From Orson Scott Card’s review of Sith:
Even though the characterization is nonexistent, the relationships like a seven-year-old’s impression of how grownups act, the politics clearly the product of a mind that has never grasped history, and the science at the “How can rivers flow north?” level, the underlying saga still manages to touch a chord.
Yup.
The whole thing is worth a read (if one is interested in this kind of thing).
Liked Card, liked “Ender’s Game.” But his personal politics ar starting to unnerve me, and I’m not sure I can like him as much anymore. That said, he is on the mark when it comes to Lucas. And he sure knows how to write.
Comment by Isaac B2 — Thursday, June 2, 2024 @ 5:01 pm
[…] compass is the problem, per se, as much as is his infantile writing: the movies, despite the fact that they do have a strong compelling element, are constructed so as to say: the good guys are good […]
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