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    William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return: Star Wars Part the Sixth

    Written by Ian Doescher

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    Hot on the heels of the New York Times best seller William Shakespeare's Star Wars comes the final installment of the original trilogy: William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return. Prithee, attend the tale so far: Han Solo entombed in carbonite, the princess taken captive, the Rebel Alliance besieged, and Jabba the Hutt engorged. Now Luke Skywalker and his Rebel band must seek fresh allies in their quest to thwart construction of a new Imperial Death Star. But whom can they trust to fight by their side in the great battle to come? Cry "Ewok" and let slip the dogs of war!

    This audiobook is read by Daniel Davis, Jonathan Davis, Ian Doescher, Jeff Gurner, January LaVoy, and Marc Thompson.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJul 1, 2014
    ISBN9780804194020

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    Reviews for William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return

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    • 4/5
      A very fun ending to the second trilogy.
    • 5/5
      Wonderful. Full cast of voice actors. The author writes in simplified shakesperian, easy to follow. Great book.
    • 5/5
      A good ending to the trilogy. Bit quicker and more succinct than the previous two, and with the over use of alien languages it flows quicker.
    • 3/5
      Reading The Jedi Doth Return felt like a chore. William Shakespeare’s Star Wars was fun for the novelty, The Empire Striketh Back had Han and Leia bickering to liven it up, but all the third book had was Ewoks. I probably wouldn’t have bothered to finish it if I wasn’t obligated to review it.
    • 5/5
      The wonderful combination of Elizabethan theater and the Galaxy Far, Far Away returns in William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return by Ian Doescher. Combining his love of the classic trilogy, in particular the concluding installment of the original trilogy, and the Bard, Doescher his crossover adaptation series by bringing forth the triumphant of Episode VI with iambic pentameter, prose, haiku, and quatrains.Doescher is out front in noting that The Return of the Jedi was his favorite installment of the original trilogy and it can be seen in his excellent translation of film dialogue to late 16th century English with the soliloquies, speeches, and asides that add depth to all the characters Star Wars fans have come to love. The addition of new major and secondary characters to the overall story are given lines to better understand their inner thoughts, in particular Emperor Palpatine the ultimate villain of the film and trilogy. As a result of this approached a better understanding new and previous seen characters is given to the reader than as a film viewer. Like The Empire Striketh Back, Doescher breaks away from iambic pentameter for several characters, but in particular the Ewoks who's language is said in quatrains. The inner feelings of Han and Leia are furthered towards her ultimate coming together while Leia and Luke's sibling acknowledgement is given greater depth than given in the film. Like his previous book Doescher used the Chorus less than he did in his first book, instead having characters detail the action like Shakespeare did in his plays. The key and favorite scenes of the film are given their own Shakespearean spin that brings a smile to the reader's face.In a 159 pages, Doescher brings the epic saga of the redemption Anakin Skywalker as seen in Episode VI to the Elizabethan stage with amazing results. If you're a Star Wars fan you've got to get your hands on this book.
    • 4/5
      Listened for Review (Penguin Audio)Overall Rating: 4.25Story Rating: 4.00Character Rating: 4.50Audio Rating: 5.00 (Not part of the overall rating)First Thought when Finished: You have to LISTEN to The Jedi Doth Return by Ian Doescher! The audio is BRILLIANTLY done!Overall Thoughts: Ian does a great job of combining Shakespeare and Star wars! I will admit that I didn't listen/read the first two though I am going to. It made me smile and it was a super quick listen.Audio Thoughts: Narrated By Marc Thompson, Jonathan Davis, Daniel Davis, Jeff Gurner, January Lavoy, Ian Doescher/Length: 3 hrs and 35 minsI think this the first 5 I have ever given on narration but this cast deserved it! I am just going to tell you that this was a freaking awesome audiobook. For fans of Star Wars you will be pleased at how well this balanced the characters we know with voices that matched up well. For fans of audiobooks, you will love how well the cast melded together. VERY WELL DONE!Final Thoughts: Now I need the first two!
    • 4/5
      A big thank you to the Early Reviewers for allowing me to review the complete set. Now, for some reason The Jedi Doth Return took longer for me to read/finish than the previous two. But nevertheless, I am glad to have read it. The iambic pentameter adventures continue from Jabba's palace to the forest moon of Endor. But when the Ewoks appeared, it got a little silly. Sure, I can understand Doescher's predicament when faced with transforming an already silly alien dialect into a Shakespearean equivalent. But despite the silliness, I appreciated what Doescher accomplished with Episode 6. I felt that Leia summed it up best in Act 5, Scene 4, line 54:"New hope did guide our first adventures, aye,Until the Empire harshly struck us back,But then our noble Jedi hath return'dAnd all ensur'd our victory was won."Maybe, one day, Shakespearean festivals will put on a production of the trilogy. I guarantee that I would gladly attend.
    • 4/5
      Ian Doescher's facility with the Shakespearean pastiche is in no way diminished in this, the third (or sixth) and final (or not) entry in his dramatic adaptions of Star Wars. If this particular entry shines less brightly than the others, it is only because the source material presented less fertile ground, especially in the opening acts. The choice to maintain all of the original Huttese (and other foreign language) dialogue was an odd one. It might stage well, as indeed it did in the film itself, but it was much less engaging to read. The Ewoks were handled more adroitly, although a given reader's tolerance for them and their antics is no doubt in direct proportion to their love for the Ewoks in general.It's all in good fun, though, and I have enjoyed the ride. If he writes the prequels, I'll read them too.
    • 4/5
      The idea of turning the Star Wars movies into Shakespearean plays is genius. I have enjoyed the entire series of these so far. In some cases, including Return of the Jedi, I think the Shakespearean version is actually an improvement on the original. If you're a Star Wars fan, you really should check out this series. I enjoyed these books enough to hope that a Shakespearean prequel trilogy is in the works, because I suspect Doescher could make those stories not suck.
    • 5/5
      Whether or not you're a fan of Shakespeare, if you are a fan of Star Wars, this is a GREAT book. The best part is that it begs to be read aloud. If you're as familiar with original trilogy as you should be, you can open the book to any page and quickly pick up where in the story you are and hilarity ensues. A fun book, fun book. I will be buying the first two in the series post-haste! Mayeth the Force be with Thee!
    • 5/5
      Excellent read, just as fun and insightful as its predecessors. This one features more monologue asides that give you some real insight into these characters - it made me think of the final duel in a much deeper way for Darth Vader's sake. There is so much left unsaid in the movies that Doescher really brings to light in a beautiful and still really fun way.
    • 4/5
      This is the final installment of the Shakespeare's Star Wars trilogy. It was wonderful, but not quite as good as the first two adventures (which is a bit disappointing since I'm one of those weirdos that always preferred Return of the Jedi to the first two movies). I think that Doescher was running out of the better known speeches to pattern the dialog on. Too many of them sounded slightly familiar but not enough to jump out and grab me. I'll blame that on my own incomplete knowledge/remembrance of the plays though. I still enjoyed the book, but it won't become one of my favorites.
    • 3/5
      The third in the series of books that retell the Star Wars films as Shakespearean plays, this offers a delightful read for those who fall in the center of the Venn Diagram of Star Wars and Shakespeare fans. It’s a fun concept and the artwork throughout is wonderful. As someone who reads Shakespeare for fun and loves Star Wars, I was truly excited to pick this up, however, I found the constant monologuing far more tedious than in any of the Bard’s plays. The characters seemed to unnecessarily describe the action when the preceding dialogue had already done so succinctly enough. In the end, it turned out I liked the idea of the book more than the book itself. Your mileage may vary.
    • 5/5
      This is the final book in the William Shakespeare's Star Wars series by Doescher. This book was just as fantastically well done as the previous two books in the series have been. I really enjoyed it. If you enjoyed the previous two books in this Shakespeare/Star Wars mash-up I think you will really enjoy this book as well.If you are a Star Wars fan you already know most of the story. Jabba the Hutt is holding all the cards until Leia shows up to rescue Han Solo. Things turn sour and the majority of our heros are facing imprisonment and/or death until Luke shows up. During all of this Vader has started a new Death Star near Endor. Our intrepid heroes set their sights on destroying the new Death Star and the evil Emperor Palpatine once and for all.This book, like the previous two, is very well done. Having this movie put into Shakespearean format really allows us to see deeper into the characters’ personalities. In this book we hear a lot more from Lando and what he is thinking. He ends up being a much more major character, with more depth than in the movie.Vader has some excellent soliloquies throughout which I really enjoyed. We get a lot more insight into his character and what makes him tick. He is a major player in this novel and hearing how he has struggled and more of his history really added a lot to this epic story. Emperor Palpatine also has some soliloquies which add to the depth of his character as well.In addition to the above there are some very funny parts to the story. These are mainly parts where side characters get a lot more say and visibility. For example I really enjoyed the lament of the Rancor Keeper when Luke slays the Rancor. It was so heartfelt, I really felt bad for the Rancor and his Keeper after he spoke his bit. I also enjoyed when two of the Guard’s in the Death Star have a lengthy discussion about the war on Endor.There were a couple things in this book that I did not like as much as previous book. The Ewok’s speak gibberish of a sort throughout (Doescher does go into an explanation of this in the Afterward). It was kind of irritating to read, although I really don’t have any idea of how he could have handled this better. Also some of the illustrations in this book were lacking and not as detailed as normal. There is one picture in particular where Chewbacca is standing on an AT-AT where he looks like some kid drew a smiley face on him for facial features. While most of the illustrations were beautiful and detailed, there were a couple that looked almost unfinished. This really stood out because the other drawings were so good.Doescher goes into a detailed explanation in the Afterward of why he chose the types of prose he did for certain characters. It is all very cleverly done and well explained. This afterward helps you to appreciate what you are reading even more and realize some of the work and thought that went into making this book possible.Overall this was an excellent continuation of this Shakespreare/Star Wars mash-up. I really enjoyed it. I love the witty and humorous dialogue of the side characters. I love how the long soliloquies add depth to characters that didn’t have a ton of depth in the movie (Lando, Darth Vader, and Emperor Palpatine). Most of the illustrations were unique and beautifully done (there were a few that looked unfinished). I highly recommend this to Star Wars fans, especially Star Wars fans who love Shakespeare.
    • 5/5
      I’ve had the pleasure of reading all three volumes of Ian Doescher’s Shakespearean Star Wars trilogy and have delighted in each book. Now, as his trilogy closes with “The Jedi Doth Return,” I can appreciate the Shakespearean elements in George Lucas’s original films. Darth Vader’s redemption and return as Anakin Skywalker are perfectly suited to Shakespeare’s work and Doescher brilliantly adapts the drama and suspense of “Jedi” into this format. The dialogue is perfectly paced and Doescher uses various character’s asides to fill in character development that the novels typically added in prose, such as Lando Calrissian’s desire to redeem himself following the events of “Empire.” Additionally, Doescher plays homage to famous dialogue from the film, the best incident of which is Admiral Ackbar yelling out, “O rebels, do you hear? Fie, ’tis a trap!” Various other lines reference famous works of Shakespeare, including “Julius Caesar,” “As You Like It,” and “Hamlet.” Like Doescher, “Jedi” was always my favorite film in the trilogy since it is where the audience sees the story come full circle and Luke and Darth Vader’s stories have a near perfect conclusion. Doescher does the film justice and adds a new level of insight that challenges the reader to rewatch the movies as a form of English literature rather than simply popular entertainment.“New hope did guide our first adventures, aye,Until the Empire harshly struck us back,But then our noble Jedi hath return’dAnd all ensur’d our victory was won.”