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I struggled with this one, not because it was bad -- I just never felt like picking it up. I blame a meandering plot which is really just an excuse for James Goss to show how well he can write like Douglas Adams. I switched to the audio version (Dan Starkey does a pretty good Tom Baker impression!) and managed to finish it, but despite being a great facsimile of Adams-era Who this book is hard to recommend. ⭐️⭐️1/2

Fun fact: The genocidal Krikketmen of the planet Krikkit that our heroes mostly fail to stop in Life, the Universe, and Everything actually started out as the villains in a Doctor Who script by Adams.

When the script was rejected he just bumped them to his Hitchhiker‘s Guide books.

That script was turned into a novel last year, which I will probably read at some point to see if the 4th Doctor has better luck at saving the day.

I know I'm over-posting on this book, but it's extremely quotable.

The Doctor hurled himself toward the big red button.

He‘d always loved a big, juicy red button. Sometimes he‘d press them and he‘d often hear ‘Curse you, Doctor!‘ as the big explosions began. Sometimes he‘d press them and Galaxy-mincing machinery would power down just as the countdown reached 0001.

Sometimes he‘d press them and something remarkably unexpected would happen.

Sometimes he‘d stop other people from pressing them.

This is an extremely Douglas Adams-y pair of sentences.

‘No one knows about this. It‘s just an idea.‘

Without stopping to turn, the Doctor answered him. ‘No. You can‘t stop ideas. Not once they‘re out of the box.‘

Most TARDISes assume the characters of their owners. The Doctor‘s TARDIS entered rooms loudly and late.

Some people can tell when it‘s about to rain. The Doctor knew when an armed guard was on the way.

Now that's a chapter title!

I was going to read Tom Baker's Who novel Scratchman next, but I'm trying to decide between ebook and audiobook (read by the author) so while I make up my mind I'm reading this Fourth Doctor book based on an abandoned Douglas Adams film treatment.

This was SO GOOD! It definitely makes me want to re-read Hitchhikers, it had that same vibe to it 😃

Sunday‘s in March mean reading time includes Green River ✅🍀☘️🌿🌱🤗

Welp, today sucked. Hoping tomorrow is better (but not holding my breath). #bookmail was waiting on my doorstep, so one positive today 😆

Loving this so far. Interesting start to the story and typical Douglas Adams humor. Looking forward to the rest of the ride.