Aftermath: Life Debt

[Crabbok 9,869]

Only a few hours in.  They are name dropping some minor people and canonizing some stuff, but nothing major.  

Still it's that same terrible writing style.  Present Tense... "Bob feels afraid, Bob shoots!   Bob dances!" and then past tense "She felt afraid, she shot, she then danced"...  why would you bounce back and forth between styles like that?   

 

 

Spoiler tags if you are gonna post stuff.  

[Sithborg 11,644]

If you honestly thought he was going to change his style, than I'm sorry for your naivete. I'm in the middle of Bloodline right now, but I'm looking forward to reading this. I enjoyed Aftermath, especially after I got used to the style. 

[Wilhelm Screamer 1,230]

The fact that wendig is still around makes me profoundly angry.  He got the job through a twitter cult.

 

The prose is actively painful to read.

 

Some of the other books like Tarkin, A New Dawn, and Lords of the Sith were actually pretty good.  Lost stars did a better job setting up for TFA than the book actually made to lead into TFA.

[AugustineS 304]

The fact that wendig is still around makes me profoundly angry.  He got the job through a twitter cult.

 

The prose is actively painful to read.

I got further into Twilight than I ever managed with Aftermath. The fact that they were willing to let him write for something as big as Star Wars says miles and miles for the gross mentalities prevalent with the people handling the new canon.

[Sithborg 11,644]

You understand that they hired him for a trilogy, right? That they can't just toss him out. 

 

These also aren't supposed to lead directly to TFA. This is merely the aftermath of Endor. 

[thespaceinvader 17,568]

Only a few hours in.  They are name dropping some minor people and canonizing some stuff, but nothing major.  

Still it's that same terrible writing style.  Present Tense... "Bob feels afraid, Bob shoots!   Bob dances!" and then past tense "She felt afraid, she shot, she then danced"...  why would you bounce back and forth between styles like that?   

 

 

Spoiler tags if you are gonna post stuff.  

Wait there's a professional author working who uses mixed tenses? Ugh.  Don't they teach you not to do that in... well, primary school?

[Crabbok 9,869]

You understand that they hired him for a trilogy, right? That they can't just toss him out. 

 

These also aren't supposed to lead directly to TFA. This is merely the aftermath of Endor. 

This second book is most definitely setting up some stuff for TFA. 

[Bojanglez 2,158]

He is also writing the "TFA comic adaptation" and it's pretty terrible.

[Red XIV 362]

You understand that they hired him for a trilogy, right? That they can't just toss him out. 

 

These also aren't supposed to lead directly to TFA. This is merely the aftermath of Endor. 

This second book is most definitely setting up some stuff for TFA. 

Every book taking place between RotJ and TFA sets stuff up for TFA.

[TasteTheRainbow 8,726]

I like his style. It's how people speak. If it bothers you then you might give the audiobook a try.

Bought it at lunch and looking forward to it.

[TasteTheRainbow 8,726]

Only a few hours in.  They are name dropping some minor people and canonizing some stuff, but nothing major.  

Still it's that same terrible writing style.  Present Tense... "Bob feels afraid, Bob shoots!   Bob dances!" and then past tense "She felt afraid, she shot, she then danced"...  why would you bounce back and forth between styles like that?   

 

 

Spoiler tags if you are gonna post stuff.

Wait there's a professional author working who uses mixed tenses? Ugh.  Don't they teach you not to do that in... well, primary school?

They oversimplify a lot of things in primary school.

[Norym 291]

I like his style. It's how people speak. If it bothers you then you might give the audiobook a try.

Bought it at lunch and looking forward to it.

 

 

Since I drive a lot, I listen to a lot of audio books and agree with TtR here.  I also listened to it at 1.5x speed, seemed more like a conversation than a reading.

[Bojanglez 2,158]

 

I like his style. It's how people speak. If it bothers you then you might give the audiobook a try.

Bought it at lunch and looking forward to it.

 

 

Since I drive a lot, I listen to a lot of audio books and agree with TtR here.  I also listened to it at 1.5x speed, seemed more like a conversation than a reading.

 

 

Man, I always wish I had more time to read, this makes me realize how little time I'd even have to listen to an audio book.  

[TasteTheRainbow 8,726]

I like his style. It's how people speak. If it bothers you then you might give the audiobook a try.

Bought it at lunch and looking forward to it.

 

 

Since I drive a lot, I listen to a lot of audio books and agree with TtR here.  I also listened to it at 1.5x speed, seemed more like a conversation than a reading.

 

Man, I always wish I had more time to read, this makes me realize how little time I'd even have to listen to an audio book.

A long commute and grunt analyst work is where I do all my listening. I prefer actually reading, but two kids and other factors make that time precious.

[Bojanglez 2,158]

 

A long commute and grunt analyst work is where I do all my listening. I prefer actually reading, but two kids and other factors make that time precious.

 

 

I'm with you on the preference and reason hwy I don't get to do it.  And I have a short commute and am usually on the phone so I might have to start driving further to get back to reading listening

[Black Knight Leader 424]

 

The fact that wendig is still around makes me profoundly angry.  He got the job through a twitter cult.

 

The prose is actively painful to read.

I got further into Twilight than I ever managed with Aftermath. The fact that they were willing to let him write for something as big as Star Wars says miles and miles for the gross mentalities prevalent with the people handling the new canon.

 

 

One of his problems is his writing style.  He probably writes the way he does because he doesn't know how to type, hes a hunt and pecker, he uses one finger to type.  You can feel it in the way he tells his stories.

 

Edited July 16, 2016 by Black Knight Leader

[incinerator950 387]

You understand that they hired him for a trilogy, right? That they can't just toss him out. 

 

These also aren't supposed to lead directly to TFA. This is merely the aftermath of Endor. 

I'm sure they can cut a contract.  At the very least, they can at least apologize to fans and retcon the trilogy, and find someone competent to move in.  EAware did that after the last Mass Effect novel because it really was a flaming ball of ****.  I'd rather have Traviss write the new canonacity at the rate Disney is ******* things up, even if Disney is responsible for a lot of other bad writing decisions.

Edited July 16, 2016 by incinerator950