Fan Fiction : A Mem-Noir

If you want to read something silly then go for this, definitely. It's a fictional faux memoir by Brent Spiner, aka Data on Star Trek the Next Generation, where Spiner is stalked by one or more deranged Star Trek fans. It tries to balance on the edge between bizarre and hilarious and falls more to the bizarre territory more than hilarious in my opinion. Being someone who enjoys the bizarre, I enjoyed the book. I especially recommend the audiobook version as all (or nearly all) of the stars of ST:TNG make an appearance to voice themselves: Patrick Stewart, Gates McFadden, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, and more. Plus we get an insider's view of Gene Roddenbury's funeral which does not come off as fictionalized. A fun read overall.

I don’t know when we actually started listening to this, but a few weeks ago seems right. My wife and I only listened to this together, so it took longer to get through.

I’m normally not much of an audiobook listener, but this was read by the author, and was semi-autobiographical, AND featured a bunch of the other cast members on Star Trek the next generation reading their own parts, so it had some built-in fan service that we wanted to experience.

Definitely recommend it for those cast members. In particular because they are sometimes quite humorous caricatures of themselves.

The story is engaging, and Spiner has written himself a self-deprecating voice that you can’t help but laugh at his (likely mostly fictional) foibles and misfortune.

Probably worth a read if you’re a TNG fan. Definitely worth a listen.