Title: Remedial Jedi Theology
Author: MarbleGlove
Rating: Teen and Up
Genre: General
Status: Complete
Chapters/Words: 7/51k
Pairings: Anakin Skywalker/Padme Amidala (background)
Summary: Let us consider the fact that the Jedi Order is a monastic religious organization based out of a temple, with five basic tenets of faith.

Ch 1: Death, yet the Force (meeting Anakin)
Ch 2: Chaos, yet Harmony (teaching Anakin)
Ch 3: Passion, yet Serenity (teaching a teenaged Anakin, good grief)
Ch 4: Ignorance, yet Knowledge (Anakin is a Knight now, why is he still Obi-Wan’s problem?)
Ch 5: Heresy, yet Orthodoxy (actual plot? Ie, Clones and Sith)
Ch 6: Emotion, yet Peace (epilog)

Ch 7: extras / deleted scenes

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15118700/chapters/35054840

Rating : 4/5

General Star Wars fic that centers on Obi-Wan as he struggles to adapt to teaching Anakin. No real action to speak of, more an introspective look at an alternate way Obi-Wan could've been a Jedi Master. It loosely follows the canon plot with some small adjustments based on how Obi-Wan handles things differently.

The writing is good, the introspection kept me interested, and Obi-Wan is a wryly enjoyable narrator. Anakin comes across as a bit of a teenage idiot, but then he is one. Mostly I enjoy this fic because it's the first fic I've found on the archive that doesn't either A) bash the fuck outta the Jedi (attachment, 'Master', etc.), or B) turn everything into a fluff fest.

 

Is this a canon-compliant fic (ie. it eventually leads up to Windu and Sidious facing off while Anakin runs up as the shatterpoint of all shatterpoints) or are we looking at an AU?

I am going to say, that just reading the intro to the first chapter, it is compelling.

This quote,

is so fundamentally jedi order that it's beautiful. so fundamentally of the living force that it's perfect.

 

It is not canon-compliant, it is definitely an AU.

I will say this is certainly not a perfect story. I will say that it probably would have been an improvement for the story to be written exactly like this except canon-compliant.

Also the final chapters seem a rushed to me, though that makes sense since the author was focusing on the philosophy rather than the plot.

But I like it anyway. It hits most of the right notes for what I enjoy, and the writing quality is high.

If I was a bit more objective I’d give this a 4/5, but because I’m pretty happy about reading an Obi-Wan centric story that I like I’ll give it a 5/5.

 

I love this story. This shit is hilarious

 

The final chapter and a half are a bit rushed to me as well. Obi-wan's solution to the Clone Wars is also a bit too tongue-in-cheek for me, but I don't hate it.

 

Oh hey, a well written Obi-Wan centric fic!

I liked it enough to read it all in one go (that doesn't happen too often these days), but I do agree that the ending falls flat compared to the rest of it. Sheev going down with barely any fight was honestly pretty disappointing.

All in all it's a pretty solid fic, so 4/5 from me.

 

100% agreed. The way the Obi-Wan circumvented the Clone Wars and Darth Sidious was cute, and fit the tone of the fic, but it's still very weak. It's well-written enough and entertaining enough to where it's still a 4/5, though.

 

This way definitely well written, if a bit too fluffy for my tastes. A few characters, such as Anakin and Sidious come across as caricatures of themselves, and some of the solutions Obi Wan comes up with are extremely contrived, but I still enjoyed going through it. Not library material though - 2.5/5

 

I can't disagree with you

 

*Sigh* If you're going to necro post, at least have something of substance to say about the thread's subject-matter, please. "I can't disagree with you" is a meaningless statement, since we would have gotten the same message if you had posted nothing at all.

 

Might have been a pretty worthless post in terms of content, but it did bring the story to my attention, so there's that.

It's pretty good. I really enjoyed the first four chapters, but as others have said, the conclusion is a bit crap. Still decently written, as the whole story is, but that doesn't cover for the weak concept (at least, it's weak if you're playing it at all straight; leaning into it as a crack fic might make it work). But the majority of it is a fun read.