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Good message but could be more subtle

Revisado: 07-04-12

Where does Torchwood: Red Skies rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This audiobook ranks in the upper half of my personal chart but not at the very top.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I would not change the story because I'm not the one who wrote it and I'm very bad at creative writing, so if I changed it, I'd probably make it worse. But as an avid consumer I would not mind the ideas promoted by this book to be expressed in a subtler way, so that the author doesn't seem like an authoritative figure who knows best what is right for the reader and pushes the reader in the right direction rather forcefully. I completely agree to follow the author's direction of my own free will. There is really not that much need to be didactic.

Which character – as performed by John Telfer – was your favorite?

My favorite character is always Captain Jack.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Are you sure your god is really a god?

Any additional comments?

Despite the negative tint of my comments, I greatly appreciate the novel's idea of equality. This book would be extremely topical in my country, were it to be translated into Russian. Then again, it would also be banned in many regions under the current homophobic laws. It would probably take a beating from the Russian Orthodox Church officials. I can relate to Mr. Lidster's desire to raise controversial questions, that's what good authors are supposed to do. I just wish ideas were not so stark obvious so that they overshadow the characters and general development of the story.

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