Scan barcode
featheredpages07's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Police brutality, Death of parent, Grief, Cultural appropriation, and Racism
Minor: Blood and Cursing
sbrewer71's review against another edition
4.0
This is the fourth Star Trek “Autobiography” I’ve read and I did enjoy. There were passages that it was easy to imagine Avery Brooks delivering as Benjamin Sisko on the tv show. My only complaint is that the chapters that covered the show were quick and fast paced without giving any real since of how it was connected to the rest of this “autobiography”. Overall it is a solid read for fans of Deep Space Nine.
lunarcatbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
These books so a great job of filling in the backstory of our favorite captains. This story was filled with emotion from the very start. With so much love and a family that truly cared for each other. Reading the story of captain Sisko going through his life with strength and surety, but also with a steadfast moral compass.
I really appreciated this story, not only for sending me back to a world and a character I loved, but also because it didn't make sweeping changes to the post-show novelverse that had preceded it like some of the other autobiographies in this series had.
emilyjeanne's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
jenbo's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
bajoranjay's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death
justibuster's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
eyan_birt's review against another edition
2.0
Look, Sisko is my fave captain and DS9 is my, hands down, favorite Trek. But this? This was...painful? Starting with the god-awful CGI images in the middle like a photo album in a traditional memoir but ALL FAKE and creepy AI and I really don't think we need to be doing this? It would have been better to ask for behind the scenes set photos from the cast and crew, or even young pictures of Avery Brooks who played Sisko.
Then the writing itself. While close to the feel of the shows than MANY of the Trek novelizations, there was a massive disconnect from the character and the writing. The writing was so kitschy at times and the set up to explain HOW Sisko could write his own memoir (sent data through the wormhole for Jake to compile) is unsatisfying within other Trek canon, especially since the timeline of when Jake would be publishing this text lines up with when the Prophets send Sisko back in Godshock...
I wanted this to be more.
Then the writing itself. While close to the feel of the shows than MANY of the Trek novelizations, there was a massive disconnect from the character and the writing. The writing was so kitschy at times and the set up to explain HOW Sisko could write his own memoir (sent data through the wormhole for Jake to compile) is unsatisfying within other Trek canon, especially since the timeline of when Jake would be publishing this text lines up with when the Prophets send Sisko back in Godshock...
I wanted this to be more.
a_blerdandhisbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
graff_fuller's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Star Trek has been a part of my life...even before I was born. My Da loved the series and when I was born in early '66...he cultivated that love for this franchise as I grew up.
We watched the The Original Series very day (M-F), thanks to syndication and our dinnertime at 7 PM. I watched all 79 episodes multiple times (obviously).
I have to admit, that I was late to the game with Deep Space Nine. I was busy being young...and was offput with a Star Trek series without a ship...and the format of an ongoing storyline was "foreign" to the franchise...to this point.
But, after years of away, I came back and rewatched TOS, TNG, then watched DS9 for the first time in my binge...and fell in love with these characters.
Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko was a breath of fresh air. His love of his family was the cornerstone to his belief system...and the lifetime of experiences up to DS9, and then beyond (for seven seasons) just scratched the surface of this story.
I really wish he'd come back...and we'd have another seven years, but this autobiography will have to do, until the former happens.
I loved this book, and I'm very grateful for the people involved in writing it. Thank you.
#BucketListathon2023
We watched the The Original Series very day (M-F), thanks to syndication and our dinnertime at 7 PM. I watched all 79 episodes multiple times (obviously).
I have to admit, that I was late to the game with Deep Space Nine. I was busy being young...and was offput with a Star Trek series without a ship...and the format of an ongoing storyline was "foreign" to the franchise...to this point.
But, after years of away, I came back and rewatched TOS, TNG, then watched DS9 for the first time in my binge...and fell in love with these characters.
Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko was a breath of fresh air. His love of his family was the cornerstone to his belief system...and the lifetime of experiences up to DS9, and then beyond (for seven seasons) just scratched the surface of this story.
I really wish he'd come back...and we'd have another seven years, but this autobiography will have to do, until the former happens.
I loved this book, and I'm very grateful for the people involved in writing it. Thank you.
#BucketListathon2023