His prose is chatty, banal, and prone to hyperbole. More informative are his chapters describing unrelated projects such as the films Three Men and a Baby and The Good Mother, both of which Nimoy directed. Most of Nimoy's numerous anecdotes here add little to Trek lore. Did you feel rejected? I'm sorry,'' Nimoy says to Spock, with whom he has periodic conversations throughout the book. I was just trying to find a way to come to terms and explain. In fact, Nimoy apologizes for his more controversial 1975 memoir, I Am Not Spock: ``That was just a play of words, ideas. Sadly, while Nimoy the actor rarely gives an uninteresting or tedious performance, Nimoy the author has written a workmanlike but prosaic account that leaves the reader wondering what he might have said had he not been so seemingly eager to avoid both controversy and complexity. Spock, promises to be a welcome addition to a Trekker's library. A new book by Nimoy, the originator of the popular character Mr. A disappointingly ordinary memoir by an extraordinary actor.
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