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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Could easily become one of my favorite books. I laughed and cried. Story had twists and turns. Things that I barely took notice of came back in the end. Finished it in one sitting.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An absolute favourite of my youth, but you can tell this romance was written in the 90s and without too much female input (which matters in a romance!) The audiobook is especially 90s - enjoyable cheese to be sure, but I just couldn't take Frakes' impressions of his colleagues seriously, and then there's the saxophone music during the love scene....a good time for TNG fans and Troi/Riker shippers, this will have a special place in my heart forever, but I can't rank it highly knowing how many better sci-fi romances are out there 30 years later.
Imzadi wasn't bad. It was a little bit cheesy, and it was written at a lower reading level than expected, but it contained a surprising amount of emotional punch for a book that is both pulpy and a cheesy romance. I'm sure that it's a crowd-pleaser for anyone who wants to know a little bit more about Riker and Troi's history/relationship previous to that portrayed in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Imzadi is entertaining, better-than-average Star Trek fan fiction, but I don't think that is has much to offer to non-fans or the many TNG fans who don't like Riker and/or Troi much.
My favorite Star Trek book and just a truly beautiful and sometimes heartbreaking love story that crosses space and time. If you get the chance, listen to the audiobook. Jonathan Frakes narrates it and does a phenomenal job.
I liked the story overall, but I didn't like the way Troi and Riker's initial relationship was portrayed (which is arguably the whole point of this novel).
In the show, they seem to be chilled out and adult about their relationship. They seem like a couple that went out for a while, had some good times, didn't work out, became good friends, and re-found each other that way.
In the novel, it's portrayed as a deep and passionate love that neither of them really get into for stubborn reasons. It's also quick, less than a few months. The way they talk on the show makes it seem like they went out for much longer, enough time to have a full relationship at least.
Finally, I can't imagine Data acting the way he did at the end of the novel since it goes against all of his character development.
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In the show, they seem to be chilled out and adult about their relationship. They seem like a couple that went out for a while, had some good times, didn't work out, became good friends, and re-found each other that way.
In the novel, it's portrayed as a deep and passionate love that neither of them really get into for stubborn reasons. It's also quick, less than a few months. The way they talk on the show makes it seem like they went out for much longer, enough time to have a full relationship at least.
Finally, I can't imagine Data acting the way he did at the end of the novel since it goes against all of his character development.
Loved it when I read it in high school. Now it's just kinda fanfic creating the history, and not as exciting, but I enjoyed.
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
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
This book gave me so many mixed feelings! On one hand, the characterizations were just about spot on, although I took some issues with the way Lwaxana was depicted in light of her ds9 developments on screen— but, given that this book was published in ‘92, there was no way to know about what they’d do with her character, and given that Deanna’s death is undone, I’m choosing to believe the conclusion that in the restored timeline, Lwaxana’s is as well, so that we can pretend this fits within greater canon :)
On the whole, this was a fun read, and as a Troi/Riker shipper it was so interesting to picture what they’d be like as younger versions of themselves, before they’ve matured and “evened out,” so to speak.Deanna’s introspections and internal debating between logic-and-thinking-her-way-through-love and coming to terms with what she saw as conflicting “impulses” reminded me so much of my younger self, and was very neat to see represented in a character who we know on screen grows into such an emotionally, sexually, and intellectually healthy and balanced person. 10/10 for that whole aspect!! It made me cringe at parts but out of it being so relatable, which meant it was written really well. My main complaint with this book is the multiple occurrences of 1990s-period-typical sexism and tropes, but even that was delightfully disrupted by multiple queer-affirming/queer-supportive statements and characterizations, which was an absolute delight!! and totally unexpected. Also, the author’s forward to the book was so sweet.
I’d definitely still recommend this book, just keep in mind it is an early-90s writing. Even with that, though, it might surprise you with how progressive it manages to be at times!
On the whole, this was a fun read, and as a Troi/Riker shipper it was so interesting to picture what they’d be like as younger versions of themselves, before they’ve matured and “evened out,” so to speak.
I’d definitely still recommend this book, just keep in mind it is an early-90s writing. Even with that, though, it might surprise you with how progressive it manages to be at times!
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing, Sexual harassment
I’m rating this against other Star Trek books not every book I’ve ever read. As a Star Trek book five stars all day long.
Star Trek books are comfort reads for me and the quality of them varies wildly. This is the second book I’ve read by Peter David and he just gets the characters and tone bang on, I could picture this all going down in the fifth or sixth season of TNG and within their budget. I love books that are sequels to episodes, this one involves the guardian of forever from TOS and expands on the relationship between Riker and Troi and how they met and fell in love on betazed. The love story is well done and there’s a lot of humour in the book, if you like Star Trek, especially TNG, this is a really great read.
Star Trek books are comfort reads for me and the quality of them varies wildly. This is the second book I’ve read by Peter David and he just gets the characters and tone bang on, I could picture this all going down in the fifth or sixth season of TNG and within their budget. I love books that are sequels to episodes, this one involves the guardian of forever from TOS and expands on the relationship between Riker and Troi and how they met and fell in love on betazed. The love story is well done and there’s a lot of humour in the book, if you like Star Trek, especially TNG, this is a really great read.
Manifique livre! Très bien écrie. L’histoire est tellement romantique. C'est une vrai aventure dans le temps et l’espace. J'aurais vraiment aimé quel soit une vrai émission. Cela aurais été bien, car on a pas tant parler de leurs histoire dans TNG. À relire encore et encore.