A review by eviecantread
Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks
2.0
Hmm. Where to start.
This is literally an (almost) word-for-word adaptation of the episode. It isn't a good one. The prose is basic and simplistic, bringing moments that were incredible to watch on screen (I'm talking about Davros' power speech) into very flat and missable moments. I suppose that happens to any screen-to-page adaptation, especially when the episodes like this one have a lot of action, but still. There is little thought put into the writing, and overall, if this was an adaptation of a lesser episode there would be no point in reading. However, Genesis of the Daleks is one of the best episodes of Classic Who, so the plot was strong. Literally, just go watch the episode instead, you're not missing much.
HOWEVER, in reading this I have finally paid off the sins of 8-year-old me who accidentally stole this from my primary school's library yonks ago. So that's nice.
This is literally an (almost) word-for-word adaptation of the episode. It isn't a good one. The prose is basic and simplistic, bringing moments that were incredible to watch on screen (I'm talking about Davros' power speech) into very flat and missable moments. I suppose that happens to any screen-to-page adaptation, especially when the episodes like this one have a lot of action, but still. There is little thought put into the writing, and overall, if this was an adaptation of a lesser episode there would be no point in reading. However, Genesis of the Daleks is one of the best episodes of Classic Who, so the plot was strong. Literally, just go watch the episode instead, you're not missing much.
HOWEVER, in reading this I have finally paid off the sins of 8-year-old me who accidentally stole this from my primary school's library yonks ago. So that's nice.