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A Review of Star Wars: Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn

This book review of Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn critiques its overreliance on coincidence while praising it as an entertaining and fun read. The student also notes that, like other Star Wars stories, the genre is closer to space opera than hard sci-fi.
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Bridget's feedback:

"It's been a long time since I read this book, so I enjoyed reading your review! You are off to a good start and the presentation of plot details helps show the reader the time you've spent with the text. In your next draft, I recommend tightening up the summary paragraph so you have more space for the critical discussion (the "review" aspect). This is where you get to help the reader understand what the book does well, where it stumbles, and how to weigh each in deciding if they should read it. For example, briefly describe or reference an incident from the plot where coincidence made it too easy (assuming this is a critique, para. 4) or if Zahn used it in an interesting way. I wasn't sure if the language issue you bring up was praise or criticism (or just an observation), and I'm curious to read more about your reaction to the technology, as well as where the line was crossed from imaginative and into farfetched. This is where the book review can help the reader get a deeper understanding of how the book works, moving beyond summary and even guiding the reader's eventual encounter with Zahn's book."

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