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cinnamonstick's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
susannah8111's review against another edition
2.0
It's always fun to revisit my favorite versions of the Doctor in new stories. This one was...meh, ok but not great.
nwhyte's review against another edition
2.0
http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1916113.html[return][return]read by Alexander Armstrong (whose accent is occasionally a bit surprising - his "stall" sounds like "stool" which doesn't quite have the same meaning). All but completists can safely skip this one; the setting is a future-kitsch 1950s public school which turns out rather pointlessly to be In Space, and the Doctor compassionately tells the victim of bullying that he should ruddy well get over it; that will be very helpful to any young (or older) listeners who find themselves in that situation.
just_fighting_censorship's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 Stars rounded up
This story felt a little rushed and the solution was a bit anticlimactic. There was absolutely no character developement outside of the already established characters of Amy, Rory, and Eleven. Still the idea and setting were really great, an apparent 1950s boy boarding school (or is it?) that is dealing with a timey wimey disturbance. So much more could have been done with this one but I guess since it is an audio exclusive there is a bit of a time resriction. However, if you aren't going to do a story right don't do it at all.
NOT a must 'read'
This story felt a little rushed and the solution was a bit anticlimactic. There was absolutely no character developement outside of the already established characters of Amy, Rory, and Eleven. Still the idea and setting were really great, an apparent 1950s boy boarding school (or is it?) that is dealing with a timey wimey disturbance. So much more could have been done with this one but I guess since it is an audio exclusive there is a bit of a time resriction. However, if you aren't going to do a story right don't do it at all.
NOT a must 'read'
meganmargoking's review against another edition
1.0
This was an awful Doctor Who audiobook. Not the worst, but definitely up there.
The narrator, Alexander Armstrong, who is the voice of Mr. Smith in the Sarah Jane Adventures, is terrible. He doesn’t make any attempt to do the imitations of the Doctor, Amy and Rory, instead choosing to read in his own voice for all three with no discernation. It is beyond strange to hear Amy without a Scottish accent, even a bad one. He also doesn’t do a good job at inflections either. The Doctor’s cry of “No, no no!” is the same as Amy asking “Why don’t you move that horsey thing?”. Perhaps that is why he was cast as a robotic voice in Whoverse?
Morris’ writing does not save this one either, I am afraid.
This is set post series 5 since Amy and Rory are married. Yet in this adventure, Amy clearly has more affection for the Doctor than for Rory. In fact, she is very cold toward her husband, very being mean spirited. Nothing new is explored about the characters thus making it a bit boring.
The actual plot itself is rather horrible. Not throwing out any spoilers, but think of Will from the reboot Lost in Space movie (*crickets*) mashed up with bullying in schools. Yep. It is rather simple and bland.
What is good about this audiobook? I suppose I enjoyed Rory’s part. He played the part of a hero while still being Rory. Also, if Armstrong had done the Doctor’s voice better I would have liked that.
The narrator, Alexander Armstrong, who is the voice of Mr. Smith in the Sarah Jane Adventures, is terrible. He doesn’t make any attempt to do the imitations of the Doctor, Amy and Rory, instead choosing to read in his own voice for all three with no discernation. It is beyond strange to hear Amy without a Scottish accent, even a bad one. He also doesn’t do a good job at inflections either. The Doctor’s cry of “No, no no!” is the same as Amy asking “Why don’t you move that horsey thing?”. Perhaps that is why he was cast as a robotic voice in Whoverse?
Morris’ writing does not save this one either, I am afraid.
This is set post series 5 since Amy and Rory are married. Yet in this adventure, Amy clearly has more affection for the Doctor than for Rory. In fact, she is very cold toward her husband, very being mean spirited. Nothing new is explored about the characters thus making it a bit boring.
The actual plot itself is rather horrible. Not throwing out any spoilers, but think of Will from the reboot Lost in Space movie (*crickets*) mashed up with bullying in schools. Yep. It is rather simple and bland.
What is good about this audiobook? I suppose I enjoyed Rory’s part. He played the part of a hero while still being Rory. Also, if Armstrong had done the Doctor’s voice better I would have liked that.
simsbrarian's review
2.0
Nothing to really recommend this one but it wasn't so awful that I couldn't listen to it. The reader was solid but no great accents to report.
The story is rather simple: The Doctor screams in the Tardis as he gets visions of a devastating "time slip" which threatens to unmake time itself. So, he, Amy, and Rory land at what appears to be a 1950's style boys boarding school...where the prefects carry gunsand are attacked by spiny crab-like creatures who seem set to kill any and every one except for one awkward and bullied boy that Rory befriends. The Dark Academy is actually In Spaaaace and is a futuristic space attempt at recreating an old Earth boarding school which is guarded by robot prefects for some reason. The monsters are all created by a future version of the boy Rory befriended who apparently copied the Doctor's tardis and went back in time to seek revenge on all his old bullies. The story is nothing new, the characters do nothing remarkable and there isn't even any great Doctor Science moments; just a few of his "Oh, didn't you know? These are THESE and this is because of THIS" lines/scenes. It just falls flat; not much of interest or intelligence in this one, just lots of running, screaming, fighting big crab-spider things.
The story is rather simple: The Doctor screams in the Tardis as he gets visions of a devastating "time slip" which threatens to unmake time itself. So, he, Amy, and Rory land at what appears to be a 1950's style boys boarding school...where the prefects carry guns
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