[Buecher] Kobayashi Maru (Spoiler)
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Dies ist meine Besprechung von Kobayashi Maru (Michael A. Martin & Andy
Mangels). Es ist das dritte Enterprise Buch, das die Story aus der TV
Serie weiterfuehrt.
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I like the book but compared with the other post-TV Enterprise novels, I
found it the least interesting.
It also didn`t help that I wasn`t happy with some of the uses of
language in the book. First of all, I found the use of alien words in
this novel excessive. It certainly doesn`t bother me when they are used
sparingly and I ideally have a good idea what it means. That can even
enrich a novel. But in this case, I found it tiresome and annoying. It
is worse than reading incomprehensible treknobabble.
Second, I am not happy that Pocket Books sanctioned the use of the
f-word in Star Trek for the first time at the beginning of chapter 44. I
don`t mind the word �shit� (or variations like �Merde�, �Scheisse�, even
the mismatched and misused �Scheisskopf� from the first Destiny book) as
an exception of the rule and if it is really fitting into the situation
in question. But in this case, there was no need for swearing
whatsoever. On top of that I had the feeling the authors wanted to be
clever by putting this word play into the book. It wasn`t clever. It was
crude and annoying and most definitely unnecessary. Yes, I know, some
people use the f-word all the time and don`t think anything of it. That
doesn`t mean it is a good idea and I disagree with it that introducing
this word into Star Trek books is something desirable.
Third, I can see now that David Mack followed this book`s example when
mixing English and German language whenever Lieutenant Graylock said
something. Therefore I am not blaming him any more for it. As I said
when I wrote my first Destiny review: What is it about Germans (or
German speaking Austrians) in American literature or movies sometimes? I
have never met any German who speaks English and sprinkles German words
into his or her English as found also in this book. I certainly don`t.
�Scheisskopf� made me laugh but this time, it wasn`t funny. First, when
using other languages as a professional writer, make sure that
everything is spelled correctly! Second, on page 355 I found an example
of the worst Marvel German (as I call it) I have seen in a very long
time. �Liebchen� is a typical Marvel German word. I never used it and if
that word even exists, it must be very old. �Liebling�, that would make
much more sense. But I don`t find it cute to have an intelligent grown
man who should be able to speak English properly not to mention be able
to use his native language correctly calling the engines in his engine
room �little darlings�. Next time, please contact a native speaker of
the language in question and get some input first! It would have been an
easy thing to do and I am sure, there are lots of fans who would have
loved to help. I am certainly one of them.
Putting the language annoyances aside, Kobayashi Maru is an entertaining
book I enjoyed. I have a weakness for good, touching love stories and I
loved it to read how T`Pol and Reed went on this unauthorized mission to
save Trip. I cringed and laughed at the same time when they saved him at
the last possible moment. It is a clich� but in this case, I didn`t
mind. Well, Trip surviving not only because of his skills and bravery
but also because of a big dose of luck is part of the charm of these
books. It was also good to see that the bond between T`Pol and Trip is
as strong as ever.
After Trip had been courageous and incredibly lucky again when he got
out of the doomed ship with Sopek, I am confident this will continue
concerning his encounter with the space mine. Nevertheless, I have to
wonder how long this lucky streak will last. I liked it that Archer was
first of all glad to have T`Pol and Reed, who are not only his officers
but also his friends, back afterwards and that their relationship didn`t
seem to have suffered.
Because I read the first Destiny novel first, a lot in this book was not
a surprise to me. But even if I hadn`t, some aspects were definitely
predictable like some of the bickering that was going on between various
political factions and ambassadors. That the Klingons can suffer from
misguided pride didn`t surprise me either but that the Vulcans would
want to hide the vulnerability of their ships towards the Romulan weapon
is not what I would have expected.
The infamous no-win situation concerning the Kobayashi Maru was very
interesting to read and moving. I could see that Archer did what he
could to save these people but had to give up at this point. It was a
dreadful choice he was forced to make but I think it was definitely the
lesser of two evils. I understand Mayweather`s resentment but only on an
emotional level. Archer did nothing wrong.
The next Enterprise book should definitely be interesting. I am very
much looking forward to it.
Baerbel Haddrell
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