>>Also, while I'm being mildly contrarian, has anyone else noticed
>>that—if the novelization is actually a reasonably close
>>representation of the plot of the film, which I admit is never a sure
>>bet—this is the same story as the original Star Wars?
>
>Yeah, the novel has a few extra scenes (Poe escaping Jakuu, the
>Resistance scenes before Leia and Han meet again, and the fat salvage
>trader showing up again to harass Rey at Maz's are the big ones), but
>yeah, everyone's commented on that at this point.

I believe my five word summary of it to my spouse was, "Diablo III - only better done."

:)