Rated Cutting edge, Vol. 1 6/10
<div>I enjoyed some of the art — though I have no idea why some of the women required corsets and thigh-highs at one point, sigh — and some of the page layouts did a great job at conveying a lot of story information at once. The story itself was an interesting premise, but overall, this was just an ok read.</div>
Rated Doctor Who: At Childhood’s End 10/10
Wow, this was excellent! I picked the audiobook version, partially because the print edition isn't out in the US yet and partially because I liked that Sophie Aldred read it herself, and it was definitely worth it. Aldred does the different accents for everyone excellently, and the story itself is great. It follows up on Ace as an adult, and what it's like to go about your "regular" life, once one's time travelling with the Doctor is over. Plus, it's always fun to see newer Doctors interact with older companions. I definitely recommend this for any Doctor Who fan.
Rated Dalek Empire I: Chapter Four - Project Infinity 8/10
In the end, this series ended up being pretty enjoyable. Not one of my favorite Doctor Who universe[s] stories, but worth listening to via Spotify.
Rated Dark Gallifrey: Morbius, Part 1 8/10
Rated Dalek Empire I: Chapter Two - The Human Factor 6/10
This is... fine enough. I am interested enough to see how it shakes out with the next two stories, but it's not love.
Rated Dark Sparkler: Provocative Poems on Hollywood's Tragic Starlets from Marilyn Monroe to Brittany Murphy 10/10
Why did I wait so long to read this? Did I need time to lift my head from my own muck first? whatever the reason, I'm glad I read this, finally. Dark, wonderful, obsessive poetry.
Rated Dark Gallifrey: Missy, Part 2 10/10
<div>Loved it.</div>
Rated Devil Sent the Rain: Music and Writing in Desperate America 10/10
<i>Devil Sent the Rain</i> is an excellent book. One does not have to be a big fan of the blues or “rural” music to find value within its pages, for Piazza writes in an informative way that's moving and honest.<br><br>(My full review can be found on <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2012/06/devil-sent-rain-by-tom-piazza.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>.)
Rated Dark Shadows: Echoes Of The Past 10/10
I got this during some Big Finish sale or another, having never listened to a single Dark Shadows story, or really even being familiar with it other than it is one of the older TV properties for which BF had acquired the rights. Essentially, I went in knowing nothing. This was great. It made me want to hear other Dark Shadows stories. (That's how they get you!) A spooky, noir-ish old Hollywood tale.
Rated Dead Beat 4/10
<div>I know this was not her first novel ever, but it sure reads like it. The casual racism and internalized misogyny I can almost explain away by the year in which it was published (1992), but there's not a lot I liked otherwise. The whole book needed a lot more developmental editing, but I will say I cared enough to know how it all shook out in the end. (The ending was... fine.) I've read and enjoyed plenty of other McDermid novels, and though they may have some elements I don't care for, the story is usually well done and makes me want to read the next one in the series. I won't be reading the next Kate Brannigan book.</div>
Finished reading Human Acts
Rated Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks 8/10
My son and I enjoyed reading this together.
Wants to read Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Archives Omnibus Volume 2
Rated Descended from a Travel-Worn Satchel 10/10
<div>Great writing made all the better by the familiarity I have with some of the locations mentioned.</div>
Rated Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom 8/10
The last Doctor Who novel my son and I read together (at least for now). It's a very good Earth-based DW tale.
Rated Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia 8/10
Rated Doctor Who Series III, Vol. 3: Sky Jacks! 8/10
Rated Doctor Who: Absolution 8/10
Bit of a surprise ending there. Damn, dude.
Rated Doctor Who Series 2 Volume 1: The Ripper 8/10
Rated Doctor Who: Arrangements for War 10/10