*Challengers have become overrated thanks to dickheads and migrants, but ... I'll just pretend this was a Demon. I mean the Sith insignia on the plate and the Sith language decals on the front window say it all.
Always find at least one fly car in every city I pass through. And it's hard to make a Dodge interesting these days because ... normies.
If only I would've had time to snap that Solara in 'Bama last week. That shit was low on 20's. Always liked the ass on that car but felt it was too effeminate because again I like the ass on that car.
After seeing that thing on 20's in BHM last week, shiiit ... move over angry ass Rampage.
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Got to part 3 on this Dooku book today. "Jedi Lost". Takes hours to charge a phone in any library nationwide.
Fuck, I'm already missing my Regal subscription. But it's hard to find a city with hella labor hours and an accessible Regal.
Fuck it. Guess I'll be charging my phone after work in a Taco Bell or something in the next city because libraries are too slow.
This review doesn't contain spoilers for the audiobook itself, but it does contain spoilers for the Star Wars prequels.
“Dooku: Jedi Lost” is a canon audio book by Cavan Scott that follows Asajj Ventress as she learns about Dooku’s backstory and why he leaves the jedi order while also focusing on Ventress’ inner struggle as well. It lasted about 6 hours and it’s really worth the read/listen.
I would recommend reading “Master and Apprentice” by Claudia Gray before listening to this because there are a lot of references to stuff that happens in that book, but If you prefer going in blindly you will enjoy it as well. Also, even though it features heavily Asajj Ventress from the Clone Wars, watching the entire show isn’t necessary for enjoying the book because it takes place before the clone wars even start.
When I read Master and Apprentice, Dooku captured my curiosity. Before that, I didn’t really care much about the guy. But after it, I really wanted to dive in his backstory. So that’s why I picked up this audiobook. And if you want to know more about him this book really delivers. It shows his whole development and his reasoning behind it all, which makes of him a really complex character.
He is really likeable, so you’ll be rooting for him until you no longer do. It’s kind of what happens to Anakin Skywalker in the prequels: the desire to do good can lead you to the dark side as well if you are not careful enough.
My favourite character of this book however is Sifo Dyaz. Knowing more about him made his destiny even more tragic to me. My mans need a hug and therapy. He felt way too real, as well as the other characters.
The plot is really engaging and Dooku’s backstory is hell of a ride. Everything is so connected from beginning to end and even then, you don’t know what’s coming. I mean, as readers we know from the get go that Dooku is now a bad guy, but as we dive deeper into his backstory, we really don’t know what’s going to happen or what will he do. It’s amazing and really entertaining to listen.
My favorite part of the story was seeing Dooku as a youngling. Also, if you listen to the audiobook: the background music is a blessing. It really makes you feel inside the story.
The fight scenes, with the music and the dialogue, did feel real. Like, I could almost imagine inside my head the movie scene.
The story made me chuckle at times (mainly sifo as a youngling. He is a blessing and he has never done anything wrong in his life whatsoever) but also made me real concerned, as well as horrified at times. It is really a rollercoaster of a life.
I have no complaints about the story itself. The thing I didn’t like about the audiobook where the screams because those didn’t sound real sometimes and it kinda took me out of it at times, but that was maybe once or twice during the 6 hours ride.
Overall, it’s a really good story. I liked that it stayed really focused, so there was no filler.
I would recommend this book to anyone who liked Master and Apprentice, people who want to know more about Dooku, people interested in Star Wars Lore (there’s a lot ), people that like knowing about the dark side and sith artifacts, people who love Qui Gon, Ventress simps, people who really liked Ventress’ arc in the clone wars, people who liked the clone wars and the prequels altogether, people who likes to see the conflict within the characters, people who really like John Williams music, and to everyone I think .
I wouldn’t recommend it if you don’t like the prequels because that’s what’s about. And I recommend not reading the script in one sitting in a dark room because now my head is hurting.
I really liked this audiobook and I’m sure you will like it too if you give it a chance :) <3 I have reviewed more Star wars book in my blog if you are interested in disvoering new reads as well. Sorry for my english, it's not my first language.
Previous description of Serreno describe it to be filled with lush forests. I always thought would be like Northern Europe, filled with unblemished alpine forests.
Definitely forested with mountains, that’s how I’ve pictured it, as well! And definitely snow, I think it’s fitting to have that type of climate - long and dark, biting winter days. Beautiful, but short-lived summers with the sun shining on the lakes in the alpine region. (Oh, now I want to go hiking in the backcountry so badly!)
As a note (if this is in reference to my Thrawn: Alliances post. And if not, enjoy anyway :), Serenno did have a fair amount of sacanium, which was discovered by Hagi during the final confrontation between Dooku and Ramil at the end of Jedi Lost (freed from far below after the Tiri’Takka surfaced). Supposedly, this was a valuable ore, one that would attract the attention of the Republic and also one that Serenno could exploit to restore its dying economy. Given that part of the issues on Serenno had to do with Gora and Ramil replacing human workers with droids, I found the possible connection to the operation on Mokivj to be…interesting, to say the least. :D
The treacherous Count Dooku feels like a bit of an afterthought in the Star Wars prequel movies, but I’m glad I took a chance on this recent full-cast audiobook fleshing out his backstory. It’s easy for franchise media tie-ins to come off as uninspired cash grabs, but this one definitely makes its protagonist more complex and sympathetic in his new role of antihero. It’s also the best example I’ve seen for why the Jedi Order wanted initiates to join young and cut all ties to their loved ones, with Dooku’s downfall along those lines better motivated than Anakin Skywalker’s in the films they share.
As the earliest story yet in Disney’s new canon for the popular space saga, this novel does somewhat squander a golden opportunity to push the boundaries on worldbuilding (which may be due to corporate oversight rather than author Cavan Scott per se). Yet overall, it’s a tight little character study that greatly enriches our understanding of its title figure.
