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Title: Shroud of Sorrow
Subtitle: Doctor Who: New Series Adventures, Book 51
Author: Tommy Donbavand
Narrator: Frances Barber
Format: Original Recording
Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-05-13
Publisher: BBC Worldwide Limited
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 29 votes
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Doctor Who
Publisher's Summary:
23 November, 1963. It is the day after John F. Kennedy's assassination - and the faces of the dead are everywhere.
PC Reg Cranfield sees his late father in the mists along Totter's Lane. Reporter Mae Callon sees her grandmother in a coffee stain on her desk. FBI Special Agent Warren Skeet finds his long-dead partner staring back at him from raindrops on a window pane. Then the faces begin to talk, and scream... and push through into our world.
As the alien Shroud begins to feast on the grief of a world in mourning, can the Doctor dig deep enough into his own sorrow to save mankind?
A thrilling new adventure from the spectacular BBC series, starring Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman.
Members Reviews:
Too corny, even for the Doctor.
What disappointed you about Shroud of Sorrow?
Frances Barber is a great actress, but she can't do a Texas accent. It was very distracting listening to her try.
What was most disappointing about Tommy Donbavands story?
The story was not very well developed. The premise of the JFK assassination was flimsy, not much about it in the story. Not sure I can explain without spoilers sweetie; but clowns on another planet?
What didnt you like about Frances Barbers performance?
She does all the British accented characters very well, she just needs to stay away from Texas accents.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Overall I was disappointed in the story.
Weak story and distracting voice acting
Weak story and distracting voice acting.
Weak story and distracting voice acting.
Weak story and distracting voice acting.
Bad accents, uninspired story line.
Bad accents, uninspired story line. Hard to stay interested. Had to finish three hours early.
Okay story, mixed opinion on the narrator
Would you try another book from Tommy Donbavand and/or Frances Barber?
The story has its good points--Donbavand has a good feeling for the Matt Smith doctor--but the clowns who cure people are really a bit silly. Also, Clara keeps sounding like Amy Pond--maybe the book was started with one companion in mind, then when there was a new one, only the name was changed? The narrator does a really good job with Matt Smith--and I have found that most of the novels with his doctor do not--but the Texas/Southern accents are torture to listen to! Lord! Just painful. And since the novel is set in Dallas, Texas on the day JFK is shot, this is not a small problem.
Would you listen to another book narrated by Frances Barber?
I would if she did not have to do American accents!
Couldn't finish it
What did you like best about Shroud of Sorrow? What did you like least?
The story had potential but the narration was so poor that I was unable to finish the story.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
The narrator's attempt at a Texan accent was incredibly poor. It was distracting enough that I couldn't even finish the story.