Doctor Who - Ruby Red by Georgia Cook

[sircarolyn]

I finished the audiobook the other day - the story itself is nice, and I enjoyed it well enough, but I really don’t think I’m a fan of Gibson’s narration unfortunately.

[DarthGallifrey]

@realdoctor

@Tian

I thought that Cook was good at capturing the essence of 15 and especially good at capturing how 15 talks.

Pretty good, yes. I’d say maybe 80% there for me. There are definitely moments where Georgia Cook’s portrayal of 15 veers more towards 11 and I can absolutely hear Matt Smith saying some of those lines (moreso than Ncuti) but that’s always the issue with early stories for a new regen.

I’m about halfway through the book at the moment and it did take me bit to hear Ncuti in the text. Though, I’m unsure how much of that is because it’s this Doctor’s first prose outing or because I’m not as familiar with this Doctor (having only seen most episodes once).

@realdoctor

Certainly! As I say, mostly there for me. Cook’s portrayal of Ruby is even better and I think she really has captured the character’s voice.

Yes, I can totally hear Ruby in the text. She’s captured excellently here.

[Kazekun]

A little over halfway through the audiobook for this and I’m enjoying it. It’s nothing fancy or incredible, but I’m enjoying the adventure and it’s really nice to get more Doctor/Ruby since everything else that’s happened. I’m not ready to let this incarnation and his companions go.
And I hope we get more EU with Belinda other than Spectral Scream.