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Doctor Who The Official Doctionary (2012)

by Justin Richards(Favorite Author)

4.25 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1405908963 (ISBN13: 9781405908962)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

BBC

review 1: Bookworm Speaks!Doctor Who: The Official Doctionary Bookworm has recently been enamored by the universe of the long-running British science fiction show Doctor Who, whose quirky protagonist travels through time and space with his time machine, The TARDIS, meeting and battling, all sorts of colorful characters and villains.The Doctionary is a guide to the places, people, and technology the Doctor has encountered. Like a dictionary the entries are arranged from A to Z but unlike most dictionaries that Bookworm has read, the entries are arranged into categories which are placed in alphabetical order within them. The entries are for the most part confined to the 2005 relaunch of the series, but a few of the Doctor’s classic adventures are seen in the pages. Where this book s... morehines is in the writing (like all books) but this one is unique. As it says on the cover: The Doctor likes to Talk and this book is written with the words of the Doctor. The entries are written in such a manner as the Doctor would be telling his compatriots, brief, quick and slightly off. For example, the section devoted to villains and monsters is titled: “Not So Nice ‘People’ and stuff.” Accurate but not a very proper format. What makes Doctor Who great is how unproper the Doctor is. The tradeoff of this book that makes its most prominent flaw is the formatting itself. The writing is in the style of what the Doctor himself would write. The Doctor’s quirky style is a great part of his appeal but it can get irritating at some times. The Doctor’s irreverent style could be a turnoff for new readers not familiar with the character. Also in the vein of dictionaries, the entries do not go into a lot of detail. In interest of space constraints now doubt, but also to keep with the Doctor’s style. If your looking for in depth analyses of people and places you may be disappointed. Also, while Bookworm is of the belief that Doctor Who appeals to all ages, the writing in this book may come off as slightly juvenile but The Eleventh Doctor is known to be quite a childish character. But perhaps this was intentional by the writers. This is not an encyclopedia, it is a dictionary it only provides the briefest of tastes to characters, places, and things with vast histories. This could be so that is the wandering book enthusiast happens upon this tome and reads an entry that piques his or hers curiosity, they may want to stream a episode or two, read another book, and maybe, just maybe they will transform into a fellow whovian. One can only hope. Final Verdict: The Official Doctionary while not as detailed as the visual dictionary, it is nonetheless a delightful read both into the whoniverse and the mind of the Doctor
review 2: Loved this book! It was a comprehensive explanation of a bunch of things from the Whoniverse sounding just like it was written by the Doctor himself. There were a number of subtle jokes about the show itself (e.g. references to hiding behind the sofa when watching the television, etc.) and plenty of references to classic Who. As a teen reader, I can say child and adult Whovians alike will love this book, with the adults especially getting a kick out of the jokes. less

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