Reviews

The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway by Una McCormack

coppercrane2's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

ihaveknowledge's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative 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

4.75

mkfreckles's review

adventurous reflective 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? No

3.5

zmull's review against another edition

4.0

This is slightly strange, but thoroughly charming "autobiography" of Star Trek: Voyager's Captain Janeway. It's strange in that it's meant to be Janeway's lifestory, but it's very short. It reads like a memoir abridged for kids. Details are scarce and huge chunks of Janeway's life are breezed over. But Una McCormack's a great writer and manages to use the brevity to produce a tone not unlike a Heinlein juvenile novel. This is a young person's space adventure novel, more of less.

A word of caution to the continuity-obsessed. McCormack doesn't use much (any?) of the Relaunch Voyager novels continuity. This upsets people despite the fact that these are fictional characters and none of it is any more "real" than any other. I especially liked McCormack's vision of the Voyager crew's life post-return. Freed of any need to preserve a status quo for future stories, she gives the cast much more satisfying, and believable, later lives.

curleylovesyou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

inpector's review against another edition

adventurous informative lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

The first part shows many things of Janeways Past but after that it is basically a Voyager Recap in good and bad manner

freesandwiches's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Not for anyone who doesn't already love Star Trek: Voyager. But if you're already a Trekkie, this is in your bag.

notearhart's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

mockh2's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

katiebee995's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5