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A review by odin45mp
The Eyes of the Beholders by A.C. Crispin
3.0
I know I read this at least twice as a young teen, who devoured everything Star Trek that I could get my hands on. It was... interesting to revisit as an adult.
It is very well paced and plotted, reading like a lost episode of the TV series. Each characters gets some screen time, and their bits all feel very in character. Nothing out of place except perhaps Riker's flashback/dream. I loved the expanded role of Dr. Selar. I also enjoyed her relationship with the young Andorian girl, and the social commentary on ableism. Data's romance novel subplot was on point for the character, but even more cringe now that I've read some highlights of book twitter and their takedowns of bad male-gaze "romance" passages. This is the worst of that, magnified.
The resolution to the A plot was pleasing, and I am glad that I revisited this one. Worth a read, but nothing to write home about except that I've read much, much worse tie in fiction, and this ticked all the boxes for a comfort read on a lazy Sunday afternoon/Monday night.
It is very well paced and plotted, reading like a lost episode of the TV series. Each characters gets some screen time, and their bits all feel very in character. Nothing out of place except perhaps Riker's flashback/dream. I loved the expanded role of Dr. Selar. I also enjoyed her relationship with the young Andorian girl, and the social commentary on ableism. Data's romance novel subplot was on point for the character, but even more cringe now that I've read some highlights of book twitter and their takedowns of bad male-gaze "romance" passages. This is the worst of that, magnified.
The resolution to the A plot was pleasing, and I am glad that I revisited this one. Worth a read, but nothing to write home about except that I've read much, much worse tie in fiction, and this ticked all the boxes for a comfort read on a lazy Sunday afternoon/Monday night.