Well, Q DID write his own book (which you should read if you haven't, even if you don't like Trek books, since it's one of the 2 or 3 totally worth reading regardless).
Speaking of. I honestly never read 'kids books' (with the exception of a bit by Del Rey). Frankly, for a long while, I was running behind in reading level. Then I discovered the sci-fi section in the library, and went from a 1st grade to, like, 10th grade reading level overnight (or over a week or so, anyways). Which just goes to show: making kids read books they don't like doesn't do much. Finding something that interests them will make learning better. And when it comes down to it, what does Shakespeare have that Tolkien, or Grisham, or Abbott, don't have, other than Cliff's Notes?
But in the spirit of the question asked, and Q, I HAVE reimagined the ending to Star Trek several times. I always thought that, at the end of the final series (Voyager I think, since Enterprise takes place earlier), rather than whatever ACTUALLY happens, it really should have just been a monster of the week episode like the rest, and then in the last 5 minutes had Q show up, claim to be bored, snap his fingers, and the next scene would have been the big bang.
Semi-related. Have you ever read Clemens' Wit'ch saga? It has a rather unexpected (to me, but I'm gullible) ending, but an even weirder beginning. Or first page, specifically. Each book starts with a university release, and occasional note from instructors. I really enjoyed the series, and it's a good read should you get bored. But it takes a while to figure out what those releases are about.
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Speaking of. I honestly never read 'kids books' (with the exception of a bit by Del Rey). Frankly, for a long while, I was running behind in reading level. Then I discovered the sci-fi section in the library, and went from a 1st grade to, like, 10th grade reading level overnight (or over a week or so, anyways). Which just goes to show: making kids read books they don't like doesn't do much. Finding something that interests them will make learning better. And when it comes down to it, what does Shakespeare have that Tolkien, or Grisham, or Abbott, don't have, other than Cliff's Notes?
But in the spirit of the question asked, and Q, I HAVE reimagined the ending to Star Trek several times. I always thought that, at the end of the final series (Voyager I think, since Enterprise takes place earlier), rather than whatever ACTUALLY happens, it really should have just been a monster of the week episode like the rest, and then in the last 5 minutes had Q show up, claim to be bored, snap his fingers, and the next scene would have been the big bang.
Semi-related. Have you ever read Clemens' Wit'ch saga? It has a rather unexpected (to me, but I'm gullible) ending, but an even weirder beginning. Or first page, specifically. Each book starts with a university release, and occasional note from instructors. I really enjoyed the series, and it's a good read should you get bored. But it takes a while to figure out what those releases are about.