ifeltstupid81's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
anmeash's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
protovulcan's review
challenging
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
A good and short novelization of some TOS episodes.
octavia_cade's review against another edition
3.0
Zippy, enjoyable read, as eight episodes from the original Star Trek are turned into short stories. This volume covers some of the best episodes as well - "Space Seed" and "The City on the Edge of Forever" included.
I was reading, yesterday, the novelisation of The Empire Strikes Back, which I gave two stars. And I was wondering, as I read today, why I find the Blish retellings more entertaining than the Star Wars novelisations. Both are fairly thin, not digging that far below what was onscreen, and I think in the end it comes down to length. Each Blish story runs about 15 pages, representing 40 odd minutes of television programme, whereas the movie retellings are about three times the screen length and about 13 times the page length. It doesn't match up, and it seems that in the absence of depth I have an increased appreciation for pace.
I was reading, yesterday, the novelisation of The Empire Strikes Back, which I gave two stars. And I was wondering, as I read today, why I find the Blish retellings more entertaining than the Star Wars novelisations. Both are fairly thin, not digging that far below what was onscreen, and I think in the end it comes down to length. Each Blish story runs about 15 pages, representing 40 odd minutes of television programme, whereas the movie retellings are about three times the screen length and about 13 times the page length. It doesn't match up, and it seems that in the absence of depth I have an increased appreciation for pace.
oscarwilson's review against another edition
4.0
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
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