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Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir: Inspired by True Events by Brent Spiner

6 reviews

katymaryreads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a fun listen, and I appreciated the cameo appearances by members of the Star Trek TNG cast. I'm not sure I would have enjoyed it as much in print. As a TNG fan, this was full of nerdy goodness, and frighteningly believable. A good insight into the darker side of fandom.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Blood and Sexual content

Minor: Mental illness and Adult/minor relationship

theferret's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Drug use, Stalking, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child abuse, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Blood, and Sexual content

queer_bookwyrm's review

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

4 ⭐ CW: stalking, sex, cursing, use of the term Asperger's, child abuse, child sexual abuse mention, adult/minor relationship, gun violence 

Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir Inspired by True Events by Brent Spiner is a humorous mystery thriller about an obsessed fan stalking the actor who played Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation. This was a quick, fun read, and I couldn't not read it in Spiner's voice. 

Brent starts getting ominous fan letters from someone claiming to be Data's fictional daughter, Lal from the Season three episode "The Offspring." It starts to ramp up when he receives a disturbing package. Finally when the FBI becomes involved, he hires a bodyguard. There is also a humorous side plot about his relationship with both the FBi agent and the bodyguard, who are twins. 

This book was hilarious. Even the serious parts are written with levity. I love how grounded in reality the story is. The characters in the book are real people, many of whom he worked with on TNG. It's hard to say what is truth about the people or the events. Some things are so outrageous they can't possibly be true, but you never know. 

Really this is an examination of fans and fan culture, and how easily someone can slide from being a serious fan to an obsessed one. This is a great read for any Star Trek fans (and specifically of Data and Brent Spiner) and also likes mystery and comedy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child abuse, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual content, Cursing, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

calamitywindpetal's review

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Stalking, and Death

Moderate: Gore, Drug use, Sexual content, Car accident, Murder, Vomit, Medical content, Mental illness, Grief, Violence, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Animal death, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

katherine_alexis's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

Minor: Vomit and Adult/minor relationship

laurareads87's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.25

As an absolute diehard Trekkie/Trekker, when I saw Brent Spiner's new book Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir Inspired by True Events I immediately signed up to receive a copy without even really reading the description. I'm so glad I did. The basic premise of the book is that Brent Spiner, an actor playing Data on Star Trek: Next Generation in 1991, begins receiving menacing, threatening, and downright bizarre letters from, it seems, an obsessive fan. What follows is a hilarious adventure. The book is packed with appearances by Trek favourites (the cast of Next Generation as well as Gene Roddenberry himself) and while I don't think one needs to be a Trek fan to like the book, certainly the references will be more apparent (and quite possibly more hilarious) to those who do know Next Generation. I don't even like audiobooks but knowing that Brent Spiner will, of course, be narrating this one, I plan to pick up a copy, and I've already recommended the book to several fellow Trek fans in my life. So much fun!
Thank you to St. Martin's Press & NetGalley for an ARC.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, and Violence