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A review by emchovy
Dark Mirror by Diane Duane
adventurous
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I think it's easy for people to write tie-in novels off. They're derivative, by nature, and also by nature, none of them are essential to an understanding of the main work. As the amount of them I read might tell you, I don't necessarily agree with that one. Tie-in novels, in my opinion, are a subtle art.
Dark Mirror by Diane Duane is fantastic. This book keeps true to the characters in the show, and showcases them at their best. The mirror universe, in contrast, the darkness in contains, that's affecting too. The scene where Picard reads Shakespeare in his own mirrorverse's study, and realizes that the stories are subtly different, subtly more violent and cruel, is something I still think about. These characters are formed by their environment, and they cannot help the way it shapes them.
Dark Mirror by Diane Duane is fantastic. This book keeps true to the characters in the show, and showcases them at their best. The mirror universe, in contrast, the darkness in contains, that's affecting too. The scene where Picard reads Shakespeare in his own mirrorverse's study, and realizes that the stories are subtly different, subtly more violent and cruel, is something I still think about. These characters are formed by their environment, and they cannot help the way it shapes them.