor. Let us Prey: The Whiphid's Tale, a spy in Jabba's palace... Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade, my favorite story in the book, about my favorite Star Wars character! Mara's adventures as she poses as a dancing girl in Jabba's palace, and waits for her chance to fulfil the Emperor's command and kill Luke Skywalker... And Then There were Some: The Gammorrean Gaurd's Tale, a kind of sad story about one of the gaurds. Old Friends: Ephant Mon's Tale, does Jabba have any true friends? Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees, a disgusting story about the three eyed guy. And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale, title says it all. Of The Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale, What really goes on in Bib Fortuna's brain? The Great God Quay: The Tale of Barada and the Weequays, short but interesting. A Bad Feeling: The Tale of EV-9D9, The droid down in Jabba's dungeon was actually a programmed phyco with a dislike for Lando. A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale, I could never figure out which alien this ones about, but it's good. Tongue Tied: Bubo's Tale, story of the frog thing. Out of the Closet: The Assasin's Tale, The most disgusting story in the book. Shaara and the Sarlaac: The Skiff Guards's tale, confusing but good. A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett, another Fett story. Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale, a surprisingly compelling story. Anyway, I would most definitely recommend this book to any Star Wars fan, especially those obsessed with knowing every background detail.
A good, well rounded book
Out of all the Star Wars movies, Return of the Jedi has always been my favorite, so it was especially interesting to me to learn about all those side characters I barely paid attention to in the movies. Though this book doesn't require any vast Star Wars knowledge or brain cells to read and understand, it's actually quite a good book. I thought it was organized a little better than the others too, since they all seemed to have something to do with each other, and flowed along as a full story better than the others.Anyway the stories are: A Boy and His Monster: The Rancor Keepers Tale, an interesting story that tells of Malakili, the guy who took care of the rancor. Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef, the story of Jabba's nervous cook. That's Entertainment: The Tale of Salacious Crumb, the story of the annoying little pet thing Jabba has. A Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance: Oola's Tale, finally we get to find out was up with the dancing girl Jabba fed to his rancor. Let us Prey: The Whiphid's Tale, a spy in Jabba's palace... Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade, my favorite story in the book, about my favorite Star Wars character! Mara's adventures as she poses as a dancing girl in Jabba's palace, and waits for her chance to fulfil the Emperor's command and kill Luke Skywalker... And Then There were Some: The Gammorrean Gaurd's Tale, a kind of sad story about one of the gaurds. Old Friends: Ephant Mon's Tale, does Jabba have any true friends? Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees, a disgusting story about the three eyed guy. And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale, title says it all. Of The Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale, What really goes on in Bib Fortuna's brain? The Great God Quay: The Tale of Barada and the Weequays, short but interesting. A Bad Feeling: The Tale of EV-9D9, The droid down in Jabba's dungeon was actually a programmed phyco with a dislike for Lando. A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale, I could never figure out which alien this ones about, but it's good. Tongue Tied: Bubo's Tale, story of the frog thing. Out of the Closet: The Assasin's Tale, The most disgusting story in the book. Shaara and the Sarlaac: The Skiff Guards's tale, confusing but good. A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett, another Fett story. Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale, a surprisingly compelling story. Anyway, I would most definitely recommend this book to any Star Wars fan, especially those obsessed with knowing every background detail.
A good book...
...this is a good book, but some of the scenes from "Return of the Jedi" are not captured in their full spirit, and the one of Leia strangling Jabba even becomes redundant after a while (and it's kind of hard to believe that THAT many people were in plain view of the event, but all either wanted Jabba dead anyway, or flat out didn't care).
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