Book review 1 -- Star Wars Rule of Two

Book read: Star Wars Rule of Two by Drew Karpyshyn

A different childhood

When I compare my childhood with that of Darovit’s, I feel that I am very lucky and fortunate to be in such a safe country. In this novel, Darovit was one of the few survivors of the thought bomb and he had no family. Even after this unfortunate series of events, he lost his arm to his childhood cousin who was trying to save him. Darovit was very unfortunate and was not talented. Near the end of the novel, he was even driven to his death by his own cousin who took his arm. Unlike Darovit, I feel that I am very lucky to be here in Singapore, where very few riots, strikes and wars take place. I am also very fortunate to have a family who loves me unlike Darovit, who was “betrayed” by his cousin. Hence, I feel that I should treasure what I have now, lest something unfortunate happens.


Describing a character

In this novel, I would say that Zannah is very scheming and cunning. There are many instances in the novel where Zannah uses her intelligence to outwit people when she knows she cannot use her strength to beat her opponent.

For example, one of the instances is at the beginning of the novel when Darth Bane was forcing her to keep up with him. Darth Bane had expected a “more broader and basic assault” but Zannah focused on his heel, trying to trip him. This shows her cunning as a normal person would just blindly strike him without thinking.

Furthermore, Zannah knows how to exploit people’s weaknesses and using them to her own advantage. She could think of solutions for every problem she faced.

Near the end of the novel, when the Jedi were coming for them, everything seemed to be going bad for the Jedi. However, Zannah was able to turn the tables and make the Jedi go away instead. Zannah killed Caleb, hacking him into many pieces over and over. She then hid, with her master underground from Caleb's shack, and used her sorcery to drive Darovit insane. When the Jedi arrived, Darovit attacked the Jedi, making them believe that he was the Sith Lord.

From these examples, it is obvious that Zannah is very scheming and intelligent.

Excerpt from Seth’s point of view

I watched Irtanna fall in wide-eyed horror, momentarily paralyzed by all that had happened. As the girl turned to face me, fear overwhelmed me as I looked at her cold and emotionless eyes.
In an attempt to save myself, I shouted out “Don’t kill me! Don’t kill me! Please!”
However, those words did not seem to have any effect on the girl as she turned to face me. Her eyes terrified me as she pointed the blaster at me.

In a last desperate attempt to save myself, I cried out “Please don’t shoot! I’m just a kid! Like you!” I knew I had said the wrong thing as anger flashed across her face and she said in a menacing tone, “I’m not a kid! I’m a Sith”.

Then, she fired and the next moment, I was dropping into an abyss of darkness, screaming out loud as my senses were all lost.


Saving a person

If I could only save one person from the book in the event of a disaster, I would choose to save Caleb the healer. The reason why I would save Caleb is because he is a man of his words and he does his work faithfully once he has promised he will do it. Even though Darth Bane was a monster to him, when Zannah agreed to tell the Jedi they were here, he healed him and did not even tried to kill him.

Keeping to your words is very important in today’s society. If you stand by your word, you will gain other people’s trust. However, if you cheat or go back on your words, people will not trust you and have anything to do with you in the future.