Doctor Whom (GollanczF.)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.16 (870 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0575079282 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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. 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?. 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. Doctor Whom, the grammatically correct TimeLord (
His first novel, Salt, was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. . About the Author Adam Roberts is 40 and Professor of 19th century literature at London University. He has also published a number of academic works on both 19th century poetry and SF
"Funny read" according to Addy. I got this while traveling in europe and it is a funny take on Dr. Who and what he would do in this book. Dr. Whom is a Time Gentleman from the planet Garlic Free. He travels around in his Tardy with two companions, Prose Tailor, and Linnaeus Trout correcting grammatical errors in the universe and stopping bad guys like the Cydermen, Stavros and his Garleks, and his arch enemy The Master Debater. This story is narrated by Prose Tailor and the chapters are out of order but the reason for that will be at the end of the story. This is a good recommendation for any Dr. Who fan or any. "Not the greatest parody" according to Rich M.. but it has the occasional snicker. The book is a parody of both Doctor Who and Eats Shoots and Leaves, and comes off a bit strained at times, not making a lot of sense from the satirical point-of-view. The last part, a fairly good parody of Genesis of the Daleks, isn't bad. But it wasn't worth the build-up.This would be for only the diehard Doctor fans.. Mildly Amusing O.K., this sounded like a fantastic idea, creating a parody of Doctor Who AND Eats, Shoots and Leaves in one volume. I'm a Doctor Who fan or long standing, and I loved Lynn Truss' delightful book on punctuation, so what could be better. I was greatly disappointed.My main problem with the book is that the narrator and protagonist, Prose Taylor, is a bore. He's rather clueless, his prose style (and yes, I do understand that's supposed to part of the humor) is tortuous, and mostly he's a twit. The passage where Prose Taylor is being interviewed by Doctor Whom and Linnaeous Trout for
His first novel, Salt, was shortlisted for the Arthur C. He has also published a number of academic works on both 19th century poetry and SF. Clarke Award. . Adam Roberts is 40 and Professor of 19th century literature at London University