I love this so damn much!! I can’t believe I didn’t know about them. Well, I might have and forgot!! They are amazing on Audio as most Star Wars books!! I own ALL the copies 🤣😂Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾

This book was fantastic, I would read it over and over again if I could...which seeing as I bought the audiobook, I guess I can. A must-read for anyone even a little interested in the star wars francise, just brilliant :)

Overall, this is a solid collection of stories. It’s just too bad that the duds are kinda clumped together so sometimes you might be tempted to stop reading on account of too many stupid stories in a row. But don’t give up--the last quarter of the anthology has a some really strong stories. By the end, I decided the book was a sold 4 star affair, but I will tell you, there were times, when I was certain I wouldn’t be giving it anything higher than a 2 star review. I think my biggest complaint is...

Actual rating is 2.5 stars.This is a collection of short stories from people who witnessed events that happened in A New Hope.I was intrigued by the concept of this novel as I like the idea of seeing well known events through new eyes. Unfortunately that did not last long as there is a reason that these characters do not have their stories being told. They are not exciting. Most of the short stories did nothing for me. There were a few terrific stories but they were too few in number. Also, I f...

Debated between 4 and 5 stars, because some of the stories in this are, sadly, not all that great. But the ones that are good are great and all combined together make this a perfect love letter to the film that started it all. Sometimes I was left a little sad because I wanted shorts to be longer, to see more through the characters POV, whereas others felt just long enough, an important moment from the movie from a new perspective.As well as some stories not being that good, my other main critic...

I adore short stories and I have always loved Star Wars! Give me a collection of short stories set in a galaxy far, far away and I’m quite happy. From a Certain Point of View derives it’s title from a line in Empire (“what I told you was true…from a certain point of view”). However, the collection of stories is from a different point of view of the off-to-the-side characters - some of them recognizable, others are new creations - in A New Hope. The order of the stories follows the events of the

This book, a collection of 40 short stories, was an excellent read. It hearkens back to a time when Star Wars was an amazing series of movies. "From a Certain Point of View" covers the iconic movie Star Wars or Episode IV:A New Hope. Each story has to do with the movie. It could be said the order of the stories roughly follows the timeline of the movie itself. The stories are different in that they focus on the side characters, some of whom you like don't know exist. From the views of Stroomtroo...

3,55 stars for this curious & entertaining anthology, however, if you are not a STAR WARS fan then THIS IS NOT THE BOOK YOU ARE LOOKING FOR!From the blurb:"In honor of the fortieth anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope, this collection features Star Wars stories by bestselling authors, trendsetting artists, and treasured voices from Star Wars literary history. More than forty authors have lent their unique vision to forty "scenes," each retelling a different moment from the original Star Wars fil...

Fair warning- rant ahead.I have a complex relationship with Star Wars. While I mostly enjoy the saga overall (comics, books and movies) I often find alot of the installments of the saga to be cash-grabs or "events" more than actual labors of love. (Not to say that there hasn't been some stellar, creative people whose work I admire associated with the franchise over the years, and even currently!.)And I'm feeling that now more than ever before with Disneys carefully calculated manipulation of the...

4.5 starsPossibly the most entertaining book in the new canon. While not every story is a ten, there are really no bad stories and which ones you will like will depend on (I have to) your point of view. Variety of styles and authors writing these stories - which range from tragic to outright hilarious - keep the things interesting.The book also answers some questions fans have had for 40 years, but, in the real Star Wars fashion, also makes you ask new ones, like what would have happened if Yoda...

WILDLY uneven in the quality of the stories. Check it out from your library to read it before buying it. It did not even remotely match the anticipation of greatness (notice I did NOT say delusions of grandeur) I had when I first heard this anthology was being compiled.Of the 40 tales, an infant's handful are really good or fracking great. Several were just insulting. Most were just okay. It takes more than inside jokes and catchphrases to make a good or great SW story regardless of the length.R...

The Force is strong in this anthology! This anthology is a celebration for the 40 years of “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”, featuring 40 short stories written by 40 different famous authors (or pair of authors) using usually secondary characters (at least secondary in this particular film) where some of those are given names for the first time, but also there are some main characters, and each character tells their point of view of certain scene on the said movie. This anthology is part

We're getting a story with Qui-Gon, y'all. Written by Claudia Gray, nonetheless. If you didn't want to get the book before, you should now.

What an neato idea.This is the retelling of A New Hope using fan fiction of minor character's POVs.This includes (but is not limited to) Stormtroopers, the garbage monster, mechanics, Jawas, the band at the Cantina and paper pushers on the Death Star.Each story in the collection is written by a different author.Most of the stories were well written and highly entertaining. There are a couple duds in there (Meg Cabot & Ian Doescher I'm looking at you).My favourite stories...The Sith of Datawor...

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the bit players were busy, too, and had their own, interesting moments and lives. Like the garbage chute monster, who gets her due, and we find out just how fascinating and wonderful she was. And the mouse droid Chewie scared, who would have thought it facilitated a relationship on the Death Star? And what about the storm troopers who decided these weren't the droids they were looking for? The brilliant and overworked and deeply caring crew chief on Ya...

My video review: https://youtu.be/7GpfnIaXnjs2.5 star-ishFrom a Certain Point of View is an interesting anthology. The stories act as a behind the scenes look at events in A New Hope from the perspective of 40 side characters. Some of these characters are completely unexpected. Take for instance, characters like: R5-D2 (the red droid sold with R2-D2 by Jawas), a female Tusken raider, MSE-6-G735Y (a mouse droid), or heck, even the trash compactor monster (btw her name is Omi). Of course there is

I honestly saw this book coming out and thought, 'okay, but why do we need ANOTHER retelling of ANH? haven't we had enough of them?' Turns out we were absolutely, 100% missing this one. It's by far the most interesting and refreshing retelling of the much-loved, oft-repeated Star Wars story we all know and love. These 39 stories (I hesitate to call Jeffery Brown's one-page, one-panel comic a story) were all incredibly well-done, crafted by authors who were clearly excited to be part of such a pr...

Full review on my blog here! In celebrating the 40 years of Star Wars, Penguin Random House has reunited different authors and asked them to write stories from the perspective of the side characters. The story starts out right after Rogue One Movie and the story is about Star Wars: A New Hope (duh). It was fun for me because it’s a fresh take on the movie since we have different people’s perspective who come from different planets. I’ve learnt a lot about the world of Star Wars in those page

Oh, this was a fun read! Forty short stories, each from the POV of side characters in Star Wars: A New Hope. This is just my sort of read because I love SW and have always been eager for the wider GFFA experience. The galaxy is bigger than the Skywalkers and others also have thoughts, dreams, problems, lives, deaths and a point of view. I didn't love all of these but such is to be expected in a compendium of short stories but there was plenty here that I did love. Some of my favourites follow:Th...

If I could give a half star for effort I would. This thing should have not even been written. The concept is there and it’s great. The execution however, is not. So many cringe inducing moments and eye rolls. I’m a huge fan of the older EU books and that honestly might be my problem. There is a reason why Lucas Films had strict rules and guidelines to writing a book based in the Star Wars world as well as using a lot of the same authors over and over. They got it. They got that you can’t describ...