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William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Ian Doescher (Author, Narrator), Marc Thompson (Narrator), Jonathan Davis (Narrator),
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 434 ratings
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  1. Listening Length
    3 hours and 33 minutes
  2. Author
    Ian Doescher
  3. Narrator
    Marc Thompson, see all
  4. Audible release date
    July 1, 2014
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Random House Audio
  7. ASIN
    B00JV2T0OK
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 3 hours and 33 minutes
Author Ian Doescher
Narrator Ian Doescher, Marc Thompson, Jonathan Davis, Daniel Davis, Jeff Gurner, January Lavoy
Audible.com Release Date July 01, 2014
Publisher Random House Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B00JV2T0OK
Best Sellers Rank #102,320 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#34 in Science Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins
#448 in Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-In Fiction
#1,915 in Space Opera Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)

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Karen S D Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Made me cry. In a good way.
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2014
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I pre-ordered this about a year ago, because I loved the first volume so much, and was ordering the second one. This is more of the same magic. As usual, the physical book itself is a bibliophile's dream, with the boards printed to look like worn leather, with the yummy woodcut on the dustcover, and the rich and often hilarious woodcuts inside. And all for a surprisingly low price.

The concept is funny, but the writing itself is often very moving. I actually cried at Darth Vader's death scene, something I've never done in all my viewings of the movie. And the grief of the rancor's keeper is pretty touching too.

A couple of things irritated me, but not enough to lower my rating. One was the Ewoks' speech, which sounded like Jar-Jar to me. It was cleverly done, but just grated on me. The other was Han singing and dancing when he found out Leia loved him. The song just didn't do it for me, and I'm having a hard time picturing Han doing any of that anyway. Shouting his joy, maybe, but not singing and dancing. (On the other hand, I loved the rancor singing. Personal preference, I guess.) But those are minor matters.

I'm hoping very much that the author will tackle the prequels. He commented in his afterward that the long story arc is about Vader's fall and redemption, so it sounds like he might have an interest. He might even be able to redeem Episode I for me if he does it.
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MichelleBookAddict
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Parody!
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2014
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William Shakespeare's Return of the Jedi (William Shakespeare's Star Wars, Book 3) by Ian Doescher 5 stars★ and a faovirite♥ and Best read of 2014♥

This was a great ending to Doescher's parody to the Star Wars trilogy. Especially the ending. I loved the ending with R2-D2 giving a speech to match Puck in A Midsummer's Night Dream. I read the first two books in this parody from the library ebooks. I couldn't wait till they had they third book available (they still don't), so I bought it for my kindle. I wasn't disappointed.

The Jedi Returns is my favorite in Lucas's Star Wars trilogy (well, his movies. I've yet to read the books). It's been a long time since I've seen the movies, but Doescher really did a great job with character description in this book. It seemed almost every character had a long prose speech, even some random Imperial Guards.

My favorite part was the way the characters all described the Ewoks...
Act 3. Luke:
"A simple tribe are these, yet wise as well—
With neither guns nor lightsabers they snar’d
A pilot skill’d, a Wookiee brave and strong,
A Jedi Knight, and two most earnest droids."

I'll definitely be recommending this to my Star Wars fan friends, or just fans of a good comedy and parody.
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Christopher Whitman
5.0 out of 5 stars Stongly Recommend
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2014
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The third of the trilogy of the Shakespearean Star Wars books and its contents are just as amazing as the first two books. Currently enjoying my read through of this book at the moment and so very glad that I discovered this set. It's a great read and an amusing time for anyone familiar with the original Star Wars trilogy. I've shown these books to a few die-hard Star Wars fans and they are eagerly awaiting my finishing of the books so they can read over them themselves.

Overall: Would recommend this book (and the other two in the series) to anyone who appreciates Star Wars and has an open enough mind to see the story from another amusing medium.
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Timothy Levi Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars Ingenious method to help bring out the timelessness of the Star Wars epic.
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2014
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I have not read this book all through as yet, but I do enjoy the premise of this series as I am both literate and a huge fan of the Star Wars universe. This particular tome is based on "The Return of the Jedi" movie and I was intrigued as to how it would depict the thoughts and feelings of the characters, especially of Darth Vader when he turned from the Dark side to save his son and kill the Emperor. In the movie it only shows Vader looking from the Emperor to his son for a few seconds before making his decision. in this book it uses almost a whole page (144) to elucidate his thought process. Thus I can only see this book augment one's endearment to the original film and not detract from it in any way, but I suspect one would have to be a fan of Star Wars (and perhaps Shakespeare) to enjoy reading it.
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Elizabeth Jacobs
5.0 out of 5 stars This one, methinks, doth shine gloriously
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2016
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This is a great combination of a Shakespearean style and a Star Wars story. As a huge fan of both Star Wars and Shakespeare, this is a dream come true for me. While I think that The Empire Striketh back is the best of the originally trilogy in balancing both of these two elements, Ian Doescher is flexing more of the Shakespearean writing muscles in this one, such as further explorations of prose and other literary devices. A great read to both educate and brighten one's day.
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Gina L. Jankovich
5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2017
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It's impressive to hear the Star Wars original trilogy adapted into Shakespearean language. It is by turns thoughtful and amusing. The actors voicing the characters took care to imitate the movie actors, mostly with success. The adaptation isn't condensed at all from the original movies and there is additional material in the form of character soliloquies. Some of the speeches contain nods to Shakespearean passages, which added to my enjoyment.
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Abigail Chipman
5.0 out of 5 stars Good quality
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2022
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Fun book with a good cover
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JoeB
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE every word Ian Doescher writes
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2018
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LOVE every word Ian Doescher writes! My 9th grade daughter recently proclaimed to her English class that she "loves iambic pentameter" because of Mr. Doescher's William Shakespear's Star Wars books. Can't recommend these highly enough!
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Ezequiel M
5.0 out of 5 stars Buena compra
Reviewed in Mexico on July 15, 2019
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El libro llegó en buen estado y es de una gran calidad
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MidnightFreedom13
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Melding Of Genre's
Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2015
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Perfect Gift for the Star Wars & Shakespeare Fan in the family. These books make you look at Shakespeare in a whole " NEW LIGHT ". Fun to read if you like the Classics. So sit back, relax, read it with an open mind, do not be overly critical and REMEMBER ....... " YOU ARE READING THIS TO HAVE SOME FUN ".
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Sandro Picchiolutto
5.0 out of 5 stars Un capolavoro nel suo genere
Reviewed in Italy on September 1, 2014
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L'idea di rileggere la saga storica di Guerre Stellari (episodi IV, V e VI) in chiave shakesperiana (con metrica, ritmo e citazioni dalle opere del Bardo) è geniale ed affascinante. Mentre non perde nulla dell'atmosfera originaria, essa aggiunge un ritmo ed un pathos nuovo alla storia. Per essere pianamente apprezzato, però, richiede padronanza dell'inglese shakesperiano, profonda conoscenza di commedie e tragedie del bardo ed una passione assoluta per gli episodi storici di guerre Stellari. Il terzo volume raggiunge la pienezza della teatralità e della tragedia rispetto agli episodi precedenti aggiungendo, rispetto alla versione cinematografica, un nuovo livello di profondità di sentimento alla figura dei protagonisti. Il migliore dei tre ma non leggibile, comunque, indipendentemente dai precedenti.
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Lovecraft
5.0 out of 5 stars ¡Genial!
Reviewed in Spain on August 24, 2014
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Genial adaptación en verso de los hechos acontecidos en El Retorno del Jedi, como si los hubiera escrito el mismísimo William Shakespeare, acompañado de no menos geniales ilustraciones.
La presentación (formato, encuadernado, papel...) están a la altura.
Un libreto que todo fan de Star Wars (con sentido del humor, eso sí) debería tener en su librería.
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K. G. A. Alavi
5.0 out of 5 stars Even thus, our tale is finish'd
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2014
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 Excellent, this is a great addition/conclusion to Ian Doescher's Shakespearen Star Wars. I cannot say it any better then Leia:

"New hope did guide our first adventures, aye,
Until the Empire harshly struck back,
But then our noble Jedi hath return'd
And all ensur'd our victory was won".

This book is different from the other as there is more inner monologue (Asides), and sillicoques, it does go more in depth for each character because of the. Something that we have never had in Star Wars before is Luke's reaction to the incestuous kiss with Leia, and how his feeling for her change to a deeper brotherly love then he had before. The Emperor's asides also tell us much more about his true feeling for Vader, and the "conflict" in Vader Luke is always talking about. If you like the other books you will like this one. The only complain is people like Jaba still talk in there own language, this I can live with because C3PO translates for them. All in all an enjoyable ending to the trilogy. Check the illustration in my video.
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