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Summary: Q....the trixter, the father, the husband, the conundrum....
Review: The Q continum turned inside out and back again. This fleshes out the charachter of Q and shows sides of him that you would hardly know, and shows parts of Q that he would probably rather you not know are there when he is in top form. He goes through his fun, through peril, through dispair, and out again. A good read.
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Summary: ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz
Review: Started out interesting, but quickly became old, tiring, and hard to finish. But finish it, I did, because until recently Peter David never let me down.Oh, sorry, Mr. David, but you did this time. And you have with most of the New Frontier books. Only the first couple were very good. Please, Mr. David, please return to writing stories of the calibre of Imzadi (the first, not the second).
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Summary: good one!!
Review: I like this book. I like hearing John De Lancie's portrayal as Q. It's kind of cool to hear this even on audio cassette. I also like all the characters including Data, Picard, and Little Q. I highly recommend this to future Next Generation Star Trek fans.
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Summary: definitely not David's best work
Review: About the only thing this book had going for it was the fact that Q was the main character. Usually Peter David's Trek novels are stellar (Imzadi, Q-Squared, and Q-In-Law were all great). I bought I,Q. with the expectation that it would be such another wonderful story. Instead, it takes a rather interesting premise and makes it into on of the dullest stories I've ever read that wasn't for Early American Lit.
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Summary: I,Q
Review: I found that reading this book, "I,Q" by John de Lancie and Peter David to be like reading a dream... more like a hallucination. Q's powers work and don't work when he loses his wife and child to a mysterious draining of the universe of all that it contains. A concept of a muti-universe where all things exist on a different plain is brought into play in this book, adding to the hallucunation. Q seeks out Jean-Luc Picard's help in his nightmare and Picard takes along Data for support. From what I gather, Q needs a lightening rod... a grounding effect that only Jean-Luc can provide. Keeping Q from unpredictable trajectories is what Jean-Luc does best... more like Q's conscience. This whole book is Q talking, and talking, and talking, getting more self-indulgent. There is a lesson to be learned and Q is having a hard time grasping this lesson. If you read the book carefully you will note this as an underlying theme. And if you are a careful reader and pay attention to detail you will figure out what is happening... I really do NOT want to give any more away, but it is Q's comeuppance for his transgressions. Those who fail to read this book with a keen eye for detail will skip right over why and for what purpose Q is being tested. The book was a fast read and the Q character is John de Lancie. I found the book entertaining and even humorus at times... as only this mischievous trickster can do from his unique point of view.
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Summary: It did not keep my interest
Review: My theory of the popularity of the Q character in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" is that it is quite likely that creatures of such power would have similar personalities. The greatest problem with immortality combined with intelligence would be the constant fight against boredom. Given the opportunity to interact with emotional, dynamic and occasionally vain creatures would be a prized activity and pressing them to respond to obnoxious behavior would only make the game more interesting.
The main story in this book is that Q proves to be powerless against events that take his wife and child. Forced into an alliance with Jean-Luc Picard and Data, Q attempts to resolve the problem of why the universe is literally going down the drain. I enjoy the Q character, but in this story the circumstances were beyond the believable, even for Q. The literal circumstances of the universe going down a drain just did not resonate with me. The apparent "afterlife" of continuous combat between the various species also came across as forced and did not keep my interest.
This is not one of the better Start Trek books, as it was not interesting, even on the abstract level. Since Q is part of the universe, a doomsday scenario applies to him as well. It is most unlikely that even he could successfully overcome the forces that he was fighting against.
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Summary: I,Q (Star Trek The Next Generation)
Review: This amazing fantasy Sci-fi novel is an all-inclusive for Treky and Q fans. David dives deep into the inner life of the omnipotent Q and shows the reader that he is part human. Ranging from Loqutus to the M's, this book hits 'em all. I don't have enough thumbs for this book. Hats of to Peter David and John De Lancie.
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Summary: NOT THE BEST 'Q' NOVEL AROUND
Review: I EAGERLY AWAITED THE RELEASE OF THE BOOK 'I, Q' - UNFORTUNATELY, THE WAIT WAS NOT REALLY WORTH IT. AND I WAS SURPRISED TOO, BECAUSE ANY TREK BOOK THAT HAS PETER DAVID AS AN AUTHOR IS USUALLY GOLD. THIS BOOK IS BASICALLY JUST A REHASH OF Q'S TRICKERY, TORMENT OF PICARD, ETC. WHAT REALLY RUINED THIS BOOK FOR ME WAS THE ENDING. (TO ME) IT DID NOT MAKE SENSE. TO BE BLUNT, IF YOU NEVER READ THIS PARTICULAR BOOK, YOU WON'T BE MISSING MUCH. AND IF YOU DO PURCHASE 'I, Q', BUY THE PAPERBACK EDITION - FOR EVEN AT A DISCOUNT, THE HARDBACK IS NOT WORTH PAYING EXTRA $ FOR.
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Summary: Meant to make you think. About what? I have no idea......
Review: That end of this book left me almost speachless. I kept saying the last line over and over again to myself after I finished the book (in one day). All I could think was, what is that supposed to mean? I think it's subjective. But at the risk of sounding rediculous, I have to say that this has to be one of the best books I have ever read, of any genre. Never mind the fact that the end of the book was never explained, or that Picard and Data are given almost no depth at all (they're just along for the ride). It is still one of the best. It left me thinking about it for days....
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Summary: Great Premise, Less-then mediocre plot.
Review: As great as an author that Peter David is, and as a great as an idea the book was written on, the next to terrible plot makes this a near-awful read. I loved looking into Q's mind, and the first couple of Chapter's truly give the reader that perspective, but the story line was not only confusing (which is usually a good thing), but tedious and drawn out to a conclusion that really had no meaning. The conclusion that was presented in the book was dreadfully boring and typical of a worn-out plot, not usual David material. 3 stars for this one, Ill just read Q-Squared again.
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