Star Trek the Next Generation: Resistance, J.M. Dillard
Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt
Resistance is a book about the Starship Enterprise's struggles against an especially aggressive race called the Borg. I find it an enticing read, but I also feel that J.M. Dillard sometimes tries too hard to be a good writer, if you know what I mean. S/he often writes with detail a little over the top. S/he often restates what s/he said only moments ago, trying to really leave you with an adequate vision of what is going on, and it works, but I am a little bored of redundancy.
Angela's Ashes is excellent. A memoir about the childhood of Frank McCourt, it's sort of--I guess you could call it subtly depressing. Frank retells details of his miserable life in a monotone, with almost no description of emotion. It's almost as if Frank floated through his experiences, occasionally commenting and interacting, but simply watching and drinking in.
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