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A review by meikeidreaming
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks by Eric Saward
2.0
This book was a bit of a disappointment for me. I haven't seen the episode that inspired the novelization so I'll only judge the plot as a book. 180 pages are not enough to introduce so many characters and follow them, especially when they are separated in groups of 3 up to 5 people. It's far too many plot lines for such a small book. And I find no point at introducing 20 characters when not even 1/4 of them survive. Don't get me wrong, I am used at people dying when it comes to Doctor who, but some of these characters didn't last more than a chapter so what's the point of learning their names or a small backstory only to unceremoniously murder them 10 pages later? Apart from the appearance of the grey daleks (which didn't serve much to the plot anyway) there were no plot twist. Not anything surprising or shocking.
This book felt as if someone just watched an episode of doctor who and then described it to me. I don't know if this is a problem that concerns all the novelizations but in my opinion this story would make a much better graphic novel. There just isn't enough of a plot or character development to make a book out of it. I'm sure I'll give these books another chance, but if the next one is disappointing too I'll just assume those stories are not meant to be read but only watched on the screen.
This book felt as if someone just watched an episode of doctor who and then described it to me. I don't know if this is a problem that concerns all the novelizations but in my opinion this story would make a much better graphic novel. There just isn't enough of a plot or character development to make a book out of it. I'm sure I'll give these books another chance, but if the next one is disappointing too I'll just assume those stories are not meant to be read but only watched on the screen.