Han Solo Read Thru 2018

This is the end recap post for The Paradise Snare by A.C. Crispin. I know a lot of you are running behind and this is also a time to catch up on reading and also to check in on how the comm is running. I have a crapload of links for you but they'll go into a links post tomorrow.

One of the big questions I have is whether it would be better to do longer chunks and post every other week, which might suit people's schedules better.

Welcome to the discussion post for the next three chapters/80 pages (to the end) of Paradise Snare by A.C. Crispin. A lot of links for you all this week, many of which are spoilery!

• Solo ran off the road, one of many articles about how the movie's box office take was lower than expected.
  
• Everyone Needs to Calm Down About Solo's Box Office Performance.
  
• ‘Star Wars’ is faltering because it is obsessed with its past, one of many opinion pieces about why the movie isn't doing so well.
  
• Solo’s Easter Eggs Are Actually Good.
  
• Turns Out Chewbacca Has a Hell of a Potty Mouth. Personally I always imagined Leia was the big potty mouth in that group.
  
• I Wish Solo’s Female Characters Could Find Better Escape Routes.
  
• We need to talk about the woke droid.
  
• Last but not least: TLJ is coming to Netflix on June 26.

Welcome to the discussion post for the next three chapters/40-odd pages (to p. 232) of Paradise Snare by A.C. Crispin. Since this is the release weekend for the Solo movie, we have a lot of links!

• Star Wars insects!
  
• In case you haven't seen it, Thandie Newton's premiere dress featuring her Star Wars action figure collection of black characters, by Vivienne Westwood (more photos).
  
• Lando Calrissian is pansexual, which I'm sure shocks you. (Also a lot of controversy about this, though I'm not linking that because we're here for fun stuff.)
  
• Critics' reaction roundup to the new movie. Minimal spoilers if any.
  
• Is anyone really desperate to see Solo: A Star Wars Story?. Personally that's how I feel about the upcoming Boba Fett movie.
  
• Speaking of: 'Star Wars': Boba Fett Movie in the Works With James Mangold (Exclusive).
  
• Crass commercialism part one: You can get the new Han Solo book featuring him and Lando for $5 on your Kindle today (Friday).
  
• Crass commercialism part two: Han Solo movie themed Otterbox phone cases. I'm thinking about the Millennium Falcon.

Welcome to the discussion post for the next three chapters/60-odd pages (to p. 191) of Paradise Snare by A.C. Crispin. As usual, I am catching up. Also, as usual, have a few SW-related links:

• Luke and Leia Switch Places in Divisive Star Wars Fan Art (clearly these people have never been on Tumblr or Ao3)
  
• Splice is right: has Disney stumbled upon the perfect Star Wars formula?

Welcome to the discussion post for the next three chapters/60 pages (to p. 133) of Paradise Snare by A.C. Crispin. I'm still reading, as many of you are, but I have plenty of links to contemplate while we all read!

• ‘I’m not convinced I’m dead’: Mark Hamill on Luke’s fate, Trump vs. Vader and kissing Harrison Ford. Sadly not as much of the latter as advertised.
  
• From last week: 60 Facts About the Star Wars Universe for Star Wars Day
  
• This week's exciting news: Star Wars live-action TV series timeline revealed by Jon Favreau. Fingers crossed!

Hello and may the Fourth be with you! Welcome to the discussion post for the first three chapters/75 pages of Paradise Snare by A.C. Crispin.

In addition to the first discussion post, it's also Star Wars Day and here are some Star Wars links for you:

• Podraces, Porgs, and Prop Replicas: Our Favorite Star Wars Stuff
  
• Why is Han Solo so bad with money?
  
• A somewhat spoilery review of the new Han & Lando canon novel.
  
• Also, in case you don't have enough Star Wars T-shirts, Cotton Bureau has some awesome ones.