Reviews

Doctor Who: Thirteen Doctors 13 Stories by Naomi Alderman

read_late's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This one was fun. I recommend it for Whovians and maybe for anyone with even a teeny tiny passing interest in Doctor Who. A few stories were a bit of a slog pace-wise, but even they when they were slow, they were fantastic. Each story captured that particular regeneration of the Doctor nicely (my favorite was Gaiman's story which I've read several times before in his Neil Gaiman Reader. This story loses nothing with multiple reads!) The narrator for Jodie Whittaker's was spot-on with Jodie's and Ryan's voices, which was wonderful, but that same narrator was a little aggravatingly overdone with the Southern accent character's voice (won't say the character's name or role... spoilers). If you're looking for a bit of nostalgia with beloved characters, solid storytelling, and the familiar set-up of Who episodes (Who both old and new) this is the book for you. 5 stars!

delmaamoun's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

2.25

Isn’t worth it

arrianereads's review against another edition

4.0

Really enjoyed this book; it was my first foray into officially licensed Doctor Who fiction, and I’m so glad I decided to pick it up. My first proper encounter with some of the classic Doctors, too. A great read, especially with work by some of my favourite authors included in the anthology. Pick it up if you’re a fan!

wirsindgefangene's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars
Some stories were better than others. Some narrators were extraordinary, others were just okay. Overall a satisfying read.

tassillow's review against another edition

adventurous funny

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Death, Grief, Murder, Fatphobia, and Xenophobia

HP references

parisreads_pc's review against another edition

4.0

I really really enjoyed this. The Drs had so much personality and so did all the sidekicks and storylines

aine_'s review against another edition

4.0

this was a funky little short story collection that i ended up really enjoying !!! it’s hard rating short story collections (esp when written by multiple authors) but the only one i really didn’t like was nine

my favourites (in no particular order) were one, four, seven, ten, and twelve 

isayhourwrong's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

hannahhhwillis's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0