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Apr. 16th, 2008 08:48 pmI've just finished the first half of The Dark Husband by David Quantick and, damn, it's good fun. I lost count of the Doctor Who/general sci-fi tropes that got skewered in the first 15 minutes, but it was a lot.
I also winced a bit, as I heard a few of my dearly-held plot devices (cheerfully employed in LARPs and mediocre fic since 1986!) deftly torn to shreds - all in a very loving and amusing way but, still... It does rather make one want to quietly remove one's entire on-line archive and pretend it never happened.
The writing is strong, the pacing's good and the talent seem to be having a hoot - ever a good sign.
I'm still getting used to Hex though. He's very, erm... Scouse, isn't he? Not that there's anything wrong with that (she adds, bearing in mind her Merseyside family) it just wasn't quite what I expected. Still, there's a good dynamic between him and Ace and god knows, Ace needs someone to bounce off other than the Doctor, some times.
So, yes, jolly good fun. Looking forward to finding time for the second half and will, hopefully, write a somewhat more coherent review then.
I also winced a bit, as I heard a few of my dearly-held plot devices (cheerfully employed in LARPs and mediocre fic since 1986!) deftly torn to shreds - all in a very loving and amusing way but, still... It does rather make one want to quietly remove one's entire on-line archive and pretend it never happened.
The writing is strong, the pacing's good and the talent seem to be having a hoot - ever a good sign.
I'm still getting used to Hex though. He's very, erm... Scouse, isn't he? Not that there's anything wrong with that (she adds, bearing in mind her Merseyside family) it just wasn't quite what I expected. Still, there's a good dynamic between him and Ace and god knows, Ace needs someone to bounce off other than the Doctor, some times.
So, yes, jolly good fun. Looking forward to finding time for the second half and will, hopefully, write a somewhat more coherent review then.
