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A review by tresdem
Doctor Who: 12 Doctors 12 Stories by Eoin Colfer, Charlie Higson, Richelle Mead, Alex Scarrow, Holly Black, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Marcus Sedgwick, Neil Gaiman, Derek Landry, Michael Scott, Malorie Blackman
4.0
A fair mix of stories both good and bad. Some of them more memorable than others. I enjoyed seven's a lot and three's wasn't bad (except I wasn't happy with one thing they did) but for the most part I enjoyed it
Except for Eight, Nine and Ten's stories-- which were awful.
Eight's story had literally maybe one or two moments of Eight's character, otherwise it was just 'general representation of the Doctor'. I mean I get that maybe the author was just restricted to the TV movie and not the Big Finish escapades... but even there Eight has a ton of character. He's tender, he's compassionate, vulnerable, kissy, has no concept of personal space, is elegant and self sacrificing and while there was some of it there could have been a LOT more.
Nine's story sounded like the goofy aspect of nine which is what you see a lot in his run, but really doesn't touch on how much pain he's going through. Also I didn't buy a word of it and the precocious child who knew everything was just irritating.
Ten's wasn't bad but wasn't particularly engaging and I didn't get much of Martha's character from it. Aside from one or two lines she could have been anyone and in a lot of spots ten felt more like twelve.
Twelve's story was nice though I liked that. (for the most part). All in all it wasn't a bad collection.
Except for Eight, Nine and Ten's stories-- which were awful.
Eight's story had literally maybe one or two moments of Eight's character, otherwise it was just 'general representation of the Doctor'. I mean I get that maybe the author was just restricted to the TV movie and not the Big Finish escapades... but even there Eight has a ton of character. He's tender, he's compassionate, vulnerable, kissy, has no concept of personal space, is elegant and self sacrificing and while there was some of it there could have been a LOT more.
Nine's story sounded like the goofy aspect of nine which is what you see a lot in his run, but really doesn't touch on how much pain he's going through. Also I didn't buy a word of it and the precocious child who knew everything was just irritating.
Ten's wasn't bad but wasn't particularly engaging and I didn't get much of Martha's character from it. Aside from one or two lines she could have been anyone and in a lot of spots ten felt more like twelve.
Twelve's story was nice though I liked that. (for the most part). All in all it wasn't a bad collection.