A review by kbrsuperstar
The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko by Derek Tyler Attico

adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I read the Kirk autobiography when it first came out and thought it was amazing but since then, this series has been mostly disappointing - and unfortunately that includes this one. To start with, it suffers from the same issue that made me DNF the Janeway book: the ridiculously idyllic pastoral childhood chapters. Sisko never encounters or has ever heard of a transporter - a device used in his family's hotel - until he's 7, he never eats replicated food or wears replicated clothing, his mother homeschools him and his three siblings for no clear reason AND still manages to run an entire hotel (I don't live in the future but as a former homeschooling parent I call shenanigans on that). There are a few fun appearances by characters we know throughout the book (although

Pulaski as a pediatrician(?) in New Orleans

was a weird choice) but all the stuff about DS9, arguably the main reason to read this book, is jammed into the last 15% of the book and feels rushed. Lastly and maybe most importantly, the end was kind of infuriating to me and honestly made me hate this book a little:

the afterword reveals that everything you just read was actually written by Benny Russell, from Far Beyond the Stars. Yeah, what the fuck, right?