Heir to the Jedi

For my blog I’ll use the first paragraph of the book I just finished, “Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi,” by Kevin Hearne.

“There’s no one around to answer all my questions now that Ben’s gone. It’s a stark fact that reasserts itself each time I wonder what I’m supposed to do now.  That brown robe he wore might as well have been made of pure mystery; he clothed himself in it and then left nothing else behind on the Death Star.  I know Han likes to scoff at the idea of the Force, but when a man’s body simply disappears at the touch of a lightsaber, that’s more than “simple tricks and nonsense.”

            Some of the style that I see in this is the use of intensifiers and sparingly. One example is the first sentence with the word “stark” coming before fact. Another Intensifier is when the author uses an adverb about Ben’s brown ropes “simply” disappearing. Another style is this is written from Luke’s point of view in active voice. Another style piece is the use of quotes and anecdotes. This can be seen when Han is quoted as saying that the Force is “simple tricks and nonsense.”

            One thing I found impressive about the author’s writing style was his descriptive detail. Take the second sentence for example. The stark fact that no one can answer is questions reasserts itself each time Luke wonders what he is supposed to do now. It is very clear in this one sentence that Luke has wondered this quote a bit and is constantly reminded that he is alone. I also think the description of Ben’s robe “made of pure mystery” is descriptive. Luke goes on to think that “he clothed himself in it and then left nothing else behind.” I find this very descriptive because it again backs up the fact that Luke feels alone. The one person he felt that could train him was a mystery himself, and left him nothing (or so he thought) to go off of. 


Weezer has a new song out and edit comes from their Facebook page. The post is from the lead singer talking about their new music.

"The lyrics sound pretty out there and remind me of my tumblr work. Very unique, very different, a bit dark. (I especially love the Adam lyric parts) … that last line is gold."

"Very unique" and "very different" say the same thing about the new song and therefore redundant.