Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir: Inspired by True Events

In a very dark humor kind of way. There are laugh aloud moments, wry moments, and funky with your pals moments. It went by too fast.

Let me start by saying I love Star Trek, but I'm not a fan of books written by celebrities. This was recommended by someone I trust, so I got it. I was hooked from the first page. It is beautifully written-it's hysterical, and touching, and suspenseful--wrapped in a psychological thriller. Brent's voice comes through so clearly, his warmth, kindness-humor, sarcasm, snark-the friendship between the actors, the respect for Roddenberry--it's all there.You get to see the person behind the star, and he's a good person.I have gotten the book and the audiobook (very enjoyable, and I'm not an audiobook person), and have recommended it to everyone I know that reads and likes star trek, and why would I be friends with anyone that doesn't read and like Star Trek :)

This book is about a fan stalker set in the real world of his work on ST:TNG. There are many descriptions of life on and off the set. The stalker part of the story is well told with suspense and action. The real life parts give great insight to his life when he was working on The Next Generation and his interactions with his friends/co-workers.The Audiobook is better because the parts where he interacts with his castmates was read by those cast mates! A nice surprise while listening in the car.Some of his personal stories are terrific. He meets Oliver Sachs and has Lauren Bacall boo him in a play. He talks about working with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau on a movie. He talks about social interactions with his friends.Well worth your time!

I imagine that if Data, the android character from Star Trek The Next Generation, were to write a book, it would be well organized, coherent and focused. It would probably also be rather dry. But Brent Spiner, the actor who played the android for decades on TV and in films, is not Data, and his semi-fictional mem-noir Fan Fiction is not so well organized, coherent or focused. And maybe that’s okay, because it still manages to be somewhat entertaining.The main plotline of Fan Fiction involves a deranged fan that stalks and threatens Spiner at the height of his popularity. The first-person narrative (Spiner’s POV) rarely stays on course for long, as Spiner weaves in tales of his experiences as a struggling actor, his childhood trauma, and moments on and off the set with his TNG costars. In the narrative (and presumably in real life) Spiner has more than one obsessed fan to deal with, providing several possible suspects. There are also several people trying to help Spiner survive the ordeal, including a screenwriting detective, a sexy FBI agent and her twin sister, who Spiner hires as a body guard.Fan fiction is exactly what you would expect it to be, a book written by an actor who is not as funny as he thinks he is. He is funny enough though. The tone is generally light, which works well for most of the book, but clashes with some of the childhood experiences Spiner wants to convey, and the jarring act of violence that is part of the resolution. Still, if you are a fan of Spiner (and TNG), and have a tolerance for his sense of humor, you will probably enjoy this book.

I got a signed copy of the book but I also grabbed for the audible. I read while listening and it was a great experience. The book pulls you in and the audio experience finishes the job with, of course, a great cast and narration of Brent Spiner but even the little bits of music and sound effects. This is a professional production through and through.As for the book itself, I haven't laughed with a book in a while and this succeeded at that. The witty humor and anectodes combined with that sprinkle of noir that, just works perfectly. I'd even dare to say, that Mr. Spiner has it for writing not just noir but I am really looking forward to whatever else he writes.More than just funny, it does take any Trek fan down memory lane, but also exposes that complex aspect of celebrity, fandom and fame to the reader. We get a deep look at what it is to be in the shoes of someone who had to deal with that behind the veil of fiction. It has more serious undertones as well... In essense, the book has a bit of everything and while it is a must have for any Trek and/or Spiner fan, it is a good, full, book that I would recommend anyone to read.

I purchased Mr. Spiner's book to sign at the Salt Lake City Fan-X and now I can't put it down! Meeting and chatting Mr. Spiner for a bit got me interested even more in what he might have to say. Fun! Pure fun! I highly recommend this book and am thinking I should also get the audio as it sounds like even more fun! Thanks Mr. Spiner! You're my favorite as well:) I look forward to your next swaray into literature:)

I am mildly a Trekkie for the original series, but was also a fan of Star Trek Next Generation when the series first aired. Of course, Data was my favorite character. So when I saw "Fan Fiction" in the bookstore, I had to get a copy (for my Kindle). The expression "fan fiction" has a whole niche meaning, and the book wasn't about that - but it did go into the fans who don't know or want to know that the show is made up. Anyway, Fan Fiction was a very cleaver and a fun read. Well done, Mr. Spiner.

What an excellent read! Brent Spiner is alternately hilarious and heartbreaking with this slightly fictionalized life story. Kept me gripped until the last page. Bought the audio book and the Star Trek cast does their own voices which is fantastic.

Brent Spiner, the actor who played/plays the Android Data and his family in Star Trek, pens the tale of a man named Brent Spiner, an actor who plays the Android Data in Star Trek, in the early 1990s, as he receives threatening letters and lives a confusing life.The narrative is what this book is really all about. It paints a fascinating satire of life as a TV star, with larger than life colleagues, and a weird Hollywood world moving around you. But also of a man clearly too tired to be in any sort of control of his life.The plot is chaotic, but somehow doesn’t really seem the point. There’s an element of whodunnit, but apart from a couple of pieces of beautiful misdirection it’s really just a sideshow for the narration, which is where the humour and love shows.A fun adventure of a novel, likely only made possible by Spiner himself serving as the author, as the insights, teasing, and self-deprecation would feel wrong coming from anyone else.

Being a long time Brent Spiner fan, I just had to get this!! Very well written and easy to read. Not many books you can read from cover to cover in one go. But it is funny, sharp and witty. Gives an insight to how fandom works from an actor's point of view. Loosely based on actual events. But all in all a very good read, couldn't put it down once started.

This is very funny with a good mystery as well. Laughed out loud in places. A must for Star Trek fans😉

Came quickly and as anticipated , well received present.

Enjoyed reading, and was very excited to hear about the release of this book!