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lisa_pizza's review
4.0
I’ve read worse Doctor Who stories. The plot wasn’t anything to write home about, but what really bumped up the rating was Tom Baker’s reading (god I love his laugh, he was having so much fun reading this) and the really funny one liners.
augustoalvapas's review against another edition
5.0
This an incredibly thrilling read, and a fun one too. Apart from being an incredibly interesting piece of Doctor Who history it's a great story for Tom Baker's doctor. Expertly told and characterized.
krisbethea's review against another edition
5.0
What an amazing story! I was enthralled from start to finish. Some Doctor Who books have authors who cannot grab or even keep my attention. I read those only for the canon (I may be a bit obsessed).
I am so pleasantly surprised and how easy this book was to read and how it told a story that is simply just so much fun.
And the EASTER EGGS caught me off guard and had me squealing out loud!
Permission to SQUEE granted!!
LOL
Brilliant.
A must have for any Whovian!!
So delightful and exciting and even scary and intense.
Yes, everything a good Doctor Who story needs!
I WANT MORE!!
I hope Tom Baker will consider writing more books...
I am so pleasantly surprised and how easy this book was to read and how it told a story that is simply just so much fun.
And the EASTER EGGS caught me off guard and had me squealing out loud!
Permission to SQUEE granted!!
LOL
Brilliant.
A must have for any Whovian!!
So delightful and exciting and even scary and intense.
Yes, everything a good Doctor Who story needs!
I WANT MORE!!
I hope Tom Baker will consider writing more books...
stampedlizzy's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.75
ingereyoung's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
stuckonamber's review against another edition
4.0
Novelisation of Baker and Ian Marter's 70s screenplay, Scratchman certainly feels like Doctor Who. The 4th Doctor, Sarah-Jane and Harry land on a Scottish island to find the locals are being turned into Scarecrows. This leads them into another dimension, controlled by Scratchman who wants the Doctor to take him to our universe. I enjoyed the story and the resolution. I found the first person perspective a bit strange (although it makes sense when the story is written by Tom Baker), and I'm not sure how much the courtroom scenes added to the story. Otherwise I found it a strong story.
rchristine11's review against another edition
3.5
It was enjoyable. I liked Tom Baker's audiobook narration. I'm not sure I really "get it," but I still liked listening to it anyway.
mark_atkinson's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Love Tom Baker, love his narration, you can tell he was having a blast and by extension so was I. Second time I’ve listened to it, definitely enjoyed more this time.
isabellarobinson7's review against another edition
4.5
Rating: 4.5 stars
So yeah, Scratchman was great, but I never had any doubt about that. This book is an ice cream sundae. It's almost impossible to make a bad sundae: you have your ice cream ready in your bowl are about to decorate your dessert with chocolate, rainbow sprinkles, caramel syrup and, I don't know, more ice cream. As long as you like all the options (which any sane person would), there is no way you could muck this up. Well, unless you added tomato sauce, then you are both an idiot for trying it and a manic for even thinking about it (that was one of my dad's cautionary tales, ice cream and tomato sauce, yech). So when you have the ingredients of the Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan, with Tom Baker as the author (co-author but whatever) and narrator if you choose the audio (which I recommend you do) and you add in some horror elements, any combination is going to be, well, delicious, if we are continuing with the metaphor.
So yeah, Scratchman was great, but I never had any doubt about that. This book is an ice cream sundae. It's almost impossible to make a bad sundae: you have your ice cream ready in your bowl are about to decorate your dessert with chocolate, rainbow sprinkles, caramel syrup and, I don't know, more ice cream. As long as you like all the options (which any sane person would), there is no way you could muck this up. Well, unless you added tomato sauce, then you are both an idiot for trying it and a manic for even thinking about it (that was one of my dad's cautionary tales, ice cream and tomato sauce, yech). So when you have the ingredients of the Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan, with Tom Baker as the author (co-author but whatever) and narrator if you choose the audio (which I recommend you do) and you add in some horror elements, any combination is going to be, well, delicious, if we are continuing with the metaphor.
chucklebuck's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0