also, is dooku his first name. his last name? a nickname? why does every character get a first and last name but dooku is just dooku ???????

audio is not a preferred format which makes it very difficult for me to fairly rate it, so a couple observations:

i. i think if it were traditionally published i wouldn’t have loved it...or maybe would have liked it a lot. the plot was Absurd but i had trouble following or caring about the framing device with ventress, except for the uh...anakin parallels

ii. the performances were all over the place. yoda and dooku obviously stand out as excellent, but qui-gon...oh my god. liam neeson’s accent is like...so subtle...the qui-gon performance was SO MUCH omg, as was ventress

iii. ky narec am i right ladies?

iv. lene kostana: nut job. crazy radical who took absolutely no responsibility for her role in things, who probably did a lot of long-term damage to the republic bc of her interactions with dooku AND sifo diyas

v. i’m just like. this huge yoda fan. i had a revelation about him like a year ago, and i’m ecstatic we’re all drinking the pro-yoda koolaid bc he’s so wacky and ineffable but he’s also...amazing

vi. across the stars as a major theme playing!! this book could have been GARBAGE and i would give it 3 stars for using that music so skillfully throughout

vii. there seems to be contradictory canon going on...things that don’t seem to track with established Canon (lf approved canon from 2014 onwards i know the drill) especially with the way the council works??? who can take a padawan, etc. etc. if this muddies the water, i’m hoping master and apprentice will clear it up

in all honesty i don’t really know what to think bc i had a really hard time following it...a weakness, a personal issue...i guess we’ll never know