Recent Reads
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daddytoddSince returning from Sint Maarten, I've only managed to read a couple things .
The first Star Trek: Vanguard book, Harbinger, by David Mack. It was a solid read, and it did something I wish more Trek did: actually portray the characters as PEOPLE, rather than perfect (and perfectly unreal) idealizations of people.
It was nice to see them drink too much, make major mistakes, and have sex (even rough sex...!) with the wrong people. Too often, it feels like the drug that Starfleet gives its members to keep them skinny must also inhibit the libido. I mean, this may very well be the first time a character in a Star Trek novel (or episode, or movie) has actually cheated on her or his spouse. Like, EVER!
In that sense, it was more like Babylon 5 than Deep Space Nine. Despite that, I didn't like it as much as I expected to. Maybe it was just my mood.
The other book I've "read" since coming home is the unabridged audiobook version of Alan Dean Foster's novelization of the new Star Trek movie. Zachary Quinto did a great job with the reading. Unfortunately, nobody was available to correct his pronounciations of "Nyota" and "Cthia." ADF did what he could with the nonsensical script -- nonsensical even for a Star Trek movie -- but this story still doesn't make a lick of sense. Think about it for 30 seconds and it collapses.
At least the movie had breakneck pacing and amazing visuals. The novelization, not so much.
The first Star Trek: Vanguard book, Harbinger, by David Mack. It was a solid read, and it did something I wish more Trek did: actually portray the characters as PEOPLE, rather than perfect (and perfectly unreal) idealizations of people.
It was nice to see them drink too much, make major mistakes, and have sex (even rough sex...!) with the wrong people. Too often, it feels like the drug that Starfleet gives its members to keep them skinny must also inhibit the libido. I mean, this may very well be the first time a character in a Star Trek novel (or episode, or movie) has actually cheated on her or his spouse. Like, EVER!
In that sense, it was more like Babylon 5 than Deep Space Nine. Despite that, I didn't like it as much as I expected to. Maybe it was just my mood.
The other book I've "read" since coming home is the unabridged audiobook version of Alan Dean Foster's novelization of the new Star Trek movie. Zachary Quinto did a great job with the reading. Unfortunately, nobody was available to correct his pronounciations of "Nyota" and "Cthia." ADF did what he could with the nonsensical script -- nonsensical even for a Star Trek movie -- but this story still doesn't make a lick of sense. Think about it for 30 seconds and it collapses.
At least the movie had breakneck pacing and amazing visuals. The novelization, not so much.
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Date: 2009-05-28 12:23 pm (UTC)Anyway, the novels aren't canon -- only the episodes & movies. ;-)