Star Trek Movie Tie-In by Alan Dean Foster Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Star Trek Movie Tie-In
Book Review: Star Trek-the rest of the story
Summary: 4 Stars
I wish this had been available *before* the movie came out. I was eagerly checking the stores but I didn't find it until a week or so later. It answers so many of the questions that popped up during the movie but that were lost in the endless action.
It would have been easier to understand some things in the movie if the book had been out first, but I would recommend to anyone who has seen the movie, even more than once, that they read this. You will be better able to appreciate what is going on and *why*, something I sometimes found confusing while watching.
It was a worthwhile read, but it was *not* worth the inflated size and price. Every other movie tie-in for ST that I have purchased and read was a normally sized and priced book, and I saw no reason to nearly double the price on this one. And there weren't even any pictures from the movie, which would have at least justified the extreme price increase.
Book Review: Star trek movie bore-in
Summary: 2 Stars
I usually buy the movie tie in books before I see the movie. I didn't this time, no particular reason. This is my first review, so please remember that as you read this. I won't go into great detail. I was just disappointed in the book. Usually the Star Trek movie books offer more information than you get in the movie but I didn't find that so with this book. Oh, I learned who it was that was walking on the road when young James Kirk went charging buy in the Corvette and a couple of other things but the rest of the book was just telling me what I already knew from watching the movie. I hope whom ever writes the next movie tie in book will have MORE in the book than in the movie.Book Review: Terrible writing
Summary: 1 Stars
Star Trek Movie Tie-In
Alan Dean Foster seemingly does not know how to properly pace a story, keep his characters in-character, and keep his facts straight. Apparently, he wrote this book after having screened the movie, so there is no excuse for all the things he changes--major scene changes and minor ones. I would accept the minor ones (Sulu's sword, for instance; that's an author's perrogative--changing it doesn't mess with the flow of the plot), but not the major ones (Kirk telling the entire command crew that he was sent back to the Enterprise by a future Spock--that just causes the action to completely STOP while they all babble about timeline and alternate dimention theories. Meanwhile, Nero's about to destroy Earth.)
Indeed, even the opening paragraph, a senseless description of a star going supernova on the day of Spock's birth, is rife with passive verbs and unimaginative descriptors. Has Forest never heard of action verbs or vibrant, descriptive adjectives and nouns?
Also, in several places, Foster seems to forget what he has just written and has the characters go back to do the same action again. (Kirk rises from his chair twice in the space of one scene, since Foster apparently forgot that Kirk had already risen and walked away from the chair only a few sentences prior.)
One major annoyance to me is that Foster doesn't keep his characters' voices intact and consistent throughout the book. One example: Chekov switches back and forth between calling the captains "Captain" and "Keptin." Which is it, Foster? Pick one and stick with it! Seriously, this is an amature writer's mistake.
Honestly, the movie was way better than the book, and there are few books about which you can say that. This manuscript would have ended up in the slush pile if sent to a publisher and not commisioned.
Recommendation: If you're anxious for more Star Trek after seeing the movie, check out other books or even look for fanfiction on Fanfiction.net or LiveJournal. No kidding: I've read fanfiction that was better than this in terms of pacing, transitions, dialogue, and writing style.
Book Review: The Movie is GREAT, However the Book is a DISAPPOINTMENT!
Summary: 1 Stars
After watching the movie several times, I was REALLY looking forward to reading this book that is a tie-in with the movie! Boy, was I REALLY DISAPPOINTED!!!!!
The more I read this book, the more I questioned if Alan Dean Foster EVEN READ THE SAME SCRIPT that was written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman! It also became obvious that Foster DOES NOT KNOW HIS STAR TREK!!!!!!! He has Sarek, Spock's father, behaving like a HUMAN instead of someone born and raised on Vulcan! He has Younger Spock behaving like Kirk, punching out a Romulan, during interrogation, INSTEAD OF USING THE VULCAN MIND MELD THAT IS SO PROMINENTLY PORTRAYED IN THE MOVIE!!!!! Plus there were several inconsistencies; for example Foster cites two different Regulation numbers referring to the SAME regulation of being emotionally compromised while in command! He mentions that Spock Prime called Kirk "Captain" at the first meeting at the cave entrance. (Which didn't happen! Spock Prime asks, LATER, "You are not the captain?") He also IGNORED the fact that Dr. McCoy IS FROM GEORGIA, NOT KENTUCKY!!!! And that line he wrote in the book: "Left with nothing but my skeleton"?!?!?!? HELLOOOOO, the line in the movie SPECIFICALLY SAID THE WORD "B-O-N-E-S", which is WHERE HE GETS HIS NICKNAME FROM!!!!!!! And tossing the dog in, at the end, making a strange reference to the dog's ears???? WHAT IS UP WITH THAT?!?!?!?!?!? In my opinion, Foster should have had a Trekker proof-read the galley proofs BEFORE it hit the publisher's desk!
Either Foster needs to go back to TREK School or the TREK fans can write BETTER than he did!!!!!!
Book Review: Trek Movie!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
If any one has seen the movie they need to read the book. The book follows the movie good plus tells more to the story well written.