catbooking's review
3.0
Meh. I think the only reason I kept reading was because of my love for the series and I had an itch that needed to be scratched. I think this is the only book in the series I will read because, honestly, the writing is terrible, I felt like I was reading a poorly written fan fiction. And there is no way the plot could redeem the terrible writing, since I know the plot like the back of my hand. There were a couple of “we cannot show that on TV” moments, but in all it was just the script with extra padding.
Really a pity. I was hoping to enjoy some new Stargate content since no more episodes will ever be produced.
Really a pity. I was hoping to enjoy some new Stargate content since no more episodes will ever be produced.
petk0616's review
3.0
This book was pretty good, but I think that may only be due to the fact that it has Stargate in the title. It had some inconsistencies that were not present in the show (and I do not just mean the added scenes but rather feelings between characters that just are not quite correct).
nols73's review
3.0
Meh. This is just a novelized form of the movie, but it's not great. There is little insight into the characters, and the writing is dull.
shyfroglet's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
brian's review
5.0
The novel of the pilot episode from the TV series.
I'd forgotten that I had this book until I was digging a bit deeper through the shelf, bought at the time when I was really into the series.
If you're a fan, then you will know all the characters, how they look and act, and get a good feel of it from this novel. It would work well as a standalone sci-fi novel as well, as they are fleshed out enough to be able to read it without knowing the TV show.
I'd forgotten that I had this book until I was digging a bit deeper through the shelf, bought at the time when I was really into the series.
If you're a fan, then you will know all the characters, how they look and act, and get a good feel of it from this novel. It would work well as a standalone sci-fi novel as well, as they are fleshed out enough to be able to read it without knowing the TV show.
wai's review
3.0
I pretty much read this whole book in a day. It's an easy read with a bearable flow, and only a few spelling/grammatical mistakes. While I knew it was a novelization of the pilot episode, "Children of the Gods", I was hoping that perhaps there would be a spark of creativity, an extra scene here or there - however, what I received was essentially the pilot, verbatim.
Quite frankly, I found watching the actual pilot infinitely more enjoyable. I'd really only see the point of reading this if you're a huge Stargate fan, otherwise it's a lot more fun to simply watch the show.
Quite frankly, I found watching the actual pilot infinitely more enjoyable. I'd really only see the point of reading this if you're a huge Stargate fan, otherwise it's a lot more fun to simply watch the show.
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