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Doctor Who: The Legends of River Song | Jenny T. Colgan, Jacqueline Rayner, Andrew Lane, Steve Lyons, Guy Adams

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Overall, a good collection. However, one author clearly does not knit or crochet, because at one point the story « Death in New Venice » refers to a « crochet needle » (it‘s a crochet HOOK, and it would not make a good stabbing implement). And of course this is the one thing I trip up on in a sci-fi story ?

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rabbitprincess

Doctor Who: Illegal Alien: The Monster Collection Edition | Mike Tucker, Robert Perry

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This was pretty good, leaning into Seven‘s more manipulative side and presenting some truly horrifying Cybermen. Maybe don‘t read this when eating lunch 😅

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rabbitprincess

Sherlock: The Casebook | Guy Adams

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A fun way to revisit the first two seasons of Sherlock.

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charl08

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I don't mean to blow my own trumpet, but I'm a very fast reader, and good at filtering out gibberish....

Is Ludwig a Litsy member?
#BBC

ChaoticMissAdventures Is that David Mitchell? 2mo

charl08 @ChaoticMissAdventures yup! https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/ludwig-david-mitchell-review/ 2mo

ChaoticMissAdventures @charl08 oh wow! This looks so fun, he can be really funny will have to check it out!! 2mo

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Bookwomble We rather binged this - fantastic series, and can't wait for the next one! 2mo

charl08 @Bookwomble yes, six episodes were not enough... 2mo

Bookwomble @charl08 No, I was disappointed to get to the end so quickly, but that's the sign of a good programme, I guess 🙂 2mo

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Bookwomble

Doctor Who and the Daleks | David Whitaker

We've come to Durham for a few days' break, which means that the country has had a typical month's-worth of rain in one day! 🌧️☔ Expecting such weather as our usual lot, at least there's lots of indoor things to do.
Books will be bought on this trip, starting with these two that I got from the supermarket charity table ½ mile from my front door when we stopped for takeaway coffee for the journey 🤦‍♂️

The_Book_Ninja I used to bus up to Foyles as a kid and buy Target Dr Who‘s. They used to be so cheap and I devoured them in the holidays. It was the only way to re-live the Pertwee and Baker stories ‘cos, as we know, once it had aired, we never expected to see an episode again. 3mo

Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja The introduction to this 2011 reprint says the same thing - in those days, once it had aired, the novelisations were the only way to catch up. (Why am I repeating what you just said? 🤷‍♂️😄) I've never read one of the novelisations, so (when I get to it in my next regeneration) it will be an interesting exercise. 3mo

The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble I remember missing an episode of Dr Who and I was complaining to my dad and he said “One day soon you‘ll be able to record TV and watch it later” My mind was blown, I just couldn‘t comprehend what he was saying. He must have seen a prototype video recorder on Tomorrows World or something. 3mo

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The_Book_Ninja

Tardis Eruditorum: An Unofficial Critical History of Doctor Who Volume 4: Tom Baker and the Hinchcliffe Years | Philip Sandifer

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These collected essays from Sandifer‘s Doctor Who blog have each series/season of the show deconstructed with critical reflections of the social & political climate at the time of release on both a personal & wider level. This isn‘t always as dry as it sounds but I did skip a few filler essays. This volume is number 4 but the 2nd I‘ve read (I wasn‘t born during Hartnell/Troughton years so skipped those books). I watch the show as I read the essays

Bookwomble Having been veggie since 1987, about the only thing I miss is Barrett's Jelly Babies. Getting a quarter in a paper bag on the way home from school made the possibility of the Fourth Doctor's appearance in Lancashire seem that much more likely! 🧣 4mo

The_Book_Ninja I‘m vegan…and have a massive sweet tooth. They don‘t do jelly babies but they do some damn fine pick-n-mix. I get a 1kg —yes 1KG!—fizzy and gummy mix…praise the Lord https://thevegancandyman.com/ 4mo

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RamsFan1963

Doctor Who: Plague of the Cybermen | Justin Richards

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80/150 I love Doctor Who, and I've enjoyed many of his written adventures, but this isn't one of them. Slow and tedious, I thought the author was building atmosphere, but then nothing much happened. The Cybermen never really come off as a scary threat, lumbering along like slow zombies, ultimately defeated by some last second techno babble on the Doctor's part. Also, I felt the story suffered because the Doctor was without a companion. ⬇️

RamsFan1963 No Amy, no Rory, no River Song, not even the usually annoying Clara. Too much time was spent explaining things that one of his companions would have grasped right from the start. I missed the witty banter between the Doctor and his fellow travelers, it made the story one note grim. 2 ⭐⭐ 5mo

RamsFan1963 80th book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65 5mo

DieAReader #Next 5mo

dabbe #fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 5mo

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RamsFan1963

Doctor Who: Plague of the Cybermen | Justin Richards

In a landscape blend of all colour, Stefan was digging his own grave.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

ShyBookOwl Fun! 5mo

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Fortifiedbybooks

Doctor Who: The day of the troll | Simon Messingham, David Tennant

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Another great Doctor Who short story narrated by David Tennant. This was my #DoubleSpin and my 2nd finished book for #SciFiSummer

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Crinoline_Laphroaig

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: A Book-to-Table Classic | Jane Austen

"When I am in the country," he replied, "I never wish to leave it; and when I am in town it is pretty much the same. They have each their advantages, and I can be equally happy in either." Mr. Bingley - Chapter 9

#Pemberlittens Chiltern Classic another that needs added to the database. ?

#JaneInJuneJulyandAlways
@curiouserandcurioser
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 😍 6mo

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