oz617's reviews
463 reviews

Most of the stories don't work half as well as they did on television - but the last two or three are brilliant

Some really brilliant moments, stellar prose throughout, though I felt the plot fell away a lot at many points

Excellent concept! Boring character, boring plot, very weird ending

The stories don't stand on their own very well, but for fans of the series they're some great extra content, with some interesting theories on aspects of the franchise that had not yet been answered. Bit of a time capsule also - moments of sexism (to modern audiences) are perhaps more overt in prose than they were on screen, which is not exactly comfortable to read, but considering the time period I won't let that overly affect my opinion. Certainly, an attempt was made to be inclusive to all people, and while that doesn't work in the same way today, the attempt is to be respected

I did not understand this story, but I feel it was a good one

Mostly this is a really interesting novel, with some fun philosophical questions. Seriously let down by the Klingon plotline though, and to a lesser extent by some genuinely awful attempts at writing in Scots

Brilliant novel. As an autistic adult, it's highly relatable. I wish I had this book when I was a child, pre diagnosis. One star docked for never actually naming Ted's "syndrome", or calling out the terrible responses to it from the adults in his life. Autism isn't a disease, and it isn't a bad word

Would be 5 stars without the epilogue

Took me a little while to get into, but I was soon swept away by the poetry. So many lines are highlighted now

Some absolute gems in here, but hidden amongst a lot of skippable stories. As is the nature of a collection, really. I'm glad that the collection exists, though, regardless of my opinions on the content. It's worth reading if only to see some more diverse perspectives on the genre