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haha. I think I've written more about Darth Plagueis than the actual length of the book.
Final Summary: I'm not the only one who thinks that this suffers from shallowness, so maybe it is the book and not just me. Or maybe it's me. Could be- but I still like the book and it made me think a lot so there is something.
I don't consider Bane books to be the model for which DP should follow. I think we agree they are different books and not meant to be the same. I simply used Bane to show the difference in portrayal of Sith in two different books. |
And still when talking about Plagueis everyone who doesn't like it will compare it to Darth Bane. Two different people, two different times. While one stood at the beginning of an Order the other stood at it's end.
Plagueis is meant to be a "shallow"character, if that's what you want to call it. Born and bred for just the purpose of being a Sith Lord on a well defined path to domination. He isn't in turmoil all the time because he is just that sure of himself nor is there a need for all matter of adventures because most plans to galactic dominance are already set in motion.
He's like a very rich guy that is taking over the succesfull family bussiness and having an obsession on the side. If you compare Plagueis with someone like that you'll see a lot of comparisons also on the shallow part.
I just feel like people talking about shallowness or the nocvel being boring missed out on a great deal in the story.
To me it kinda shows that they really had no idea what to expect from a Sith novel set in this time frame.
Would you guys rather have seen some fights with Jedi crammed in just for kicks? Or have Plagueis and Sidious fighting rivaling Dark Siders.
Or would it have been better if Plagueis would have been full of doubts or develop feelings for people he intended to use as pawns so he could whine on and on about that? Im glad to have this more believeable Sith Lord than another over exaggerated one. |
I can understand that, but if Plagueis by necessity has to be the way he was portrayed in Darth Plagueis, than I think it would have been better to not write the book. If I want to write a realistic book from a robot's perspective, I have to by necessity make him a soulless character. Maybe I shouldn't even bother trying, because a soulless protagonist is a bad protagonist. If a character isn't going to work, don't force it. Not every story needs to be told.
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