William Shakespeare's Jedi the Last: Star Wars Part the Eighth (William Shakespeare's Star Wars)

In "William Shakespeare’s Jedi The Last: Star Wars Part the Eighth", Ian Doescher continues what is quite possibly the greatest metatextual analysis of the "Star Wars" franchise, telling the story of "The Last Jedi" while drawing upon the traditions of Shakespearean drama and other theatrical elements. Of particular note in this version are Kylo Ren channeling the Black Knight from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" in describing his wounds (pg. 27), Luke drawing upon Obi-Wan’s description of “a certain point of view” (pg. 33), and references to "Rogue One" (pg. 57). and "Hamilton" (pg. 61). In one particularly nice sequence, Doescher gives the Master Codebreaker a soliloquy that names every James Bond film in a manner befitting Maz Kanata’s description of him (pg. 73-74). Doescher also explores the connection between Rey and Kylo Ren, using asides to show their hopes for each other (pg. 94). Additionally, he focuses on Poe actually reflecting on the consequences of his actions in order to become a better leader in future (pg. 120). While director Rian Johnson tweeted on 19 January 2018 to explain that Luke’s Force-projection abilities were based on Daniel Wallace’s "The Jedi Path", Doescher references these abilities in-text with a conversation between two First Order troopers (pg. 121). In a nice parallel, Kylo Ren’s speech at the end begins to echo the patterns of Snoke, demonstrating his loss to the Dark Side as the new Supreme Leader (pg. 162). Those who enjoy Doescher’s work will find this one of his best as he fully delves into the themes of Johnson’s "The Last Jedi" in true Shakespearean fashion!

For one of the most controversial movies in the Star Wars franchise, this adaptation redeems the sequel trilogy where the movie lacks. The heightened focus on Kylo Ren's struggle between good and evil, and the deeper emotion of Rose (Star Wars fan's newest least-favorite character) shines far better with the Bard than on the silver screen. Luke's role is also improved... but you read and see for yourself!

Boy, this author is talented! I’ve purchased all he’s written from the Star Wars saga. I find he is able to combine satire, humor and accurate story line to the voice of Shakespeare

Came quick, i love Shakespeare renditions, i have yet to read it but skimmed through and its awesome!I have 3 so far in the series and will be buying all eventually.

I can't get enough of Ian Doescher's Shakespeare0-Star Wars series! And although The Last Jedi isn't my favourite Star Wars movie by any means, this particular adaptation is very entertaining. Yes, the boring and even nonsensical parts are still boring and nonsensical (that casino sequence...) but as told by Doescher in a very Shakespearian style, it's definitely got more character and charisma. 'Jedi the Last' is another winner for the series. Maybe the could start adapting the spin-offs....?

I love these books. I have all of them. They're funny, and I'm a Shakespeare fan, so I'm so glad I found these.Even my husband, who is decidedly NOT a Shakespeare fan, finds them funny. And I love all the little cultural references and easter eggs in all the books.The quality is great, too. It's a well-made hardcover.

Ian always satisfies with his adaptations of Star Wars. It’s a ton of fun noticing the when he takes lines directly from Shakespeare and seamlessly integrates them into the scene.Even if you’ve never read Shakespeare, these books are still awesome. A true Star Wars fan will relish the depth that is added to each character when they are rewritten into the pentatonic scale.

This series is wonderful. Doescher does the near impossible - he sounds like Shakespeare. The "added" monologues help here (and in all the earlier editions) to make the plays lively and gain depth. I would say staging them would be impossible, but they are very entertaining to read. The third installment will follow - once the third movie in this trilogy is released.

I loved this book. I admit I do not know all the pros and official structure of Shakespeare, but I did recognized some of the lines and more famous passages that had been re-purposed, and they fit perfectly into this story.Like the Empire Strikes Back I think this book and Rogue One, are the best candidates for the Shakespeare treatment. The dark themes really do come out here. I really like the "asides" in this story, these were spot on in getting the characters across for me.Ian Doescher did a great job on this conversion, however you have to be in the Star Wars fans side that already liked The Last Jedi, This will not do much to convert people that did not like the movie. For me I agree with Ian's assessment in the acknowledgement page. One of the things we both loved about the Last Jedi, was it would get to a point I was sure was going to be the cliffhanger ending but it just kept going, and getting better. Even knowing what was going the happen I still got goosebumps on these parts of the book. I loved the illustrations in the book as well. Like any book book it enhanced my experience. Also I think fans of Shakespeare will love this finding easter eggs of his hidden lines, there are also these for Star Wars fans.

Igual de bueno que los anteriores y, para mí que no soy gran fan del Episodio VIII, mucho mejor que la película. Especialmente genial en detalles como la escena en el Casino donde los diálogos del hacker que supuestamente van a reclutar referencia todos los títulos de las películas de James Bond.

Great version of this star wars novel!

This was a gift for my son and sister. Both enjoyed their copies of the latest in Ian Doescher's series.

Este tipo de parodias de Star Wars escritas al estilo de Shakespeare son magníficas.