- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz; New Ed edition (14 Jun 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575079681
- ISBN-13: 978-0575079687
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,076,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Doctor Whom, the grammatically correct TimeLord (or should that be Time Lord? Or is it Timelord?) has come to save our universe from the terror's of sloppy syntax and bad grammar. With his intrepid assistant Lynne: hes here to correct greengrocers sign's, popular fiction and government memos (memoes?) before inaccurate and lazy communication rips apart the very fabric of the space time continuum. Is it any wonder that the rise of global warming has coincided with the decline in the teaching of Latin in our schools? I do'nt think so. Will the Doctor save us all? or will his evil nemisises (nemisiss? nemisi?) The Dalek's triumph and rule over a universe where no-one has any clear idea of the correct usage of semi-colons?
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Adam Roberts is 40 and Professor of 19th century literature at London University. His first novel, Salt, was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. He has also published a number of academic works on both 19th century poetry and SF.
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12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Misses The Mark,
By C Chapman "CC" (Isle of Man) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Doctor Whom (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)
What a great idea - a Doctor Who/Eats, Shoots and Leaves parody. Unfortunately, this has not been written by a witty, erudite grammar Nazi and Doctor Who fan, but by someone with a talent for churning out wordcount but little else. Mel Brooks once said something along the lines of, "to effectively spoof something, you have to have detailed knowledge of the things you are spoofing". Sadly, 'Roberts' clearly has little interest in Doctor Who (shamelessly admitted in the appendix) and so misses out on the great potential for an affectionate or cutting send up, instead resorting to lazy tabloid journo cliche, a good fifteen years out of date. This is an overpriced and unfunny stocking filler that will only bore editors and Who fans alike if they're unfortunate enough to find it in their Chrimbo stockings. Avoid!
1.0 out of 5 stars
Painfully unfunny,
By Southville (Bristol, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Doctor Whom (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)
Possibly the worst book I every nearly read. I say nearly because I got more than halfway through without cracking a single smile and then gave up.
To make matters worse, the chapters have been shuffled into a completely random order, so if you want the story to make any kind of sense you must a) be a masochist and b) go back to the index page to find out where the next chapter has been hidden. There is a reason why you can pick this up new in the market place for only one penny, because it's terrible. Avoid.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too many colons...,
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This review is from: Doctor Whom (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)
As a fan of the semi-colon, I was stunned how nearly every sentence has a colon in it. So many so that I find that I can't read even a paragraph without falling into a fit of pique at the injustice of it all. Where is my friend the semi-colon? Why has he been replaced by his true-blood brother? Oh my!
Now really this book is disappointing. I enjoy both Doctor Who and Eats, Shoots & Leaves so had high hopes for this title; alas this story captures neither well and parodies both poorly. I think the used and new for 0.27 pounds is the most telling. I just wish I had looked before buying. =)
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