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2.0 out of 5 stars
bland, hackneyed, and disjointed, Jun 2 2003
By A Customer
I'm a trek fan, especially TOS, and Spock is my favorite character, so I was looking forward to reading this book.
Wish I hadn't. Loaded with cliched narrative and stale dialogue, this book reads like a tale written by a couple of teenagers: no style, no subtlety, unnecessarily verbose, lack of careful thought, and very little creativity. Very hard to achieve suspension of disbelief with such incredibly ill-conceived plot devices. Sure, everyone in Starfleet just happens to have an intimate knowledge of 20th century pop culture. How convenient! Also, it seemed as if the authors had two plot ideas and couldn't decide which one to use, so they tried to weave both together. Bad idea. Like other reviewers said, Uhura and McCoy helped relieve some boredom, but even their dialogue seemed forced and cookie cutter at times, "mister!" Very two-dimensional storytelling. Lastly, the authors spend far too much time and effort trying to make political and religious statements. Just tell the story, please. Overall, by page 100, I had to start skimming here and there to endure the writing. Can't believe these writers have such prestigious credentials. This one could've been written by a robot.
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