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nwhyte's review against another edition
5.0
http://nhw.livejournal.com/903592.html[return][return]Back in my day, we had to be satisfied with the almost-all-text The Making of Doctor Who. Kids these days can get this brilliant Dorling Kindersley illustrated book all about the Doctor, and featuring all the monsters from the first and second seasons, plus the Judoon (but nothing else from Season Three as far as I noticed). Perfect gift for the young Who fan; maybe also for the less young Who fan. (And one of the labelled components in the Tardis console room is the "mercury fluid link"!!!)
megalinity's review against another edition
4.0
I want more information about the older doctors! I'll have to find other editions.
kjmodlin's review against another edition
5.0
I got this, along with the character encyclopedia, for Christmas. The pictures were fantastic and the back stories and descriptions continue to amaze me.
just_fighting_censorship's review against another edition
5.0
Pretty much all new series, 10th and 11th doctors, poor forgotten number 9. I wished there was a little more about past doctors.
thomasroche's review against another edition
3.0
Great presentation and gorgeously done, but it ultimately kind of amounts to a rehash of the episodes in the new series. Fun for serious hardcore Dr. Who fans but I'm not so sure it really brought much to my experience of the series.
evamadera1's review against another edition
3.0
I seriously wish I could have rated this book higher. If I based my rating solely on my experience, the rating would be a 5. Anything Dr. Who related is a 5 in my book. :)
However, the actual writing and structure of the book leaves much to be desired. Though the book is a "visual dictionary", it is not organized alphabetically. If one is just reading through the book (as I was this time) the non-alphabetical arrangement is not as important. However, if one wanted to use this book as a reference, the lack of alphabetization would be a severe detriment.
Additionally, many of the facts pointed out about each particular event or character would elicit a "no duh" reaction from ardent Dr. Who fans.
I will be looking at the book again, of course. It has tons of awesome pictures from Dr. Who and one can never get enough of that. :)
However, the actual writing and structure of the book leaves much to be desired. Though the book is a "visual dictionary", it is not organized alphabetically. If one is just reading through the book (as I was this time) the non-alphabetical arrangement is not as important. However, if one wanted to use this book as a reference, the lack of alphabetization would be a severe detriment.
Additionally, many of the facts pointed out about each particular event or character would elicit a "no duh" reaction from ardent Dr. Who fans.
I will be looking at the book again, of course. It has tons of awesome pictures from Dr. Who and one can never get enough of that. :)
danikaellis's review against another edition
4.0
It's hard to rate something like this. It didn't change my life or anything, but for what it is, it's well done. More detailed than I expected, but it's definitely New Who based, and specifically much more focused on the Eleventh Doctor.
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