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From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars)
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) | Charlie Jane Anders, Saladin Ahmed, Fran Wilde, Mike Chen, Olivie Blake, Mary Kenney
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Celebrate the lasting impact of Return of the Jedi with this exciting reimagining of the timeless Star Wars film featuring new perspectives from forty contributors. On May 25, 1983, Star Wars cemented its legacy as the greatest movie franchise of all time with the release of Return of the Jedi. In honor of its fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create an iconic scene from Return of the Jedi through the eyes of a supporting character, from heroes and villains to droids and creatures. From a Certain Point of View features contributions by bestselling authors and trendsetting artists: - Olivie Blake provides a chilling glimpse into the mind of Emperor Palpatine.- Saladin Ahmed recounts the tragic history of the rancor trainer.- Charlie Jane Anders explores the life and times of the Sarlacc.- Fran Wilde reveals Mon Mothma's secret mission to save the Rebel Alliance.- Mary Kenney chronicles Wicket the Ewok's quest for one quiet day on the forest moon of Endor.- Anakin Skywalker becomes one with the Force in a gripping tale by Mike Chen. Plus more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales from: Tom Angleberger, K Arsenault Rivera, Kristin Baver, Akemi Dawn Bowman, Emma Mieko Candon, Olivia Chadha, Gloria Chao, Adam Christopher, Paul Crilley, Amal El-Mohtar, M. K. England, Jason Fry, Adam Lance Garcia, Lamar Giles, Max Gladstone, Thea Guanzon, Ali Hazelwood, Patricia A. Jackson, Alex Jennings, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Sarah Kuhn, Danny Lore, Sarah Glenn Marsh, Kwame Mbalia, Marieke Nijkamp, Danielle Paige, Laura Pohl, Dana Schwartz, Tara Sim, Phil Szostak, Suzanne Walker, Hannah Whitten, Sean Williams, Alyssa Wong To celebrate the launch of this book, Penguin Random House and Disney/Lucasfilm will each make donations to First Book--a leading nonprofit that provides new books, learning materials, and other essentials to educators and organizations serving children in need. In recognition of both companies' longstanding relationships with First Book, Penguin Random House will donate at least $100,000 worth of books to First Book and Disney/Lucasfilm will donate 100,000 children's books to support First Book and their mission of providing equal access to quality education.
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booklover3258
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) | Charlie Jane Anders, Saladin Ahmed, Fran Wilde, Mike Chen, Olivie Blake, Mary Kenney
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I just wanted to note that I gave this book 3 stars for the Ewok stories based on the comment I received today on my Vlog that my book review was not in depth enough.

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/-FDdUSi3qcw

Enjoy!

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Jari-chan
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) | Charlie Jane Anders, Saladin Ahmed, Fran Wilde, Mike Chen, Olivie Blake, Mary Kenney
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Finished 02/29/24, but wasn't able to review it until now.
I love reading stories from different kind of view points, but I think this one was a bit too long. Some stories less would've been good, I think. But I still enjoy reading the stories, especially the Stormtrooper ones. They are often overlooked.
My favorite stories were My Mouth Never Closes and Trooper Trouble.

@BookwormAHN #StarWarsBuddyRead

BookwormAHN Those were good and I agree, it was too long especially towards the end 😺 8mo
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BookwormAHN
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) | Charlie Jane Anders, Saladin Ahmed, Fran Wilde, Mike Chen, Olivie Blake, Mary Kenney
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This was a fun collection of short stories that centered around the time of The Return of the Jedi. My favorites were The Key to Remembering, Dune Sea Songs of Salt & Moonlight, Brotherhood and Return of the Wills 💜
#StarWarsBuddyRead
#NoShameReadathon24 #SpaceShips @Nessavamusic

Nessavamusic Yay! 8mo
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Twainy
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) | Charlie Jane Anders, Saladin Ahmed, Fran Wilde, Mike Chen, Olivie Blake, Mary Kenney
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This was my favorite of the three, at least on par with book one. Ewoks! I loved the variety of stories, Darth Vader, Obi wan, not quite a 5 star cuz there was an occasional romance. I‘ll read this again. If you enjoy a short story & Star Wars you will find something here to love!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

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LitsyEvents
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) | Charlie Jane Anders, Saladin Ahmed, Fran Wilde, Mike Chen, Olivie Blake, Mary Kenney
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In January, we finished Phase 2 of the High Republic. That was quite a ride, & we lost a bunch of good Jedis. What did y'all think?
Now, it is time for some new tales set in the Return of the Jedi time period. I've been looking forward to this one.
If anyone wants to be added or removed, just let me know. And May the Force Be With You Always 🚀
#StarWarsBuddyRead

@BookwormAHN https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2699088

BookwormAHN Thanks for reposting 😺 9mo
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BookwormAHN
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) | Charlie Jane Anders, Saladin Ahmed, Fran Wilde, Mike Chen, Olivie Blake, Mary Kenney
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In January, we finished Phase 2 of the High Republic. That was quite a ride, & we lost a bunch of good Jedis. What did y'all think?
Now, it is time for some new tales set in the Return of the Jedi time period. I've been looking forward to this one.
If anyone wants to be added or removed, just let me know. And May the Force Be With You Always 🚀
#StarWarsBuddyRead

Jari-chan It really was quite a ride, I agree. Looking forward to the new book and will most likely start this evening 🤞 9mo
BookwormAHN @Jari-chan Good luck, enjoy 🤞🏻 9mo
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BookwormAHN
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) | Charlie Jane Anders, Saladin Ahmed, Fran Wilde, Mike Chen, Olivie Blake, Mary Kenney
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Here is the next schedule for #StarWarsBuddyRead
Feb: From A Certain Point of View: The Return of The Jedi
March: Jedi: Battle Scars
April: Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade
May & June Legends Novels: Darth Plagueis & Scoundrels
July to Sept, it's back to the High Republic with The Eye of Darkness, Escape From Valo, & then Defy The Storm.
As always if anyone wants to be added or removed just let me know. And May the Force Be With You Always 🚀

Jari-chan Love the schedule! I just got The Eye of Darkness as a Christmas present. Now I'll wait until July with reading it. Darth Plagueis was my first Star Wars book ever and I can't wait to re-read it ❤ 9mo
BookwormAHN @Jari-chan Yay! 🩶🚀🩶 9mo
PuddleJumper Thanks! I'm going to see which ones I can get 9mo
BookwormAHN @PuddleJumper Yay! 🩶🚀🩶 9mo
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Twainy
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) | Charlie Jane Anders, Saladin Ahmed, Fran Wilde, Mike Chen, Olivie Blake, Mary Kenney
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This is my third From a Certain POV book … I love them!! Tons of small bites of Star Wars from all sorts of famous authors. Fun books! ♥️

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AudiobookingWithLeah
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) | Charlie Jane Anders, Saladin Ahmed, Fran Wilde, Mike Chen, Olivie Blake, Mary Kenney
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Now, mind you, not all the stories are picks...For me, the stand-outs include (in order of appearance) Dune Sea Songs of Salt and Moonlight, Satisfaction, My Mouth Never Closes, Gone To the Winner‘s Circle, Divine Intervention, The Impossible Flight of Ash Angels, Ending Protocol, The Ballad of Nanta, Wolf Trap, The Extra Five Percent, The Chronicler, & Brotherhood. Rewatching the movie as I listened made this so much better.

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RamsFan1963
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) | Charlie Jane Anders, Saladin Ahmed, Fran Wilde, Mike Chen, Olivie Blake, Mary Kenney
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107/150 As a Star Wars fan, I enjoyed these stories of the lesser known characters from the final movie of the original Star Wars Trilogy. However, like the 3rd movie, I think this is the weakest of the series. It's still fun, some times funny, often sad, but it doesn't make the impression that the previous 2 books did. I'd recommend it for Star Wars fans only. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
32nd book finished for #RushathonExtended @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 12mo
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TieDyeDude Good to know! 😉 12mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 11mo
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RamsFan1963
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) | Charlie Jane Anders, Saladin Ahmed, Fran Wilde, Mike Chen, Olivie Blake, Mary Kenney
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I hope so, Commander, for your sake. The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am.
- From "Any Work Worth Doing" by Amal El-Mohtar
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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