Jan. TJA bookclub - Last Of the Jedi!!!

[I Five]

So...is everyone back to normal and ready for bookclub tonight? If now we can meet next tuesday? The holidays really muck up schedules ;D

[I Five]

Moved to 1/9 @ 8pm CST...avoid the holidays!!!

[Leda EmBorr]

This is Last of the Jedi #1, right?

[Leda EmBorr]

I like the way it showed Obi-Wan really getting down on himself in the beginning of his time on Tatooine. Grieving over his failure, and Anakin, etc...

Showing that he's a jedi, and he's human too.

[Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar]

Yea me too. But after he left it seemed to ruin the series for a while. I mean all of Jude's books up to ths point featured Obi (JA, JQ) and it just seemed wrong not to have him around.

I agree though that it is picking up now after 5&6

[Leda EmBorr]

jedimom said:

Yea me too. But after he left it seemed to ruin the series for a while. I mean all of Jude's books up to ths point featured Obi (JA, JQ) and it just seemed wrong not to have him around.

I agree though that it is picking up now after 5&6

Is it? Good, I stopped reading after the one with the underground... I have to pick up again. I think you're right... it seemed strange not having Obi in the story.

[Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar]

I thought three was kindo f slow and I didn't read 4&5 until last week because of it, but it definitely picks up. 4 ended really good

[Leda EmBorr]

Same here.

I think I liked 1 the best, because you suddenly realise that Ferus survived because of what seemed like an unfortunate incident... him leaving the order.

[Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar]

Yea me too. #1 was the best. It had the most Obi, it showed the most humanity and it showed that Ferus is still around and is still connected to the Force.

[Jan-Qui Coran]

Oh brother, I didn't realize the time. I had to order stuff for my mom on line.
I love the Last of the Jedi books. Book 1 hit me real hard the 1st time. I felt so sorry for Obi-Wan, he came across as being very human, though he was Jedi, he felt so deeply the shock of everything that happened.

[I Five]

I really liked 1 & 2 the best. It was cool how Obi-wan was kinds down on himself, but I can see how he was...I mean his best friend and former Padawan killed Jedi and turned to a sith...and the Obi-wan had to kill fim (or so he thought!). I'd be depressed too

I had a feeling the Ferus would pop up in this series. He is so different then he was in the JQ series...not so uptight! I liked how they established the secret base on the astroid. I think this will all help tie in nicely with the rebellion...

Off topic...I really liked the last book that was just written in the series. I was a bit let down with the 3-5, so the last one was a real treat!!!

[Jan-Qui Coran]

I really like this series. It has it's ups & downs, twists & turns & not quite sure what's going to happen next. I'm happy with the asteroid to, just wondering what will happen to in the last book or will it be kept as a mystery place.
Ferrus does a lot of growing up in this series & yet finds his Jedi roots at the same time.
My brain has been on other stuff lately so I haven't been as with it as I should be.

[I Five]

janqui said:

Ferrus does a lot of growing up in this series & yet finds his Jedi roots at the same time.
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I so agree...Ferus went from an overachiver to a normal guy...and made a much better Jedi then he would have had he not left the temple. I just feel bad it was so hard on Siri when he left

[Jan-Qui Coran]

Yep. It looks like Ferrus learned a lot from Siri. Of course he was very close to the trials, I think, when he left. He keeps recalling his lessons that he learned from her.

Another part I felt was Obi-Wan, he was made so very human, even with all his Jedi training it felt like he got torn apart emotionally & took so long to come back. Of course it proves that no matter how devastating things around you can become there is always hope & healing that can be found, given time.

I also liked the description of Illum & what Jedi padawans had to go through to get their crystals for their sabers.

[I Five]

Yeah..she did a great job of showing how this took a toll on Obi-wan. He was really devistated and shaken up. The book showed him finding focus again...which was great!