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Title: The Longest Trek: My Tour of the Galaxy by Grace Lee Whitney, Jim Denney, Leonard Nimoy ISBN: 1-884956-03-3 Publisher: Quill Driver Books Pub. Date: 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62 (8 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Enjoyable Book
Comment: I enjoyed this book, but I am having a difficult time deciding how much. It certainly was one of the more interesting and truthful ones, as far as autobiographical information goes. It was not however, one of my favorites, as far the Star Trek Alumni Biographies go. George Takei's and Walter Koenig's take the top two spots there. Her battle for sobriety was forthright and made for good reading. I can't really buy into her claims to have had visions from God, although I do believe that SHE believes them. Whether that affects the overall "rating" for the book, I guess you will have to decide for yourself. Otherwise, I found her forthrightness to be a refreshing aspect, although the writing here is not quite up to par.
She does vididly describe her Star Trek experiences and those since, and finally reveals the truth behind her departure from the show (a really stupid mistake on the producers part; Yeoman Rand would have continued to add a lot to the series). Overall, the book was a worthwhile read, and most people won't be disappointed, but you might find books from the other Star Trek Alumni to be better written.
Rating: 5
Summary: A moving and inspiring book
Comment: I am a long time Star Trek fan who bought this book because I have had the honor of meeting Ms. Whitney at a couple of conventions, and she has impressed me with her warmth and wit. I read this book in a single sitting because I could not put it down. Unlike the other Trek memoirs I've read, this one focuses not on a TV series, but on the incredible story of a woman's fight to find peace with God and herself. This book is a must read for anyone who has ever experienced tragedy, loss of self esteem, or addiction. The one thing that concerns me most is that I feel too many people will look on this as just another Star Trek book when its audience should be far greater than just Trek fans. The author has bared her soul in an attempt to help others, and the courage that must have taken is awe-inspiring. Bravo, Grace Lee!
Rating: 5
Summary: Fascinating and Inspiring
Comment: I was very impressed by this memoir. Grace Lee Whitney went through some terrible ordeals in her life and her account of how she eventually recovered from them and found spiritual peace as a Jewish Christian, while somewhat unorthodox for me to fully comprehend at first, ranks as one of the most inspiring accounts I've read this past year. Probably what impressed me most however, was her willingness to challenge the late Gene Roddenberry's long-standing diatribes against religion and faith in general by using herself as an example of what happens to one who decides its better to reject God in the name of doing one's own thing and thinking it's somehow "liberating" when ultimately it leads to the worst consequences imaginable.
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Title: Inside Trek: My Secret Life with Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry by Susan Sackett ISBN: 1930709420 Publisher: HAWK Publishing Group Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Get a Life! by William Shatner ISBN: 0671021311 Publisher: Pocket Star Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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