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Dalek I Loved You (Gollancz S.F.)

Author: Nick Griffiths
Publisher: Gollancz
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

17 reviews
Sales Rank: 52212

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 1.1

ISBN: 0575082194
Dewey Decimal Number: 306
EAN: 9780575082199
ASIN: 0575082194

Publication Date: April 10, 2008
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Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Nick... thanks for the time machine July 14, 2008
This is such a beautiful book. Nick writes warmly and entertainingly about his own childhood obsession and in doing so reminds us of our own and how they shaped the people we became. As I read,long buried memories of my own childhood exploded in my head thanks to the detail with which Nick documents his love of Dr Who, his family relationships and the path his life has taken. Nick's writing style is powerfully evocative and made me feel like a passenger in his own personal time machine. No Whovian could fail to be charmed by this amusing tale and non fans will enjoy an entertaining and witty personal memoir which at the end, moved me to tears. Dont miss it.

2 out of 5 stars

Strictly Whovians June 25, 2008
Not being a Dr Who fan whatsover I (Pertwee was my first Doctor but I couldn't name any after Tom Baker until the relaunch)I found the early part of his childhood obsession amusing in parts. However the whole " I was a complete nerd about X,Y or Z when I was young" school of biogoraphy has reached complete saturation point - mainly with 30 somethings working as jobbing journalists or stand up comdeians looking a for a second string to their bow having their one punt as a published author.

Where this really falls down is as the author moves on to teens & twenties there isn't really much of anything going on other than using this as a timeline for bemoaning how increasingly rubbish Dr Who became - having reached that conclusion in about 1970 I really struggled through the last bit - especially numerous pointless lists

2 out of 5 stars

Strictly for hard core fans May 13, 2008
For those of use who remember Dr Who in the 1970s, there is a modicum of interest in this book. But there is too little Dr Who and too much about the author's life. This would be OK if the author had experienced an interesting life, but sadly he hasn't. The story of a shy public school boy at University is a common one and some of the details described about his later romances felt intrusive rather than insightful. OK as a holiday paperback.

4 out of 5 stars

"Invasion of the Nostalgicons" March 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

A warm and charming book in which the author tells his life story so far, referenced to what Doctor Who stories were showing during key events. Yes I know I've made it sound anoraky, but it isn't.

Readers who love Dr Who and are of the same age will find lots to smile and chuckle at, while they are sat on the train or wherever with knowing smiles. The acid test of any book that gives an author's subjective opinion of a Dr Who story is do you want to keep reading when he disses your favourites and in my case the answer was yes.

Readers may find as they did that they compare themselves to Nick Griffiths on the fabled "Anorak Scale" e.g. he will clearly pay considerably more for a piece of Dr Who merchandise than me and it is in these key areas that spell out what kind of a fan the author is, where his humour makes it such an ejoyable read. Parts such as where he deals with friends reaction to a show they hold in much less regard and attempts to buy Dr Who videos from a paper where he makes it sound almost shady are a treat.

If you are 35 plus then you'll find plenty to enjoy especially if you've already done the big 4. Much younger and you won't get enough of the references (not just to The Police Box Show but to events at the time) to get anything out of it.

I definitely think my mate Alastair should be made to read it and I don't say that lightly!

5 out of 5 stars

The Best Seventies Memoir Around December 20, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Dalek I Loved You looks like it's going to plough the same well-worn material as other seventies memoirs, such as those written by Andrew Collins. Actually - this one is far superior to any of the others in this genre. It's funny, genuine, and Griffiths comes over as a really decent bloke who can't believe his good fortune to be earning a living writing about stuff he loves.

The Dr Who material is well-handled, and brought back loads of great memories for me from the Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker eras of the programme. With a writing style that is slick and easy to read, Griffiths has put together a real page turner of a trip down memory lane that will appeal to lots of people who grew up loving classic Dr Who. Really well done - and a great feel good read!