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A review by reeshadovahsil
Death's Angel by Kathleen Sky
1.0
A truly terrible book. Not quite as bad as Vulcan! (same author) but only barely. I'd give it 1.5 stars if I had the option.
The main character is clearly the author's avatar-of-perfection (i.e. Mary Sue); the whiny husband is an uncharitable avatar of the author's ex (same number of years in the marriage and everything!); Dr. M'Benga is a mass murderer; Dr. McCoy is a rude letch; Spock is a rapist - oh, but it's okay. Because it's POSSIBLE that MAYBE the unconscious woman LIKED IT. (???!?!?!?!?!)
The only main cast member that could be said to be in character was Kirk, throwing himself at anything vaguely feminine that walks by as usual. ...Of course, then he cried about it, so never mind.
Like Vulcan!, this story is packed with internalized misogyny so glaring and obvious that it makes one sick to read it.
The only reason I rate this one higher than Vulcan! is that some of the ambassadors are silly and fun and enjoyable to read about. They're all equally ridiculous, but that happens in Star Trek sometimes and can be a good time. But neither they nor the recycled plot of Journey to Babel are anywhere near enough to save the book.
I'm reading every Star Trek novel in the order it came out and I'm just crossing my fingers that this is the last one this person wrote. Bleh!
The main character is clearly the author's avatar-of-perfection (i.e. Mary Sue); the whiny husband is an uncharitable avatar of the author's ex (same number of years in the marriage and everything!); Dr. M'Benga is a mass murderer; Dr. McCoy is a rude letch; Spock is a rapist - oh, but it's okay. Because it's POSSIBLE that MAYBE the unconscious woman LIKED IT. (???!?!?!?!?!)
The only main cast member that could be said to be in character was Kirk, throwing himself at anything vaguely feminine that walks by as usual. ...Of course, then he cried about it, so never mind.
Like Vulcan!, this story is packed with internalized misogyny so glaring and obvious that it makes one sick to read it.
The only reason I rate this one higher than Vulcan! is that some of the ambassadors are silly and fun and enjoyable to read about. They're all equally ridiculous, but that happens in Star Trek sometimes and can be a good time. But neither they nor the recycled plot of Journey to Babel are anywhere near enough to save the book.
I'm reading every Star Trek novel in the order it came out and I'm just crossing my fingers that this is the last one this person wrote. Bleh!