Star Wars 5 Minute Stories Reviews Summary

Physical Quality

Pros:

• "Even the physical quality of the book--the coushy hardcover and light weight pages--makes the book perfect for my little guy to to carry around with him everywhere."
• "The cover is thick, padded type and the book is of decent size and weight, but the best was the pictures; It looked comic style, with vibrant colors and detail."
• "The quality of the book is incredible for that price! Very thick, durable cover."
• "The book itself is lovely too, nice hardcover and thick pages, with nice artwork."
• "It’s heavy and sturdy."
• "The cover is heavy and the paper is heavy, too."
• "This is a high quality product."

Cons:

• "Already the back page is ripping near the top, exposing the inside binding along the spine of the book."
• "It's a shame that the middle section of the book is misprinted, making 2 stories unreadable."
• "Received a copy that pages 69-93 were bound upside down!"
• "The entire book is bent & it looks like the pages got wet & then dried."
• "Bought this as a gift for my nephew. Sadly, after they threw out the gift receipt, they realized 1/4 of the pages were printed out of order and upside down."
• "I'm disappointed in the book's binding."
• "The puffy cover will make it a little harder to keep it in good shape."

Illustrations

Pros:

• "The illustrations in this book ROCK. I absolutely love the style."
• "The illustrations are nice and colorful."
• "The illustrations are so vivid and would make for a great bedtime storybook."
• "The illustrations are totally gorgeous in color and line quality."
• "Christmas gift for my 4 yr old nephew who wanted 'some cool books'. And when he opened it, he screamed 'ITS A COOL BOOK!!'. Huge hit, excellent quality, colorful, detailed illustrations."
• "The illustrations are so perfect!"
• "The artwork is nicely done, and there are plenty of pictures."

Cons:

• "The illustrations seem a bit off. The people don't even resemble the characters in the movie."
• "Some of the pictures like of the Rathtars and the Rancor monster are pretty scary/ugly looking - might be a bit much for little ones."
• "While the illustrations aren't as nice as those hardcover star wars picture books, they are much easier to break into 'one last story before bed' chunks."
• "Some pages upside down and out of order."
• "Book is printed upside down, with some of the pages cut off, but still readable."

Content & Storytelling

Pros:

• "Shortened and simplified stories are great for my 5 year old son."
• "These stories are great for bedtime. They are quick, easy to understand, and memorable."
• "The stories can genuinely be read in five minutes - making it perfect for bedtime."
• "The stories are not overly graphic but are true to the movies."
• "The stories are age-appropriate in terms of content for kids under 8, and there is a story that corresponds to each of the films."
• "The stories are accurate snippets of the movies - much smaller that the main plot so there are NO MAJOR SPOILERS!!"
• "These really are perfectly abbreviated stories and the pictures are so great!"

Cons:

• "Some stories are a bit much for her (Leia slave scene etc), so we skip those pages."
• "I am not a star wars fan and thought the stories were long and dull."
• "They skip over Anakin is Darth Vader, so the 'big reveal' is still a secret but can be confusing since the connection isn't made."
• "The stories lack continuity and introduce too many new characters within each story."
• "I guess these stories just don't translate well into the Five Minute format or something because this is the only Five Minute book we have that she will not sit through the stories."
• "I am a little disappointed. Every single story is from the movies."
• "The stories in this book are long winded and boring."