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| "Doctor Who", the Stone Rose (Dr Who) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jacqueline Rayner
Creator: David Tennant
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 21022
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1846070635
EAN: 9781846070631
ASIN: 1846070635
Publication Date: July 3, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Romantic! March 5, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I don't think i can get into this book without giving too much away but let me just say it is very romantic. It reads like fan fiction not that that is a bad thing. It follows a structure common in series 2 of doctor who i.e either the doctor or rose goes missing and the other gets mad. i think one of the best lines in the book has to be 'rose is prettier than you'. its just so simple but shows so much. A close second would be 'i was inspired'. Its just beautiful but i'm sure for some it would be sickly. The origin of the stone rose is a beautiful revelation.
This book does have bad moments namely the plot. It starts as an excuse to get us to Rome we get there, the mystery unfolds very well(although i never saw rose as someone with modelling aspirations) then there comes the dreadful conclusion. When the creature turns up it just devoves into silliness.
This has some great doctor/rose moments and that rescues the book. It is an ode to how much he loves her. There are no more double meanings to hide the feelings. It is all out there in the open and i love it!
Fantastic audio book January 23, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Since all of the other reviews on here refer to the actual book, I thought I'd write one for the audio CD. I can't say how it compares to the written book because I haven't got my hands on that yet, but it does say abridged, so some details must be left out.
Anyway, this is the first Doctor Who audio book I've listened to. I have heard how wonderful the Big Finish audio stories are and how much works goes into them, basically being acted out by different people like a radio drama or a read-along adventure, and I when I realised that The Stone Rose was a BBC audio book read by one person, I wondered what it'd be like. I had once listened to a Star Trek novel on tape years ago, and thought it was boring to listen to the entire thing read by one person. But I will say, David Tennant read The Stone Rose, and he did a terrific job. He does wonderful character voices and captures the inflections of Rose and Mickey and even Jackie just right, without actually trying to entirely impersonate them. I love his voice for the G.E.N.I.E. as well. He's great at doing The Doctor (of course!) and then slipping back to the narrative as David Tennant with his Scottish accent. I think after listening to this one it might be a let down by comparison to hear anyone else narrate these books as I've been spoiled! I am going to try and get my hands on Resurrection Casket next.
Aside from the audio aspect, it's just a really fun story too. Jacqueline Rayner really captured the essence of The Doctor and Rose's relationship, which I love so much about the series. The only other modern Who novel I've read is The Clockwise Man, which was good, but I'll rate The Stone Rose a bit better. It's truly a time travel story worthy of Who.
I'm glad these new novels have been good so far. Back in about 1990, I won a set of four Doctor Who novels from Doctor Who magazine. I was thrilled, especially since I live in Canada and the books are harder to come by. But then I ended up disappointed, because they just weren't very good books in my mind. They were the Timewyrm Genesis series ones, and seemed rather moody.
But I highly reccommend The Stone Rose! There's an interview with the author included as well, but for some reason it's not the best quality in audio.
i loved this book!!! December 12, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
i think this book was great 2 read, i couldnt put the book down once i was readin it, it only took me 2 days to read.
i recommend this book 2 people!!!
in the begining it was great opening!! you want 2 read on if you've read the begining!
A challenging read! Best not attempted whilst stoned! August 24, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book was chosen by my 8 year old daughter to write a review for her summer holiday homework. Being a fan I also read it and was intrigued by its complexity in travelling from the present to AD120 and BC 2375, not forgetting time to stop off for the doctor to learn about sculpture.
The break in the time line and its eventual solution needs a clear head, but together me and daughter think we've sussed it. Just watch out for the GENIE and be careful what you wish for!
stone me August 4, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
A book that manages to accurately recreate the feel of the tv show, and also provide a story 'too broad for the small screen', which was the original remit of the previous series of novels.
The regular characters all show up and are all recreated superbly. The plot is very involved and full of the kind of technical discussion that you would expect from an episode of star trek. But it's very clever with it. Although it gets so involved at points that I wonder if young readers will be able to get their heads round it. And it may confuse a few older ones as well!
Still, all in all, a decent who novel and worth a look if you want more of them
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