tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529911059865628556.post4948718945918575473..comments2024-03-27T08:28:02.203-06:00Comments on Trek Lit Reviews: Literary Treks 271: To Thine Own Self Be TrueDan Guntherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894089240112561224noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529911059865628556.post-33043185201229779052019-06-17T11:49:39.230-06:002019-06-17T11:49:39.230-06:00Good episode guys! CLB isn't my favorite Trek ...Good episode guys! CLB isn't my favorite Trek author, but I think this is one of his stronger recent efforts. My favorite part of the book was the chess match between Kirk and Spock. A small scene, but I liked it a lot.<br /><br />Least favorite bit: Kirk feeling guilty because of "human Privilege." Why didn't TOS have lots of alien cast members? Probably because it was a low budget 60s show. I mean 95 percent of the aliens look exactly like humans. I think it is a disservice to the show to shoehorn in racism as an explanation. It's like using the augment virus to needlessly explain the Klingons, but this seems...nastier. <br /><br />No problem with a story about racism, I just think it was a clumsy way of going about it.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663980734898071684noreply@blogger.com