tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272843773604058918.post6821793528241290758..comments2024-02-25T08:43:38.215+00:00Comments on Doc Oho's Reviews: Doc Ohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819922630249965949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272843773604058918.post-52007634626793299952009-06-09T22:52:52.819+01:002009-06-09T22:52:52.819+01:00Sariel2004 here,
I have to say I agree with the...Sariel2004 here, <br /><br /> I have to say I agree with the comments above<br />this book is awesome. I don't think it is mired in symbolism in the way that Revelation is ( Which although you probably won't be too surprised to hear I loved IS a tad pretentious.) The Story doesn't tell us whats going on at once but that in the dark feeling is exactly what the TARDIS crew are going through as they come in the end of sequence of events since the stakes are so high this is carried of much better than on TV in BAttlefield. The TARDIS crew are excellent here and its great to see the Doctor seeming out of his depth. Ace is spectacular and is brilliant, she is a soldier but she is still <br />moral and passionate. We see her anger with the Doctor is due to his hypocrisy but she seems to be learning to think like him is spite of herself ( an interesting paralell given the original TV plan for ACe.)<br /> <br /> Overall I think the book is a much better addition to the arc as things start to get personal. ( and Ace's understanding of the Doctor's fear of loneliness forbodes the last book in the Arc nicely too.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272843773604058918.post-22710259048487193202009-06-07T07:55:39.837+01:002009-06-07T07:55:39.837+01:00The Left Handed Hummingbird is one of my all-time ...The Left Handed Hummingbird is one of my all-time favorite NAs, and that's saying something. For one thing, the tone of the book is flawless. Orman successfully captures the near-omniscient stature of the Seventh Doctor, yet the feeling that he might just be in over his head this time permiates every page. Huitzilin is a terrifying villain, he brings an almost Exorcist-like dread to the proceedings. I also felt like the controversial drug scenes were very well-handled and fitting with this more adult era of Doctor Who. When Hummingbird was first released I was reading Carlos Castaneda's series as well as the NAs, and the Doctor's reasons for using them were very sound and fitting with the world that he was thrust into. In fact, it was while reading Hummingbird for the first time that the parallels between the Doctor and Don Juan became very clear and pronounced for me, forever coloring the way I saw both characters. <br /><br />As a fan of both Hummingbird and Timewyrm:Revelation, I'm definitely one of those who would call this "really deep stuff that you need to examine closely to unlock its meaning," although that might be overstating it a bit. I prefer to say that it's a multi-layered story that rewards the reader for thier extra effort...an effort which isn't really that extreme anyway. It's not that Hummingbird is indecipherable by any stretch, but I do appreciate the extra depth. I also had no problem with Benny's lack of knowledge of the 20th century. Yeah it was a bit silly, I agree, but IMO it was just a bit of whimsical humor...not meant to be any sort of genuine reflection on her character or an important plot point but just a gag.<br /><br />For me, The Left Handed Hummingbird is one of the very best of the best...an all-time classic Doctor Who story from any medium, any era, any Doctor. An easy 10/10Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com