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Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks & Prisoner of the Daleks by Ben Aaronovitch, Trevor Baxendale
lledorin's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
davehershey's review against another edition
3.0
This is a collection of two Doctor Who stories.
The first is the novelization of a classic Who story and it reads like a bad novelization. I quit after about fifty pages. It was just bad. Perhaps if you’ve seen the show it makes sense, but it’s filled with a bunch of characters difficult to distinguish with no backstory or development. One star.
The second is a story during the end of the tenth Doctors tenure. It is a stand-alone novel, not a novelization of a show, and is a lot of fun. There are a few characters and they each get a bit of development. David Tenant’s Doctor from screen is captured on the page. This ones a fun read. 4 Stars.
Overall, that would average out to 2.5 but you can’t give half a star on goodreads. I’ll add a half star since the binding is beautiful and it will look cool on my shelf.
The first is the novelization of a classic Who story and it reads like a bad novelization. I quit after about fifty pages. It was just bad. Perhaps if you’ve seen the show it makes sense, but it’s filled with a bunch of characters difficult to distinguish with no backstory or development. One star.
The second is a story during the end of the tenth Doctors tenure. It is a stand-alone novel, not a novelization of a show, and is a lot of fun. There are a few characters and they each get a bit of development. David Tenant’s Doctor from screen is captured on the page. This ones a fun read. 4 Stars.
Overall, that would average out to 2.5 but you can’t give half a star on goodreads. I’ll add a half star since the binding is beautiful and it will look cool on my shelf.
marginalnerd's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
bibliogramy's review
4.0
I unfortunately have shelved "Remembrance of the Daleks" after 70 pages as I found it a bit difficult to follow. The perspective changes were sudden and sometimes hard to place with so many characters involved at the same time. But "Prisoner of the Daleks" definitely proved to be a positively brilliant read. The battle of morals and ethics really came through and I could easily see it all play out as an episode. Would be 5 stars if not for the first story issues.
shane's review
4.0
I remember this episode on TV. Very enjoyable. Ace is always wonderful of course, and Sylvester McCoy, although never really appealing to me as a child is really growing on me.
EDIT: Just finished re-reading this and enjoyed it just as much the second time round. (18/7/2016)
EDIT: Just finished re-reading this and enjoyed it just as much the second time round. (18/7/2016)
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