Bill Kimberlin

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This book is nothing that you might think it is (or even what I thought it might be). This is just an unknown man's biography, but wait for it, it happened that he worked at ILM along George Lucas. Oh, yes, I forgot to mention, he also met some famous people along the way.
At first you might expect to actually catch a glimpse of a Star Wars behind the scenes. You might think he's gonna tell you how the effects were made and present interesting details, encounters with the actors, some Carrie Fischer magic but I ended up with nothing.
There are some glimpses about Star Wars, Jumanji, Jurassic Park and others but nothing relevant and clearly not enough. I didn't like the fact that he just mentioned some unknown names and talked about subjects that were irrelevant for this book. I couldn't care less.
Should I even mention the timeline?! There is no chronological order so you might end up being a little bit confused.
I just ended up being slightly frustrated because it was a huge let down. I can just tell you that if you want a legit story about the making of Star Wars, don't read this one.… (meer)

I received this book from NetGalley and Lyons Press in exchange for a fair and honest review. Thank you!🙂

I was a bit disappointed with this book. I’m a fan of ILM and Star Wars and really thought that this would be an insightful look at the workings of the film company and perhaps learn about the work behind Jurassic Park and Back to the Future, but alas. The author mentions these topics but goes off on a tangent into his background and relatives, which is interesting and I don’t have any particular problem with. But it needs more information on the films the author has worked on. This is the reason a person would buy the book in the first place. Interesting but needs more editing.… (meer)