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Last Shot: Part 3 of 4
Welcome to our third of four check-in and discussion posts for our Book of the Month.
This month’s book is Last Shot by Daniel José Older
Part III
Last Shot Part 3 of 4
1. Han's past: I'm unsure if I find Han's attempts at flirting and love with Sana to be humorous, irritating, or pitiful. Perhaps all three. What are your thoughts?
Does Sana's influence give Han and Chewbacca a reputation amongst some of the criminal gangs?
2. Lando's past: We learn a bit more about L3 and her rebellion, but this seems to be the least developed story line at the moment. What do you think L3's ultimate involvement with 'Phylanx Redux Transmitter' will be?
3. Fyzen's past: Fyzen seems to have hit an obstacle when the local warlord gang, Wandering Star, came back. Do you think his loss in that battle is the catalyst that drives him out of simply killing the locals for their body parts and aiming for galactic domination? Or was he headed on that trajectory all along?
4. The 'current' time line has a lot happening, the pacing of the story feels like it's ramping up (which is logical for the 3/4 point of a narrative). What scenes stick out for you?
5. What other thoughts do you have? How are you liking it so far?
FYI - There's no need to answer all (or any) of the questions above - they're just talking points to get us started. Informal chatter is more than welcome! In-person book clubs often veer off topic, it's okay if we do as well. :)
All I ask is that you try to avoid spoilers for things past Part III of the book.
This month’s book is Last Shot by Daniel José Older
Part III
Last Shot Part 3 of 4
1. Han's past: I'm unsure if I find Han's attempts at flirting and love with Sana to be humorous, irritating, or pitiful. Perhaps all three. What are your thoughts?
Does Sana's influence give Han and Chewbacca a reputation amongst some of the criminal gangs?
2. Lando's past: We learn a bit more about L3 and her rebellion, but this seems to be the least developed story line at the moment. What do you think L3's ultimate involvement with 'Phylanx Redux Transmitter' will be?
3. Fyzen's past: Fyzen seems to have hit an obstacle when the local warlord gang, Wandering Star, came back. Do you think his loss in that battle is the catalyst that drives him out of simply killing the locals for their body parts and aiming for galactic domination? Or was he headed on that trajectory all along?
4. The 'current' time line has a lot happening, the pacing of the story feels like it's ramping up (which is logical for the 3/4 point of a narrative). What scenes stick out for you?
5. What other thoughts do you have? How are you liking it so far?
FYI - There's no need to answer all (or any) of the questions above - they're just talking points to get us started. Informal chatter is more than welcome! In-person book clubs often veer off topic, it's okay if we do as well. :)
All I ask is that you try to avoid spoilers for things past Part III of the book.
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Lando's past: I wish this were more fleshed out, I would love to see more L3 but I have a feeling the final section will focus even more on the present. A book about L3's adventures would be awesome!
Fyzen is still such a mystery. I really don't get the logic of using bio parts on droids, it sounds like way too much effort for too little reward. How does it even work as there is no blood flow? Does the flesh not rot? I am very puzzled by this aspect of the whole thing. I know he says organic parts are in abundance, but I don't think droid parts are that hard to come by either. What are his motives? I really don't know where this whole thing is going.
I must admit there's maybe a bit too much action in this book for me. I did like Han and Lando's heart-to-heart, glad they aired some of their issues! They really do act like exes. The little glimpses into Han and Leia's relationship are also very tragic. I think the parts of the book that have had me most entertained (and the parts I usually enjoy most in SW novels) are when they show you day-to-day life in the galaxy, when they talk about the different gangs, the politics of the new republic, talk about disarmament issues, show the issues surrounding the fall of the empire or the rise of the empire. I basically just want to see people go about their daily lives, but then have adventures too!
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More L3!!!
Fyzen doesn't appear to possess much logic and neither does that thread of the story. Maybe the point is he's mentally unhinged and it's not supposed to make sense? (this book doesn't seem deep enough for that sort of thing, but maybe I'm wrong).
Heh... I admit I like the mix - sometimes I want action action action and other times I want slice of life bits. I'm kind of enjoying the pacing of this one, but am sort of glossing over some of the action sequences myself.
The first book we read here was full of politics and didn't contain a lot of action, if you haven't read Queen's Shadow, it might be up your alley.