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2.0 out of 5 stars darth who?, April 15 2002

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"nckknm" (michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Wars Journals Episode 1 #3: Darth Maul (Paperback)

excellent work in detailing mauls training and mindset when it comes to fighting. the flashbacks were well written, but the story would have been more haunting as an unfinished work. (in light of episode one) i wanted more personality, and got just the opposite! journals should solve mysteries, not make more. its almost as if EVERY writer that handles maul is afraid to make him any more but a robot. the whole reason i bought the journal was to get more of WHO and less of WHAT. also, i was disappointed that this book failed to give an explanation for maul's hate of the jedi. it takes more than just conditioning for someone to hate so completely - in order for a grudge to last, its got to be personal! it is impossible to thirst for revenge without first believing you've been wronged! what did the jedi ever do to maul? what did sidious tell him to make this fight his fight? what does maul blame the jedi for?

i encourage older readers to cheak out all sw journals for a fresh perspective to an old story. its a pity that there isnt a journal for young obi wan or lando or qui-gon! my word to parents, this is not rated G!!!!so ignore the fact that you find this book in the kids section. for more on darth maul read shadow hunter(a novel) and the comicbook[graphic violence] named after him. the paperback edition of the novel includes a maul short story. i gave two stars because i'm comparing this to other journals written by the same author - what can i say? i just expected something more of something different. well written report, yet a poorly written journal. who knows? maybe if fans make enough noise we'll get more journals(i would love to see vader or moff tarkin, or even old ben's point of view!)

i recommend this for anyone who wants to know what it takes to be a sith!

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3.0 out of 5 stars darth who?, April 11 2002

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"nckknm" (michigan) - See all my reviews

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over all i was disappointed with this star wars journal
even though i enjoy the concept - i highly recommend the others
on han, leia, luke, anakin, and amidala; its a shame that they did not do one for young obi-wan or qui-gon!

i echo concerns of anyone who has young kids, because by nature
maul is a dark character... i didnt like using any stars because i'm not really sure how to rate this. it difficult to tell what age group they're trying to write for here. it had strong detail on mauls training but was very weak on who maul was -

i realize his role as warrior(soldier?)is a big part of his life
but that doesnt tell me anything about his personality, every villian, no matter how strict, has one. i think the writer spent too much time keeping him mysterious.

a journal or diary does just the opposite, its where a person
reveals secrets - i guess i just feel the writer had a chance to do alot more with who maul was instead of dazzling us with his abilities...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Respect for the dark side, Dec 9 2001

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Even thought the book was small in size it gave me a whole new insite to the dark side and not only Darth Maul but Lord Sidious as well. My room mate and I have both read the book and have gained a high level of respect for Maul. The passion he presents, and the level of skill he posseses is to cool for words. I hope they decide to do a seriouse about Darth Maul in the future. I would kill to learn more about him and his past. After reading this I'm now more upset that he was killed by Obi-Wan then I am about him killing Qui-Gon. [Not that I want Qui-Gon dead. I just respect the bad guy]

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Published on Nov 18 2001 by Meaghan Patrick