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Return of the Jedi (Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventures)
Published in Paperback by Skylark (1998)
Authors: Christopher Golden, Eric Cherry, and Phil Franke
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Better than the first two...
This books was excellent, considering the kind of book it is, and it really gave a clear picture of what it might have been like to be there. Return of the Jedi has always been my favorite Star Wars movie, so this book, perhaps for that reason alone it is better than the other two. However, I still don't like that they turned "me" into a self serving idiot, with no courage or moral values, certainly not the sort of character I want to be. I also didn't like that they specified several times that "I" am a boy, when I (and many other readers I'm sure) am a girl. And why did they have to make up this other character for "me" to be anyway? I would much rather have been Luke or someone, especially since Return of the Jedi has always been my favorite because it has many deep turning points for Luke, and I always wondered what he might have been thinking and feeling during that time. This book would be best for children twelve and under, though older people could read it as long as they keep in mind that it is a Choose Your Own Adventure book, and they don't expect an epic.

Ever wanted to be Luke's sidekick? Now you can!
With Return of the Jedi Being my favorite Star Wars movie, I was very eager to sit down and become part of the story in one of these "Choose your own adventure" stories. In the book, you play the role of Luke's Best friend, as you attempt to rescue Han and defeat the evil galactic Empire. Along the way, depending on the choices you make, you will zoom along with Leia on speeder bikes, join (Reluctantly) forces with Bobba Fett, set the rancor monster free in Jabbas palace, and my personal favorite, Go with Luke up to the Death Star and decide the fate of the galaxy. There are lots of really neat endings and plot changes in the book depending on what choices you make. There are lots of good and Happy endings, and of course, some very deppressing ones, but thankfully, there are not so many this time (Unlike the Empire strikes back one). One thing that really suprised me are the types of choices in the book. For instance in one critical part, if you choose the good bath, you get a bad ending, but if you take the good path, you get a good ending. My only gripe with this book is that you are considered a weakling too many times by Han and the Others. But it is still the best in the series of Adventure books. Dont miss it!

The good: You are a main charachter in Star Wars! Lots of happy endings, really cool scenarios

The bad: Some dissapointing endings

And the ugly: You are often reduced to the role of "Idiot" a lot.

Great! Like having an adventure sitting down.
I read the three Star Wars choose your own adventures and this book is my favorite of the three. It is like having an adventure sitting down.


The Empire Strikes Back (Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventures)
Published in Paperback by Skylark (1998)
Authors: Christopher Golden, Eric Cherry, and Phil Franke
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Very interesting, but not perfect
I have read numerous Star Wars books and also plenty of Choose Your Own Adventure books, and while this book was good, it was somewhat unrealistic. I wish that they had let me be Luke or somebody, intead of this made up character that has no place in the Star Wars universe. Other than that though, it did a very good job of showing what it might have been like to be there, having those things happen to you and your friends. Also, it bothered me that that in this book they took way too many liberties with the character of "me". They made "me" a complete wimp who cares for nothing but Himself. Speaking of Himself, it also irritated me that they had to specify several times that "Me" is a boy. I happen to be a girl and I find that offensive! Besides those things though, it was a good book, but one that would definitely be best for those twelve and under.

This could have been better.
I think there could have been more to this book. Sure, I did enjoy becoming Darth Vader's apprentice, but why couldn't I be the one who confronted Luke in Cloud City, or the one who discovered Leia had Jedi potential? I still, however, recommend this book to other readers.

Couldn't Be Better!
This book was great! It was very hard to make the right decisions. Some of the endings were sad and some were terrible and some were great. I read the book straight through. I think you'll like it a lot.


S.
Published in Hardcover by Deciduous (1977)
Author: Christopher Franke
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