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My Best Friend Is A Wookie: One Boy's Journey To Find His Place In The Galaxy (2010)

by Tony Pacitti(Favorite Author)

3.25 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1440508615 (ISBN13: 9781440508615)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Adams Media Corporation

review 1: This book starts so wonderfully. Then it smacks you in the face with a plot twist into a sea of mediocrity. The main character is an avid Star Wars fan, spending the introduction and first chapter explaining how it shaped his life, gave him confidence, something to believe in and look forward to, etc. Then it abandons Star Wars all together and starts talking about his childhood and preteen struggles. No life changing or traumatizing events. He just isn't popular. He talks about how everyone hates him and how he hates everyone, and how he slowly struggles to make friends until he becomes more and more popular, and essentially has the blandest life ever. He isn't even that relatable, so it makes the book all the more hard to get through. When it does talk about Sta... morer Wars, the book begins to seem like it isn't a waste of time, but only does so for half a chapter until the main character goes right ahead talking about his awful life again. Eventually, he gets to the point where he hates Star Wars, his one true love, and becomes a grouchy middle aged man. The book does get better around the epilogue, but, by then, reading the book will have already proven to be an inadequate use of your time.
review 2: While not the best piece of literature I have ever read, this book really hit home with me. While not necessarily as big as Tony Pacitti, I too have found solace in things like Star Wars over my own childhood and adolescence. Some of Tony's own experiences mirrored my own while others were able to bring a smile to my face or at least somewhat understand what he went through. It was great to read about Pacitti and his friends into Star Wars, comic books, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and even The Venture Brothers. It was also great to read of Tony's actual feelings regarding the prequel triology, going through the pain of betrayal that so many of us experienced. However, I was a little in shock that he enjoyed the podrace in Episode I. However, any Star Wars fan...no any fanby should read this book. It will bring a smile to your face of fond memories and let you know that you are not alone in your nerdiness. less

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