Treks Not Taken : What If Stephen King, Anne Rice, Kurt Vonnegut and Other Literary Greats Had Written Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation?

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Summary: Fire Photon Torpedos at this book . . .
Review: It's only marginally funny in places. I think perhaps it might have overreached itself (A Trek Too Far?) and is only occasionally funny. I loved the Dr. Seuss bit, though . . .

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Summary: Brilliant
Review: Obviously better educated than some of his critics, Boyett captures the essential style of each and every author he parodies. The author of "Ariel" (1984) and "Architect of Sleep" (1986), Boyett isn't known for his humorous works, but shows us with "Treks" that he can take us anywhere he chooses. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves (or hates) Star Trek, to the educated reader who enjoys a well-crafted parody of the old (and new) favorites, and to anyone who appreciates wonderful writing in any form.

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Summary: Brilliant
Review: Obviously better educated than some of his critics, Boyett captures the essential style of each and every author he parodies. The author of "Ariel" (1984) and "Architect of Sleep" (1986), Boyett isn't known for his humorous works, but shows us with "Treks" that he can take us anywhere he chooses. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves (or hates) Star Trek, to the educated reader who enjoys a well-crafted parody of the old (and new) favorites, and to anyone who appreciates wonderful writing in any form.

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Summary: Gleeful entertainment
Review: One of the best--and most literate--Star Trek texts out there, this collection of short parodies should be enjoyable to any reasonably-well-read Star Trek fan.
The only thing to note is to be sure you're familiar with most of the authors involved before you read the parodies, as the true fun is in seeing how successfully Boyett mimics many different styles, from pitch-perfect Tom Robbins to superb faux Joyce (!) to Anne Rice, to J.D. Salinger, to...

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Summary: FUNNY AND ECLECTIC
Review: One reviewer here has faulted Boyett for parodying works the reviewer hasn't read. How can that be Boyett's fault? The more you know, the funnier Boyett's book is. If you don't get it, that says more about you than about Boyett, for goodness' sake.

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Summary: Pleasant romp from Boyett. At last something new from him.
Review: Some folks have bashed this confection because they were unfamiliar with the authors and stories parodied here. Shame. What you haven't read is your own problem, and the literati chosen for this series of parodies comes from a high school reading list. In other wrods, Boyett chose carefully to make the collection of parodies accessible to the kind of people who like to read and who actually finished their Sr. High reading lists.
So, why buy this? Well, you only need to get it if you totally dig Star Trek AND you totally dig good literature. Those two things are pre-requisite. Of course, you can trump them both if you are just a fan of Steven R. Boyett, as am I. What he accomplishes here is cool and fun, and hopefully it will whet you appetite for things more cool, more fun, and far more compelling in his novels *Ariel* and *The Architect of Sleep.*

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Summary: STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID
Review: Thank God that Gene Roddenberry is dead. If he wasn't, then this would absolutely kill him. As it is, he is probably turning over in his grave. From the way that this was written, it is obvious that Paramount had nothing to do with it, nor did they authorize it either. As far as paradies go, this is the absolute worst. I ordered this book thinking that it was one of the regular books that come out every month. Boy, was I mistaken!!! I returned it as fast as I could.

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Summary: Ignore this German guy - TONS better than BEAVER PAPERS!
Review: This book is far more extensive and parodic than THE BEAVER PAPERS could have hoped to be! "BP" suggested the style of other writers; TNT is written IN the style of 20 different writers. It's hysterical, literate, broad, subtle, and best of all, doesn't pander but trusts that you're in on the joke. The MOBY DICK parody opens with "Call me irresponsible," for gosh sakes!

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Summary: Truly intelligent humor -- brilliant belly-laughs!
Review: This book is not to be missed. Anyone who has ever seen an episode of any Trek series is sure to enjoy Mr. Boyett's parodies as he takes on TV's most sacred cow with a razor-sharp wit and a sure ear for the styles of a varied stable of authors. It lends itself deliciously to reading (and laughing) aloud.

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Summary: The worst book I've read in a long time
Review: This book is the worst I've read in many years and I've read some bad ones. Save your money, save you time, save yourselves, consider this a quarentined book.