Stars my Destination

Sci-Fi time... Probably my overall favorite genre. While I love aspects of horror, fantasy, and sci-fi, science fiction has to be my favorite. This is really because I grew up playing science fiction video games such as Perfect Dark and Halo. The genre has stuck for me and of course branches into every form of entertainment and not just video games. Although to be most specific, my favorite genre would have to be the science fiction horror. Thank Alien for that.

Onto the Stars my Destination. This is quite an interesting story being told. The main character, Foyle, is intense, to say the least. He is the highlight of the novel. He is a character that you as the reader both root for and reel away from at the same time. The way he is described as being an empty, near worthless individual at the beginning of the novel makes you feel sympathetic and pitiful for the character. In a way it gives the reader faith in the character, knowing that he has the entire novel for things to turn around in his life and start going his way. The reader gets excited for Foyle when he suddenly gets motivated for revenge. For the entirety of the novel, Foyle's intense determination for his vengeance is what keeps the audience interested and excited, because we know that when he gets his revenge he will be fullfilled and will have done something worthwhile in his life. That is what the reader wants; we want to see Foyle find meaning in his life- even if it's through revenge. However, some of Foyle's actions make him quite a shocking character. So much so that more than just a few readers would likely turn away from the novel. He is not a nice guy. Foyle is brutal and often it is hard to remember he is the protagonist and the character the audience wants to root for- and some of us probably won't.

One extra note is the tattoos. That is an extra tidbit of the novel I quite like, for obvious reasons. The way Foyle's face tattoos appear when his emotions run high is a very cool, unique mechanic in a story. It is the standout part of the novel that really sticks in your mind as something you remember when thinking of Stars My Destination in general. It's the novel with "the cool face tattoos that reflect animalistic emotions."