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There‘s a lot going on and also not much happens… Many of the characters (especially these three doofuses) are very different than their tv counterparts. Data shows too much emotion, I especially hated the moments where he seemingly got his feelings hurt. I LOATHED the part where Carey says he actually pouts like a child. Riker‘s an unprofessional lunatic. Geordi was just a tad bit too insubordinate. (Although I must say, his ⬇️
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A novelization of the first TNG episode. There are some obvious differences that they changed later during filming of the show. Riker goes by Bill in this, but Will in the show. Data‘s origin is different. Things happen in a different order and I definitely prefer the tv version of that better. But what I like better in the book are the thoughts of the characters. A fun look into how they think/perceive each other.
Book 1 of #BookTrek2024
I don‘t know how many of y‘all pay any attention to anything BookTube related, but there are two events coming up that I‘m pretty excited about.
June on the Range is hosted by Michael K. Vaughan and basically you just have to read at least one Western sometime in June.
Book Trek is hosted by Revenant Reads and runs June-August. You read Star Trek fiction, from whichever iteration you prefer. ⬇️
The plot was meh. I still don‘t understand how this entity swooped through Earth in the 1990‘s, plucked one ship out of the ocean, then apparently left our solar system and didn‘t come into human contact again until the Enterprise stumbled across it randomly out in the galaxy… 🤷♀️
I don‘t know that I can blame Carey for not having a better grasp on the characters ⬇️ 6mo
Book 2 of #BookTrek2024 6mo