Christin R. (raksha38) reviewed Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of "Doctor Who" by the Women Who Love It on + 203 more book reviews
This book just won a Hugo Award! (Their acceptance speech included the following: "I have a Hugo now. Hugos are cool." WIN!)
Anyway, this book is a collection of essays on various aspects of Doctor Who and its fandom, all written by women. As with any collection featuring multiple writers, there were hits and misses. But mostly hits! They covered a lot of different subjects. There were in-show issues like why some Companions/relationships work better than others, discussions of the ways in which fandoms in different countries dealt with the gender makeup of its fans, discussions of how and why the author came to be a part of the Whoniverse themselves (like by writing official tie-in books or running conventions), and there were interviews with a few women who were involved with the show (ACE! I love you!). Throughout all of them, though, you could just feel the love. I really like reading things by people who love something as much as I do.
My hands down favorite essay in the whole thing, though, is Seanan McGuires. She tells the story of how a miscommunication on her mothers part led her to believe FOR YEARS that Doctor Who was a documentary series. SO FUNNY! I dont know whether to feel sorry for her (her grades in history suffered and she was horribly traumatized when she believed Adric, who shed decided to marry, had been killed for real) or jealous because she got to truly believe for years that The Doctor was out there and maybe, just maybe, she could go with him one day.
Great collection!
Anyway, this book is a collection of essays on various aspects of Doctor Who and its fandom, all written by women. As with any collection featuring multiple writers, there were hits and misses. But mostly hits! They covered a lot of different subjects. There were in-show issues like why some Companions/relationships work better than others, discussions of the ways in which fandoms in different countries dealt with the gender makeup of its fans, discussions of how and why the author came to be a part of the Whoniverse themselves (like by writing official tie-in books or running conventions), and there were interviews with a few women who were involved with the show (ACE! I love you!). Throughout all of them, though, you could just feel the love. I really like reading things by people who love something as much as I do.
My hands down favorite essay in the whole thing, though, is Seanan McGuires. She tells the story of how a miscommunication on her mothers part led her to believe FOR YEARS that Doctor Who was a documentary series. SO FUNNY! I dont know whether to feel sorry for her (her grades in history suffered and she was horribly traumatized when she believed Adric, who shed decided to marry, had been killed for real) or jealous because she got to truly believe for years that The Doctor was out there and maybe, just maybe, she could go with him one day.
Great collection!
