Comments | dtstrainers: Twenty Word Review of "In the Blood" (*With a Fourteen Word Footnote.

dtstrainers

Twenty Word Review of "In the Blood" (*With a Fourteen Word Footnote.

Jul 02, 2016 05:25

We. Are. Right.

We ARE right, WE ARE RIGHT!!!

Read it. Now!

Because WE ARE RIGHT.

AND NOW IT'S CANNON!*

*Except for the sexy-times but BBC books can't publish that kind of thing.

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Wait, what? sykira July 2 2016, 13:53:46 UTC

explain!

Re: Wait, what? dtstrainers July 2 2016, 16:09:02 UTC

Think of al the sweetly 'shippy "he might, but she doesn't, or does she?" fics you've ever read, then factor in a heaping helping of "they're both floundering about with the biggest case of denial the universe has ever seen but just wait cos it's inevitable if they spend enough time together" stories, then add a mighty dash of "we're only being snarky to keep from snogging each other silly" drabbles, stir vigorously with a healthy addition of plot involving Wilf, a character we've just recently been introduced to and an OC who your feelings for change abruptly mid-story and this is the BEST PIECE OF FANFIC MASQUERADING AS A BOOK I'VE EVER SEEN ( ... )

Re: Wait, what? sykira July 2 2016, 17:21:10 UTC

Ah...it's an actual book? *googles* *Double Ah* Jenny Colgan, I could tell from the author notes in the audiobook she's a shipper, LOL. Am ordering it now. Crikey, not cheap is it?! Guess it has been too long since I spent money on an actual physical book instead of just kindle!

RE: Re: Wait, what? dtstrainers July 2 2016, 18:21:11 UTC

There's a Kindle version.

Ohhhhh, page 313.....

Be still, my 'shippy little ginger heart.

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shivver13 July 2 2016, 18:43:14 UTC

Hm. I didn't find the book to be shippy at all. It did affirm the Doctor and Donna's devotion to each other more than the show did, but I didn't find it to be a romantic devotion - to me, it was a higher level than just romance. On the other hand, I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed the book, all parts of it, and I highly recommend it. Fief is just fantastic.

To sykira, note that this is a hardcover book. If the price is daunting, I recommend waiting until it comes out in paperback and/or Kindle.

serenityslady July 4 2016, 03:56:02 UTC

Really? I'll admit I am predisposed to the ship, but there were some very telltale moments/comments made in the story that just scream deeper feeling. (I will not quote anything specific - SPOILERS!)

shivver13 July 4 2016, 05:56:43 UTC

Well, I admit I'm predisposed not to ship at all. :) I definitely felt that there was a lot of deeper emotions than what were portrayed in the TV show, but I didn't feel they were necessarily romantic in nature. To me, the Doctor and Donna love each other, but it transcends simple human romance, a relationship of deep understanding and respect. I can see them having a romance, but that's not the part that's important to me.

sykira July 10 2016, 19:50:38 UTC

SOmething's up with Kindle cuz it's charging me 9quid, and the hardcover was 10quid, Kindle is confused because I normally live in the US and use amazon.com, but this summer I'm in the UK and I've discovered I can avoid international exchange rates add on costs if I just use amazon.co.uk, but that messes with amazon prime membership *shrugs*

But also cuz of being here I actually (theoretically) have TIME to read a book this summer, so I just went ahead and gave amazon my money!

cynthia2015 July 3 2016, 13:24:57 UTC

It's nice to have confirmation. I think Catherine Tate admitted it.

Romantic or platonic?

Something inbetween?

What mattered was that it was a healthy relationship.:)

dtstrainers July 3 2016, 13:48:25 UTC

I think it was something in between, actually. I know they both loved each other, but I think three things would have stood in the way of it becoming something truly romantic, outside the TV necessity of bringing Tennant and Tate's time in the TARDIS to a close.

1- Ten and his pesky "I'm a Time Lord and you're gonna die before me so I might as well stay a lonely Emo Time Lord" mindset,

2- Donna's inferiority complex and her determination not to be another 'Mad Martha', and

3- both of them fearing that if things don't work out, they'll lose the best relationship they've ever had. They'd rather stay friends forever than to risk failure and have to walk away.

My headcanon, obviously, but really? So many things in this book went well beyond the "S/He's my best Mate" category and into the "Don't you dare get between me and my Donna/Time Lord or risk the furnace of my wrath."

serenityslady July 4 2016, 03:53:26 UTC

WHAT SHE SAID!!!

shivver13 July 4 2016, 05:58:01 UTC

Ditto!

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