Monday, December 24, 2012

Indie Book Review - Dalek I Loved You by Nick Griffiths


From the title, most would assume that the entire book is about Daleks and Doctor Who. Instead, Griffiths has composed a series of vignettes about how Doctor Who has influenced his life in so many ways. It is an amusing memoir and a tribute to the sci-fi show Doctor Who. The stories are woven in and out of chronological order giving the reader a broad insight to how exactly Doctor Who shaped the author and led to him seeing the TARDIS and meeting David Tennant. However, the quickly changing settings sometimes made it difficult for me to maintain interest for longer periods and the book felt a little disjointed at times.

As someone who admittedly has not seen much of the original Doctor Who, I really enjoyed the synopses of the episodes and detailed descriptions of leading characters. Names will be familiar to those who have only seen the new rendition of Doctor Who. The stories are often hilarious and mostly interesting regardless of how much knowledge you may have about Doctor Who.

Largely due to its vignette style, this book is best to be read in small doses. Catch a story while riding the bus to work or waiting in line at the post-office this holiday season.  Anyone with a basic familiarity of Doctor Who will enjoy Dalek I Loved You. You can find this ebook on Amazon.

-Patti

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