Reviews

Inside Joss' Dollhouse: From Alpha to Rossum by Susan Quilty, Andrew Zimmerman Jones, Jane Espenson

shanshantastic's review

5.0

Any fan of Joss Whedon's 2009-2010 series Dollhouse, or any of the other popular series in the Whedonverse, will enjoy this collection of fan essays dedicated to reaching deeper into the story to pull real-world psychological and philosophical messages about the human condition, redemption and moral journeys, and how we are all a little bit like Echo. Each essay draws the reader back into the show, as if playing reruns in the background, and while it serves as a sad reminder that the show ended all too soon, it consoles the reader with the knowledge that Dollhouse is still a complete, complex, and ultimately very accessible series.

mangofandango's review

4.0

The depth, difficulty, and writing ability exhibited in each essay varies somewhat, but the explorations are interesting and will be fun for any Dollhouse fan to read. This is a show ripe for academic and philosophical exploration, and this is a good means of accessing that. It inspired a Dollhouse rewatch in my house, which is definitely of the good. :)

leahjanespeare's review

4.0

Besides a little repetitive near the end, most of the essays were pretty good! Been a while since I've seen the series though, so now I'm all hyped to rewatch it..

ellornaslibrary's review

4.0

I found this book to be an interesting, and even at times insightful, read. The essays chosen are well-written and very in-depth as far as each look into Dollhouse. Reading the opinions of others on a show that I enjoy, and have my own thoughts on as well, was fascinating; even going so far as to at times make me see things that perhaps I did not before or marvel at the fact that I wasn't alone in some of my own views. The essays that Jane Espenson decided on for this novel were chosen well, and that makes me wonder more about those essays that didn't make the cut.