Great performances but mediocre story

Great performances but mediocre story.

I wanted to love it, being a Trekkie, and loving Brent, however it wasn’t the best.

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Great Lore from Data himself

Very funny, unpredictable, varied vocal contributions (especially Patrick Stewart’s Dickens and Burton’s meditation) and refreshingly engaging.

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the actor narrating the story is absolutely perfect as Brent Spiner.

clever story, describing perfectly the thin line between adoration and obsession that fans sometimes inhabit!

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A really fun listen!

Really enjoyable listen! This is absolutely a well written piece of real person fan fiction and I enjoyed every minute!

The story got a teeny bit predictable in some tiny ways but still fun!

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I want to love it.

Look preface this with the fact I am a huge Trek Fan and love everything about it. If you are a fan too, this is definitely worth a listen. I love Data and Brent, this just felt like it was struggling to be fully formed and coherent. Although it is clearly fiction it is blended with much fact which makes it difficult to reqlly, trust or believe any of it. It’s a bit like trying to watch two different TV shows at the same time. It’s good, but muddled and I think ultimately I would have just preferred a fictional story OR a real autobiography. It’s a neat idea to blend the two, but it just doesn’t sit quite right.
Brent delivers a a good performance and obviously the cameos are fun.
I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it although I had to find out the denouement, so I listened fast and long!
Treckies will enjoy it, everyone else may struggle.

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A bit of fun from a fan favourite

Is it Shakespeare? Absolutely not!
Is it fun, did it make me laugh and did I enjoy it? I absolutely did!
I’ve been a smidge generous with my rating but this story - and the audio book performance - brought me joy and I am thankful for that.

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Best Trekkie Story In Years

I came across this book purely by accident. I was looking for anything Star Trek related and came across this little gym.

I personally think that it's the best Star Trek related story since the TNG days. To have all the cast play themselves was a lovely surprise and the storyline had me gripped. I've listened to this book twice in a row now in two sittings.

Brent Spiners' excellent narration along with a 'who done it' tape storyline made for the best listen in a long time.

if you like good narration, Star Trek stories, mystery stories, excellent acting and very well done background sounds, then this is definitely the one for you.

Happy listening and live long and prosper.

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Not for me

I love the Star Trek franchise, and this looked like fun but really disappointed me.

It starts off autobiographical, but then turns into a fictional story, but with the real actors playing themselves and real anecdotes from his life it was very confusing trying to figure out real -v- fiction.

The story was also disappointing, but could have been great had it focused purely on the fiction. The narration was not good for me, sounding more like Lore than Data - this may well be how Brent’s real voice sounds but as the story focused so much on Data it didn’t feel right.

I didn’t dislike it enough to return it, but I probably wouldn’t listen to it again.

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Definitely a Fiction

Great to hear TNG cast. The book is good, not great. A little bit of a glorified self satire.

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A curiosity for Trek (and Coen brothers!) fans

This strange and brief experiment in fiction can't escape the fact that the Brent Spiner autobiography it teases would have been the better read. That said, the TNG cameos are a blast and I enjoyed the pseudo noir elements. And of course, Spiner is a great narrator. A choice read for sure.

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