Star Trek: Insurrection

Rating:
Summary: Brilliant
Review: This book had great potential. The movie had a character oriented enough story that MS. Dillard could have given us something in the way of a back story, or some character development, except in the very beginning. She is going downhill. She did an excellent job with Star Trek 5 and 6. Those were very good books, better than average for star trek books, and not bad even for regular books. Then with Generations and First contact, she still did an ok job, but they were short and had large print. In this one it is lacking development to the point of deficiency, and where are the color photos from the movie. Also, the best part of the previous two STTNG movie novelizations was the behind the scenes at the end. Where did that go. Not only is this book more expensive, but it also lacks that whichj made the others readable. By the way this book is 284 not 385 pages.

Rating:
Summary: OK
Review: This book had great potential. The movie had a character oriented enough story that MS. Dillard could have given us something in the way of a back story, or some character development, except in the very beginning. She is going downhill. She did an excellent job with Star Trek 5 and 6. Those were very good books, better than average for star trek books, and not bad even for regular books. Then with Generations and First contact, she still did an ok job, but they were short and had large print. In this one it is lacking development to the point of deficiency, and where are the color photos from the movie. Also, the best part of the previous two STTNG movie novelizations was the behind the scenes at the end. Where did that go. Not only is this book more expensive, but it also lacks that whichj made the others readable. By the way this book is 284 not 385 pages.

Rating:
Summary: Brilliant
Review: Well, she's done it again. J.M. Dillard has written another brilliant novelisation, and she really dserves credit for it. The characters were portrayed very well, and she kept to the script for the most part, adding in her own parts about the characters, Anjj, the So'na, and Worf. Although her version of the story deviated somewhat from the movie version, this is probably due to the fact she was working with an earlier script, but it didn't change the book much. Personally, I really liked it, but one part in particular was the part involving Worf. In the movie he didn't play a very big role, just normal Worf with the exception of his .... physical troubles. But in the book Dillard wrote about Worf dreaming, and encountering K'Ehleyer, his former lover. I felt this was one of best insights into his character, with his old flame inslting his relationships after(Deanna Troi, Jadzia Dax). Anyway, I really liked that. The relationship between Riker & Deanna was done very well in film and novel, the novel simply putting thoughts beind their feelings, which I thought was good. Anyway, that's my opinion. On one last note, is anyone else slightly concerned TNG movies haven't found a 'focus' yet. I mean, TOS movies had a focus around Mr. Spock's death and return, but TNG has had none of this. I am deeply concerned about this, if anyone else is feel free to email me.

Rating:
Summary: Great book!!
Review: What a book! I didn't see the movie before I read this and it kept me reading on never stopping for a break.