The Secret History of Star Wars, Michael Kaminski
The Secret History of Star Wars, Michael Kaminski
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The Secret History of Star Wars

Author: Michael Kaminski

Narrator: Josh Robert Thompson

Unabridged: 24 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/16/2015

Synopsis

Star Wars is one of the most important cultural phenomena of the Western world. The tale of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and the fall and redemption of Anakin Skywalker has become modern myth, an epic tragedy of the corruption of a young man in love into darkness, the rise of evil, and the power of good triumphing in the end. But it didn't start out that way. In this thorough account of one of cinema's most lasting works, Michael Kaminski presents the true history of how Star Wars was written, from its beginnings as a science fiction fairy tale to its development over three decades into the epic we now know, chronicling the methods, techniques, thought processes, and struggles of its creator. For this unauthorized account, he has pored through over 400 sources, from interviews to original scripts, to track how the most powerful modern epic in the world was created, expanded, and finalized into the tale an entire generation has grown up with.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Seth on January 22, 2014

The book reminds one of the high school student who needs to write a 10-page paper but only has three pages of material - so he looks for ways to stretch out his material. Kaminski's method was to present the same facts and arguments over and over again. I'm not sure why he needed the book to be so......more

Goodreads review by Amy H. on July 28, 2015

I'll make this brief, as I've already spent hours of my life I'll never get back in reading this 600+ page book. It's a testament to the interest I found in the sources Kaminski explores that I finished it at all, as this is represents the worst writing I've ever encountered in a published book, bar......more

Goodreads review by Curtis on March 27, 2017

Note: A longer version of this review appears on Steemit. C. S. Lewis once wrote that "you must not believe all that authors tell you about how they wrote their books" ("It All Began with a Picture" in Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories). Had Kaminski applied the same principle to directors and......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on December 15, 2017

Well, it was a long haul to get through this book, but I'm glad I did! Absolutely essential reading for any fan of the original Star Wars who has continued to pay attention to the series and shake in horror or befuddlement about the shocking mischief (or grievous sins) that Lucas committed on our fa......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on December 29, 2016

I wish this had been more about the company and less about the script. But otherwise it was a good read.......more

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