Kenobi: Star Wars Legends
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The Republic has fallen。 Sith Lords rule the galaxy。 Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi has lost everything 。 。 。 everything but hope。
Tatooine--a harsh desert world where farmers toil in the heat of two suns while trying to protect themselves and their loved ones from the marauding Tusken Raiders。 A backwater planet on the edge of civilized space。 And an unlikely place to find a Jedi Master in hiding， or an orphaned infant boy on whose tiny shoulders rests the future of a galaxy。
Known to locals only as "Ben，" the bearded and robed offworlder is an enigmatic stranger who keeps to himself， shares nothing of his past， and goes to great pains to remain an outsider。 But as tensions escalate between the farmers and a tribe of Sand People led by a ruthless war chief， Ben finds himself drawn into the fight， endangering the very mission that brought him to Tatooine。
Ben--Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi， hero of the Clone Wars， traitor to the Empire， and protector of the galaxy's last hope--can no more turn his back on evil than he can reject his Jedi training。 And when blood is unjustly spilled， innocent lives threatened， and a ruthless opponent unmasked， Ben has no choice but to call on the wisdom of the Jedi--and the formidable power of the Force--in his never-ending fight for justice。
Tatooine--a harsh desert world where farmers toil in the heat of two suns while trying to protect themselves and their loved ones from the marauding Tusken Raiders。 A backwater planet on the edge of civilized space。 And an unlikely place to find a Jedi Master in hiding， or an orphaned infant boy on whose tiny shoulders rests the future of a galaxy。
Known to locals only as "Ben，" the bearded and robed offworlder is an enigmatic stranger who keeps to himself， shares nothing of his past， and goes to great pains to remain an outsider。 But as tensions escalate between the farmers and a tribe of Sand People led by a ruthless war chief， Ben finds himself drawn into the fight， endangering the very mission that brought him to Tatooine。
Ben--Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi， hero of the Clone Wars， traitor to the Empire， and protector of the galaxy's last hope--can no more turn his back on evil than he can reject his Jedi training。 And when blood is unjustly spilled， innocent lives threatened， and a ruthless opponent unmasked， Ben has no choice but to call on the wisdom of the Jedi--and the formidable power of the Force--in his never-ending fight for justice。
Reviews
David
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“A life that seems small on the outside can be limitless on the inside。 Even a person living in the remotest place can be concerned about hundreds。 Or the whole galaxy。”
TheGeeksAttic
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Star Wars: Kenobi was written by New York Times Bestselling Author， John Jackson Miller。 This novel takes place in the Rise of the Empire era， following the events of Revenge of the Sith， about 19 years before the battle of Yavin。SUMMARY: After the fall of the Republic and the dismantling of the Jedi Order， Obi-Wan Kenobi has taken Anakin & Padme’s infant son， Luke Skywalker， to Tatooine。 On this outer-rim world， the boy may be out of the Empire’s reach。 Her， Kenobi must keep out of trouble and Star Wars: Kenobi was written by New York Times Bestselling Author， John Jackson Miller。 This novel takes place in the Rise of the Empire era， following the events of Revenge of the Sith， about 19 years before the battle of Yavin。SUMMARY: After the fall of the Republic and the dismantling of the Jedi Order， Obi-Wan Kenobi has taken Anakin & Padme’s infant son， Luke Skywalker， to Tatooine。 On this outer-rim world， the boy may be out of the Empire’s reach。 Her， Kenobi must keep out of trouble and try to to bring little to no attention to himself。Tusken Raiders roam the desert。 They view the settlers in the Jundland Wastes as a parasites that needed to be removed。 One leader， A’yark， is determined to rid the land of these disgusting creatures。 This particular Tusken stands out among the rest， and is known to the settlers， as Plug Eye。 The Tusken Raiders would often attack settlements and homes in the desert， looting resources they found useful。 The people in the area had created the Settler’s Call， an alert system that would bring the people together to go out and defend the victims of the Tusken Raiders。In this tale， the Settler’s in the Pika Oasis， must defend their lives and lively hood。 Trouble seems to follow a new stranger that strolls into the Oasis。 Can this newcomer be trusted？ Or is the stranger the root of all the settlers problems？CHARACTERS: John Jackson Miller created new characters that were truly worth investing in。Annileen Calwell runs a little shop， Dannar’s Claim， out in the Pika Oasis。 Widowed， she’s got two kids to raise on her own， ages 16 and 17。 Her husband passed away nearly 8 years prior to this tale。 However， she isn’t truly alone。 Her deceased husband’s best friend， Orrin， is still around and does a pretty good job of keeping an eye out for the family and many others around the area。 Annileen does her best to raise her kids up right and has a pretty good sense of humor。 She’s very protective of her kids and her property。A’yark， the Tusken leader is irritated and saddened by the fact that the tribal people are diminishing。 A’yark is cautions and intelligent， able to speak some words in basic。 This character’s past is full of tragedy and loss， giving A’yark the wisdom needed to lead other Tusken Raiders。Kenobi， is adjusting to life outside of the Jedi Order。 His new life mission is to stay hidden， and keep watch over the boy he hopes will truly bring balance to the force， the son of Anakin Skywalker。 He’s cautious of everything， which is wise。 He does have a bit of paranoia， which raises curiosity with those he interacts with。 He seems to be at the right place at always the wrong time， drawing way to much attention to himself， but his presence usually saves the day。 He’s gets a mixed reputation， wherever Kenobi goes， trouble follows。OVERALL THOUGHTS: I enjoyed this book， a lot。 It was interesting to see Kenobi out of his element， surrounded by common folks who see him as some stranger， a drifter， a hermit。 Kenobi’s interaction with Annileen was always entertaining。 It’s obvious that there was an attraction between the two。 However， Ben holds onto the oath of the Jedi Order， which forbids attachment。This book has some cool surprises throughout， keeping the story interesting and the reader glued to the pages。 There are some really high lighthearted moments， and some that actually get pretty dark。 I would say it has a pretty good balance when it comes to evoking particular emotions。Miller touches on familiar story points， such as the Lars family and the event that took place mentioned in Attack of the Clones （more specifically the novelization）， when Shmi was taken by Tusken Raiders。 I loved that moment， which anchors the story into the previous material。 It’s also mentioned that Owen Lars really doesn’t like Ben。 I find that very interesting and wish we had more as to the reason why。There are “Meditation” segments in the story， I really enjoyed those moments。 They are actually pretty emotional。 Kenobi， alone in the desert， speaking out to his old master Qui-Gon， desperate to commune with him。 These moments are what make Kenobi human。 The galaxy has become such a different place for him。 His loneness in the force， in the desert， remind me of just how much of a burden Kenobi has on his shoulders。 He was there at the fall of galactic republic。 He tried to protect Republic， but his failure along with the Jedi Order， altered the course of galactic affairs for many years to come。Overall， the story is fantastic。 It’s gritty， it contains some pretty dark moments but has some light humor throughout。 Toward the end， I found some elements to be less intriguing and had some heavy Twilight Zone vibes， but it still ends in a high note。 Nothing negative to say about this novel。Do I recommend you pick up Star Wars: Kenobi？ Yes， I highly recommend this book。 It’s full of great character and takes place during an interesting time in the Star Wars timeline。RATING: I give Kenobi an A+ 。。。more
Han-Ching Joyce Chiu
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I think I might’ve liked it more before all these Disney+ Star Wars shows。 But now I’ve had more than enough of small town desert Tatooine than I can have in such a short time span。 And exactly like the TV shows， it’s your main character solving some small town problem set in Western styling。 I haven’t read many other Star Wars books except the Thrawn series， and compared to those， especially the recent ones， where different civilizations and cultures and new politics and battles are painted exp I think I might’ve liked it more before all these Disney+ Star Wars shows。 But now I’ve had more than enough of small town desert Tatooine than I can have in such a short time span。 And exactly like the TV shows， it’s your main character solving some small town problem set in Western styling。 I haven’t read many other Star Wars books except the Thrawn series， and compared to those， especially the recent ones， where different civilizations and cultures and new politics and battles are painted expertly。 This one just felt。。limited。 Sure， it was well written， but for me personally， it was just okay。 。。。more
Eric J。 Mogensen
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Disney+ should have adapted this。Probably better than what they are doing in the Disney+ series。 Nice character work， and the scope of the story fits with where we find everyone in A New Hope。
Eric Burton
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The story by John Jackson Miller is fantastic。 It definitely goes for substance over style。 Obi-Wan uses his lightsaber very little throughout， but I think it is to the betterment the story。 It focuses on Kenobi along with a slew of new characters， which doesn't sound great but he pulls it off。 He understands Kenobi so well， and puts him in a lot of interesting situations。 I grew to care for the new characters throughout the story， and the ending is quite emotional！ A real treat for Kenobi fans The story by John Jackson Miller is fantastic。 It definitely goes for substance over style。 Obi-Wan uses his lightsaber very little throughout， but I think it is to the betterment the story。 It focuses on Kenobi along with a slew of new characters， which doesn't sound great but he pulls it off。 He understands Kenobi so well， and puts him in a lot of interesting situations。 I grew to care for the new characters throughout the story， and the ending is quite emotional！ A real treat for Kenobi fans and a great preparation for the new series。 。。。more
Chris
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So much fun for a geek like me！
Laura
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “Ben inhaled deeply。 ‘Sometimes it takes losing everything to find your true path’”The setting is like an Old West cowboy story in space… not like Firefly…At first it starts out with other characters and I was dying in anticipation for more Obi-Wan。 This author delivers it with his knowledge of the Star Wars world。 I love the little bit of humor added that Ben Kenobi has。 I won’t spoil it for you but I was hoping for a different outcome even through my heart knew it could never be。 The force is “Ben inhaled deeply。 ‘Sometimes it takes losing everything to find your true path’”The setting is like an Old West cowboy story in space… not like Firefly…At first it starts out with other characters and I was dying in anticipation for more Obi-Wan。 This author delivers it with his knowledge of the Star Wars world。 I love the little bit of humor added that Ben Kenobi has。 I won’t spoil it for you but I was hoping for a different outcome even through my heart knew it could never be。 The force is showing the way to Obi-wan’s higher ground。 I can’t wait for the Obi-Wan movie。 Guess I am an Obi-Wan nerd。 LOL。 。。。more
kris
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2* is maybe a bit harsh， because overall this book was entertaining enough。 but when a book is called kenobi， and marketed as a book about obi-wan…… call me crazy but i expect him to at least be a main character。on the plus side， this book is star wars but make it western so that’s fun。
ashly
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i just wanna say that i miss him so bad and i know a hug from obi-wan would solve all of my problems
Zuzana
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3。5 starsI appreciate what the author was trying to accomplish。 A Shane-like western set in the Star Wars universe。 But the first half of the book I was mostly bored unless Obi-Wan was there and that was scarcely ever。 I liked the Tusken part of the narrative and A'Yark was the （only） most interesting of all the original characters in the book。 After I got to know Annileen and her family better， after the halfway mark or so， the book became more enjoyable。 But it also coincided with Obi-Wan's in 3。5 starsI appreciate what the author was trying to accomplish。 A Shane-like western set in the Star Wars universe。 But the first half of the book I was mostly bored unless Obi-Wan was there and that was scarcely ever。 I liked the Tusken part of the narrative and A'Yark was the （only） most interesting of all the original characters in the book。 After I got to know Annileen and her family better， after the halfway mark or so， the book became more enjoyable。 But it also coincided with Obi-Wan's increased on-page presence。 So it's neither here nor there。 To be honest I expected more from the book that is considered by many to be the best EU book ever written。 。。。more
Henrietta
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“I've been keeping watch tonight over the Larsfarmhouse。 —and looking to see something else。 Upthere， over the horizon—I think that must havebeen the passenger ship。 Stars don't disappear。They're safe， above。 Luke is safe， below。And I will be 。。。 okay。It's a long way back to the house， Qui-Gon。 Maythe Force be with you。It's time for me to go home。”I really really enjoyed this book！ I just wish there was more Kenobi in it to be honest， that’s my only criticism。 Above is probably my favourite pass “I've been keeping watch tonight over the Larsfarmhouse。 —and looking to see something else。 Upthere， over the horizon—I think that must havebeen the passenger ship。 Stars don't disappear。They're safe， above。 Luke is safe， below。And I will be 。。。 okay。It's a long way back to the house， Qui-Gon。 Maythe Force be with you。It's time for me to go home。”I really really enjoyed this book！ I just wish there was more Kenobi in it to be honest， that’s my only criticism。 Above is probably my favourite passage in the whole book， it truly was beautifully written。 I would definitely recommend。 。。。more
Dee Mort
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Hands down one of my favorites， yes it's not crazy， or full of intense action from start to finish but it gives some awesome background info on the tuskens and sheds some light on who they really are， as well as the inner war raging inside Obi-Wan as he begins his new life as a hermit， lots of great action still and tons of good ol Obi-Wan wisdom and life lessons。 I read this book 3 times back to back。 LOVED it Hands down one of my favorites， yes it's not crazy， or full of intense action from start to finish but it gives some awesome background info on the tuskens and sheds some light on who they really are， as well as the inner war raging inside Obi-Wan as he begins his new life as a hermit， lots of great action still and tons of good ol Obi-Wan wisdom and life lessons。 I read this book 3 times back to back。 LOVED it 。。。more
Rose
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Best。 Star Wars。 Book。 Ever。
Gabs Langevin
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This was an absolutely wonderful tale！ It was truly enrapturing and I fully Hope that the series does just as good as this awe-inspiring work！！！
William Yates
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Now this was a Disney + series。 So much of both Mando and Book of Boba can be found in these pages。。。 but it's done here with far more craft。 I had moments of legitimately holding my breath between chapters！ Also loved how Kenobi was treated as a mystery despite being so prevalent through the novel。 I do hope the show will capture even a fragment of this books adventure。 Now this was a Disney + series。 So much of both Mando and Book of Boba can be found in these pages。。。 but it's done here with far more craft。 I had moments of legitimately holding my breath between chapters！ Also loved how Kenobi was treated as a mystery despite being so prevalent through the novel。 I do hope the show will capture even a fragment of this books adventure。 。。。more
Arezou
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The Republic has fallen， and an Empire risen to take its place。 Not that many on Tatooine have noticed。 The problems of the far-off core are just that: far off。 On the planet furthest from the bright centre of the universe， their problems are far more immediate and homegrown， and growing by the day。One such problem is the ongoing conflict between the settlers of Tatooine and the Tuskens whose land has been infringed upon。 While a local band of Tuskens， lead by the fierce A’Yark fight to push the The Republic has fallen， and an Empire risen to take its place。 Not that many on Tatooine have noticed。 The problems of the far-off core are just that: far off。 On the planet furthest from the bright centre of the universe， their problems are far more immediate and homegrown， and growing by the day。One such problem is the ongoing conflict between the settlers of Tatooine and the Tuskens whose land has been infringed upon。 While a local band of Tuskens， lead by the fierce A’Yark fight to push the encroaching outlanders out by any means necessary， the settlers have taken matters into their own hands。[READ FULL REVIEW: https://arezoudeetoo。com/2022/02/28/t。。。]Local moisture farmer and business man Orrin Gault has raised up a publicly funded posse known as the Settlers Call， a protection scheme where people buy in in exchange for the ability to summon help should the Tuskens attack their homestead。 The Call is housed at the largest gathering place/shop in the Pika Oasis， Dannar’s Claim， run by fierce widow Annileen Calwell。As the conflict continues to escalate， a new arrival in the nearby desert throws things into even more disarray: a very handsome traveller on a mysterious mission he cannot name。 A traveller who goes by the name of Ben Kenobi。 。。。more
Elwin Kline
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"It was amazing。" - 5 out of 5 star rating。 This was a very well done Star Wars book。 One of the best I have picked up in quite a while。 Anakin Skywalker has now become one transformed into the infamous Darth Vader， while legendary Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi seeks a life of solitude and hiding on the desert planet of Tatooine。 This book is loaded with Tatooine fun。 Very fitting for the current release of Book of Boba Fett TV Show that is very new at the time of this review （1-2 months fresh）。 Lo "It was amazing。" - 5 out of 5 star rating。 This was a very well done Star Wars book。 One of the best I have picked up in quite a while。 Anakin Skywalker has now become one transformed into the infamous Darth Vader， while legendary Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi seeks a life of solitude and hiding on the desert planet of Tatooine。 This book is loaded with Tatooine fun。 Very fitting for the current release of Book of Boba Fett TV Show that is very new at the time of this review （1-2 months fresh）。 Lots of Sand People deep dive in this， like why they wear bandages， how they raise children， and so much more。 There is even a "Sand Raider Champion" that is one of the antagonists known as 'Plug Eye'。 Very， very well done。 Oh yeah。。。。 of course moisture farming， krayt dragons， and just the struggle of life on Tatooine in general。 "Kenobi is hands down one of the best books in the Expanded Universe。" - Another reviewer from a popular Star Wars content website。 I wholeheartedly agree。 This book is honestly good enough to buy a hard copy。 Highly recommend， especially if your a fan of Obi and/or Tatooine。 。。。more
Corey Dalmedo
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An excellent read。 A classic western in the Star Wars universe。 Small-scale Star Wars storytelling at its best。
Vader_253
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Cool
Kayla
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Entertaining audiobook， the narrator had an enjoyable voice， sounded good as obi-wan， and the added sound effects were a nice touch。 However…there was no character development…just another mission and not enough focus on the aftermath of having one’s entire way of life turned upside down。 More the story of a ragtag town of Tatooine than that of kenobi post-rots。 Entertaining but not what I want。
Lea Bowski
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I've had this book on my TBR pile for ages and I wanted to love it as Obi-Wan is probably my favorite Star Wars character but I just could NOT get invested in this。 For a book that's supposed to be about Obi-Wan Kenobi he seems like a secondary character。 There were hints here and there of him but it always him being described from other character's viewpoint。 In fact we don't really get a sense of his thoughts ** until around chapter 6 or so。 Even then it was just hints and nothing much to go o I've had this book on my TBR pile for ages and I wanted to love it as Obi-Wan is probably my favorite Star Wars character but I just could NOT get invested in this。 For a book that's supposed to be about Obi-Wan Kenobi he seems like a secondary character。 There were hints here and there of him but it always him being described from other character's viewpoint。 In fact we don't really get a sense of his thoughts ** until around chapter 6 or so。 Even then it was just hints and nothing much to go on。It's supposed to be set up like a Western where Obi-wan is the 'mysterious' character but that didn't work for me because the audience （in this case me） already knows about him and the characters introduced here （who we see Kenobi through their eyes） are about as interesting to me as drying paint。I'm so disappointed。 I really hope the Kenobi tv series is better。（**at least not that I could tell - I confess I stopped about half way through because I just。 Did。 Not。 Care。） 。。。more
Adam
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Fantastic book， really great read
Tim Armstrong
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This was a disappointing book。 Obi-Wan Kenobi is basically a secondary character in a book that bears his name as a title。 The other characters are honestly hard to care about and the the story falls flat。 I wanted to read this book before the Obi-Wan series debuted on Disney+ and I really hope that it's a better， more engaging story。 This was a disappointing book。 Obi-Wan Kenobi is basically a secondary character in a book that bears his name as a title。 The other characters are honestly hard to care about and the the story falls flat。 I wanted to read this book before the Obi-Wan series debuted on Disney+ and I really hope that it's a better， more engaging story。 。。。more
Felipe Posada
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Me supo sacar la lágrima， no sé si la serie tenga algunos elementos del libro， solo se。que fue enriquecedor y nostálgico ver esa etapa del maestro Kenobi luego de la orden 66。
Jake
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Exposition in the first half is a little slow， but really takes off later。
Allie // Kitasai
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Can 100% agree with others， for this being called Kenobi it lacked a lot of Kenobi。 I think it was called this to draw in readers， because calling a book Tattooine would have been very boring。I did enjoy learning about the politics of the world， and seeing a more in depth look at the planet that has served as a major backdrop in the Star Wars Universe。 I hope they bring some of these elements into the Kenobi TV show coming out soon， because even though this is no longer canon it very much fits i Can 100% agree with others， for this being called Kenobi it lacked a lot of Kenobi。 I think it was called this to draw in readers， because calling a book Tattooine would have been very boring。I did enjoy learning about the politics of the world， and seeing a more in depth look at the planet that has served as a major backdrop in the Star Wars Universe。 I hope they bring some of these elements into the Kenobi TV show coming out soon， because even though this is no longer canon it very much fits into the canon universe for me in many ways。3。5/5 。。。more
Hudson Christmas
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Kenobi tells the story of a certain Jedi （I wonder who it could be？） after the events of Revenge of the Sith。 As Kenobi tries to become accustomed to his hermit life on Tatooine watching over Luke Skywalker from afar， certain events are attempting to pull him back into the role of hero yet again。In all honesty the first 2/3 of this book were pretty boring。 Not boring enough to give up on the book， but rather dull， as it depicted Kenobi's hermit life as well as the life of his various neighbors。 Kenobi tells the story of a certain Jedi （I wonder who it could be？） after the events of Revenge of the Sith。 As Kenobi tries to become accustomed to his hermit life on Tatooine watching over Luke Skywalker from afar， certain events are attempting to pull him back into the role of hero yet again。In all honesty the first 2/3 of this book were pretty boring。 Not boring enough to give up on the book， but rather dull， as it depicted Kenobi's hermit life as well as the life of his various neighbors。 However， the last 1/3 of the book was intense and exciting， completely justifying the plodding nature of the majority of the book。 The author nailed Kenobi， but some of the dialogue between other characters seemed a little cheesy and unrealistic at times。 A good read， and one I would recommend to Star Wars fans。 The audible book was especially good as it included constant sound effects， making it feel more like a radio drama than an audio book， which I loved。 。。。more
Sam Vadasy
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This was a compelling read from start to finish。 I could not put it down。 Despite not “canon” it makes me even more hyped for the Disney plus series。
elisa dalle føg lands
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Cioè se sto libro fosse scritto dal pov di Obi-Wan sarebbe un capolavoro。 Ma non lo è， anche se il titolo è KENOBIPeró vabbè Obi-Wan è nella sua sad-vedovo-che-piange-ogni-sera-sulla-spada-di-anakin e non è capace di passare inosservato manco se ci prova。 Peak writing。 Troppo etero per i miei gusti。
Mariano
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