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Summary: i liked this buffy book!
Review: "The Willow Files Volume 2" is one of the best novelizations of the Buffy series. It captures three amazing episodes revolving around Willow and tells them wonderfully. I had never seen "Dopelgangland" when i read this, later when i eventually saw it i was a little disapointed as the book had made it even better. This is a must-read for everyone, even if you have already seen the episodes .
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Summary: Pass it off...
Review: After reading this book it has effected me in no ways. It is not one of those books that you can't get enough of, and that stays in your mind. I thought that all the action was too normal. Buffy is supposed to deal with supernatural, creepy stuff. Well in my opinion nothing caught my attention. This book yo me was one I would not read unless I was forced to for a grade or something, maybe not even then. After reading about the 3rd chapter I did not want to read anymore because there was no action or any creep. I think it only deserves 2 stars because i thought it was a really bad book.
A little bit about the book is it takes place in Sunnydale, where all theh "supernatural" stuff goes down. Willow is the library nerd, she's in there all the time. She meets this guy over the internet. Their friendship grew and she fell in love with him, so they were going to meet. But there was something she didn't know about him and when she finds out she is going to be shocked!
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Summary: Faith and Willow are tight!!!
Review: I loved "Willow files vol. 1",so I couldn't wait until volume 2. Navarro does an excellent job turning these 3 excellent episodes into a novel."Doppelgangland" is probably the most interesting willow episode of both files.I'm so glad they picked episodes that featured the evil Faith,she is so tight!I think that "Choices" should have been contained in the upcoming novel "Faith trials".But what can you do?Overall this is better than "Willow files vol. 1",and should be read by any Faith or Willow fan.Enjoy!
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Summary: Finally the focus is on the redhead: A Trio of Willow Treats
Review: It is interesting to look back and see how few episodes during the first three seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer actually focused on our beloved Willow. The Wicca in training is pivotal in two of these three novelized tales and has a great speech but minor role in the third. From the first season we have "I, Robot . . . You, Jane" in which Willow accidentally unleashes Moloch the Corruptor into cyberspace while scanning book on demons into the computer. There is a wonderful scene in this story where Buffy, Willow and Xander bemoan their lousy loves lives (involving a vampire, a demon and a she-mantis respectively). "Phases" from the second season of Buffy is where Willow learns that Oz is a werewolf, which is really more about him than her, but he is her boyfriend it does matter to her (and justifies the picture on the cover). Finally, we have "Dead Man's Party," which heralded Buffy's return from her self-imposed exile in L.A. from the earliest part of the third season. As I indicated above, Willow does not have a lot to do in this episode, but she does have one of her best moments when she reads Buffy the riot act after discovering the Slayer packing to leave town again. Buffy novelizations only get four stars because five stars are reserved only for original Buffy stories. But one of the things I especially liked in Yvonne Navarro's novelization is that her framing device consists of daily journal entries from Willow's computer. Not only is that in keeping with Ms. Rosenberg's character, it also allows some insights laid out in Willow-speak (you have to hear her words in your mind for this to work). This is much more effective than most of the other bridging devices employed by writers of other Buffy novelizations. Since Navarro's first novel "AfterAge" was about the end of the world as we know it courtesy of vampires, I am now going to have to track down one of her Buffy novels to see how she does on an original tale about the Slayer. More importantly, I eagerly await the new volume of "The Willow Files" which must surely include at least one of the Vamp Willow episodes, "The Wish" and/or "Doppelgangland," from season 3!
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Summary: Finally the focus is on the redhead: A Trio of Willow Treats
Review: It is interesting to look back and see how few episodes during the first three seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer actually focused on our beloved Willow. The Wicca in training is pivotal in two of these three novelized tales and has a great speech but minor role in the third. From the first season we have "I, Robot . . . You, Jane" in which Willow accidentally unleashes Moloch the Corruptor into cyberspace while scanning book on demons into the computer. There is a wonderful scene in this story where Buffy, Willow and Xander bemoan their lousy loves lives (involving a vampire, a demon and a she-mantis respectively). "Phases" from the second season of Buffy is where Willow learns that Oz is a werewolf, which is really more about him than her, but he is her boyfriend it does matter to her (and justifies the picture on the cover). Finally, we have "Dead Man's Party," which heralded Buffy's return from her self-imposed exile in L.A. from the earliest part of the third season. As I indicated above, Willow does not have a lot to do in this episode, but she does have one of her best moments when she reads Buffy the riot act after discovering the Slayer packing to leave town again. Buffy novelizations only get four stars because five stars are reserved only for original Buffy stories. But one of the things I especially liked in Yvonne Navarro's novelization is that her framing device consists of daily journal entries from Willow's computer. Not only is that in keeping with Ms. Rosenberg's character, it also allows some insights laid out in Willow-speak (you have to hear her words in your mind for this to work). This is much more effective than most of the other bridging devices employed by writers of other Buffy novelizations. Since Navarro's first novel "AfterAge" was about the end of the world as we know it courtesy of vampires, I am now going to have to track down one of her Buffy novels to see how she does on an original tale about the Slayer. More importantly, I eagerly await the new volume of "The Willow Files" which must surely include at least one of the Vamp Willow episodes, "The Wish" and/or "Doppelgangland," from season 3!
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Summary: Three bewitching tales
Review: This contains the novelization of three teleplays which center on the character of Willow. Gingerbread is a chilling tale of fear and prejudice. A Hansel and Gretel demon breeds terror and hate in Sunnydale. Parents turn against their children. Witches are once again threatened with burning and Buffy finds herself tied to a stake. In the second Doppelgangland, Anya tricks Willow into doing a spell to restore her necklace and her demon powers. The spell backfires and Willow opens a door to a world where she is a vampire. The vamp Willow is trapped in the real Sunnydale. Willow must deal with her evil self. The final story is Choices. While Willow is a central character in this plot it is actually part of a larger story arch for Buffy and Angel as well as Faith. For this reason I am not sure this story stands on its own. My one concern is that perhaps another teleplay should have been chosen to complete the trilogy. The entire gang is makes choices for their post high school lives. Willow is captured by Faith and the Mayor. The journal entries try to tie the stories together but they are ramblings not as tight as the normal bindings found in these novelizations. I have given it four stars instead of five for that reason. I did enjoy the book. I would recommend this book to people who have not seen the episodes or for fans of the Willow character.
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Summary: Willow's Tales
Review: Three stories are set in this book: Gingerbread Doppelgangland Choices All three are based on the teleplays of Buffy the Vampire tv series. As a newcomer to the Buffy world via books and the series, I was pleased to be able to read this book about my favorite character, Willow. I haven't seen these shows so I was coming into this book fresh, and I highly enjoyed them. I could picture the voices of the characters as I read, and I got a full "program" in my head while I read these stories. Yvonne Navarro doesn't make a dry read, her stories are creative and enjoyable. The book is aimed at a younger crowd (16 and up) but for Buffy fans they will highly enjoy this new series of the Buffy clan.
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Summary: More adventures of our favorite red-headed Wicca
Review: When you first see what three episodes of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" are novelized by Yvonne Navarro in this second collection devoted to everybody's favorite red-headed Wicca you might be a bit disappointed since we get "Doppelgangland" but not "The Wish." But then I suppose it would be too much to get both of the infamous "Vamp Willow" episodes in the same volume. "Gingerbread" has Sunnydale's parents up in arms with Joyce Summers leading M.O.O. (Mothers Opposed to the Occult) and trying to burn Buffy, Willow and Amy at the stake. "Dopplegangland" has the Vamp Willow from Cordelia's wished for world where Buffy never came to Sunnydale showing up in the "real" Sunnydale, at which point wackiness ensues. "Choices" seems an odd choice, since Willow is basically held hostage by Faith most of the episode, but it does have too of her finest moments. Navarro links the episodes together with entries from Willow's computer files, as she deals with deciding what she wants to do with her life. Since none of these episodes have managed to make their way onto video tape, these novelizations are a nice way of preserving our memories of our favorite Buffy episodes (or filling in gaps if, horrors, we have actually missed an episode or two).
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Summary: Jhaeman's Reviews
Review: WILLOW FILES VOL. 1 By Yvonne Navarro (1999), based on teleplays "I, Robot . . . You, Jane" by Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden, "Phases" by Rob DesHotel & Dean Batali, and "Dead Man's Party" by Marti Noxon RATING: 4/5 Stakes SETTING: Seasons One through Three CAST APPEARANCES: Willow, Oz, Xander, Buffy, Giles, Jenny Calendar, Moloch, Dave, Fritz, Larry, Cordelia, Gib Cain, Angel, Joyce, Principal Snyder, Devon, Pat, Jonathan BACK-OF-THE-BOOK SUMMARY: "When Buffy the Vampire Slayer arrived in Sunnydale, she befriended a bookish, insecure girl named Willow. As a Slayerette, Will uses her computer prowess for good, hacking into electronic government files and researching obscure rituals on the Web. But Willow's love life is severely lacking, consisting of an unfulfilled crush on her friend Xander and a short-lived fling with a deadly demon she met over the Internet. Through her often life-threatening experiences with the Slayer, Willow gains the confidence to just be herself in the peer pressure-filled world of high school. And when her first real boyfriend, Oz, turns out to be a bit . . . unsual . . . in his own right, Willow is just the girl to prove that love really is blind . . . and a little scary." REVIEW Volume One of the Willow Files is one of the best Buffy novelizations to date. The book adapts one episode from each of the first three seasons of the show, with the stories tied together with an original and very well done framing sequence that consists of Willow's journal entries. Season One episode "I, Robot . . . You, Jane" tells the story of Willow's crush on a boy named Malcolm that she met over the Internet. As can only happen in Sunnydale, the boy turns out to be an ancient demon named Moloch the Corruptor. This was the first episode of the series to center a plot around Willow, and in it we see both her insecurity and her strength. Yvonne Navarro does a good job of adopting the humor of the original script, and she adds more background into how Moloch came into being. Season Two episode "Phases" is the first revelation that Oz is actually a werewolf. It's an average episode, with the high points being the agonizingly/delightfully slow development of Oz's and Willow's relationship, the jealousy we see Willow and Xander having for each other, and some good moments between Angelus and Buffy. It's almost hard not to cheer out-loud when Willow steels her courage and kisses Oz for the first time. The final episode adapted is the Season Three episode "Dead Man's Party," which has two main plots: Buffy's return to Sunnydale after running away and a mask that raises zombies. The zombie plot is rather banal, but the tension and drama that arises from Buffy's return is worth the price of reading the story--suffice it to say, Buffy isn't welcomed with open arms. All in all, Navarro had one strong story and two average episodes to adapt. She came through with flying colors, as the adaptations retain the humor and drama of the originals. The framing sequences are far more interesting than those in other Buffy novelizations, making this book one of the better ones to pick up. (c) (...)
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Summary: Willow is the best!
Review: Willow is the best part of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She is smart and she is cute and when she loves somebody it does not matter if they are a werewolf or whatever. If I could not be Willow I would love to have her as a best friend. These stories focus on her and that is why I really like them. I wish I had all these episodes on tape. I am not happy they cancelled the DVD for the first season. I like all of the Buffy stories but I like the ones with Willow the best. She's a good witch!
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