Wants to read Directions to the Beach of the Dead
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Rated Room to Dream 10/10
<div>An in-depth and fair look at one of our most interesting artists. I admit that I once had a review ebook of this, way back when, and somehow it got lost in the shuffle. But to paraphrase a recurring theme in this biography/memoir: Things happen when they are meant to happen.<br><br>Prior to 2020 or so, I was only loosely familiar with David Lynch's work. That said, one of the (in retrospect) best experiences I've ever had in a theater was when I saw a small showing of Mulholland Drive in the back of an Italian restaurant in Missoula, MT, the city where Lynch was born. I didn't fully appreciate it at the time, but now I'm glad I was there. Though I am fascinated by a lot across his career, I'm mainly a Twin Peaks fan, a late convert. After his recent death, I decided it was time to know more about the man behind all this determinedly strange art, and reading this book now, instead of in 2017, I have a much better appreciation for what his work is meant to do.<br><br>The format of having journalist Kristine McKenna handle the biography gives room for everyone to offer their perspective during each stage of Lynch's career. Lynch, now given decades of perspective (but also some convenient opportunities to "not remember"), has a chance to offer his own memories and respond to the journalistic part of the chapter we've just read. It works. One can read between the lines where some of his shortcomings are not explicitly spelled out, but he's held accountable in other ways. Mostly though, everyone liked him. He respected people, was interested in their stories and saw their potential. That's a pretty good legacy for an artist to leave.</div>
Rated Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks 8/10
My son and I enjoyed reading this together.
Rated Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation 8/10
A good adaptation, but why 75% of the dialogue tags had to be he/she "murmured," I do not know.
Rated Doctor Who Series 2 Volume 2: When Worlds Collide 6/10
Not the strongest of the DW comics I've read, but an enjoyable enough two-adventure volume.
Wants to read Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Archives Omnibus Volume 2
Rated Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate 8/10
This was a different type of DW story, and I haven't seen the episodes that accompany it, but I enjoyed it. The Tharils would be an interesting civilization to explore in the modern series. Some of the sentences were a little clunky to read aloud to my son, but he also enjoyed the book.
Rated Doctor Who: Arrangements for War 10/10
Rated Doctor Who: Beyond War Games 9/10
<div>The Ice Warrior story is maybe a smidge less interesting than the first story, "The Final Beginning," but whatever, this is still great. Michael Troughton sounds SO much like his father, and I always enjoy hearing Jon Culshaw as the Brig. The Second Doctor is one of my favs.</div>
Rated DOCTOR WHO: DARK HORIZONS 8/10
Had some clunky writing, but storywise, this is a good Doctor Who novel that also hints at some Doctor back story re: his family.
Rated Doctor Who: Doom Coalition 4 10/10
Great stuff leading up to the Time War.
Rated Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures - Back to Earth 9/10
<div>I was maybe a little less interested in the middle story — you can see where it's all heading before anything "unusual" is identified — but it's not a bad a story. Honestly, I'm just always glad to have more Ninth Doctor stories</div>
Rated Doctor Who: Doom Coalition 1 10/10
This is easily one of the best Doctor Who audio adventures I've heard so far. Divided into four different sections, each has a different set of challenges that all relate to the overarching chaos caused by a criminal Time Lord called The Eleven. McGann's Doctor is both serious and Romantic-with-a-capital-R, and this and the forthcoming Doom Coalition sequels will inch him closer to the changes the Time War will bring.<br><br>What makes Big Finish stories different from regular audiobooks is that you also get music, background noise, and lot more context clues that aren't necessarily reliant on traditional narration. They're like throwbacks to radio dramas of old, but acted much like they would be on screen. While I still think it's a shame that one of my favorite Doctors has had very little screen time, I always enjoy hearing Paul McGann's voice. It's as handsome as he is, really, so if you needed one more thing to motivate you finally diving into these stories, I hope that helps.<br><br>(See the rest of my Top 10 Favorites from 2015 at <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2015/12/glorified-love-letters-top-10-favorite.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>.)
Rated Doctor Who: Harvest of the Sycorax 7/10
Finished reading Meru
Rated Doctor Who: Leviathan 6/10
A pretty entertaining story with a good reveal at the end of Part 1.
Rated Doctor Who: Mind of the Hodiac 8/10
Finished reading Counterweight
Finished reading Jazz and Palm Wine
Rated Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures - Lost Warriors 10/10
<div>This set of stories has everything: A more murderous Upstairs, Downstairs, but with aliens! Lord and Lady Macbeth, but with aliens! The filming of Metropolis, but with a Cyberman! Everyone's bringing their A-game here.</div>
Finished reading No Such Thing as Duty