I seem to recall the original being quite laddish. I don't have a copy to check (I borrowed it from a friend), but I seem to remember jokes about which monsters look rude. And the DWM review of it listed appreciating Nicola Briant's figure as one of the attitudes needed to enjoy the book.
I can't check either (I think it's in a box somewhere) but an appreciation of Peri's figure is still a requirement. My recollection of ten years ago was that the joke was much more about the extent to which Peri's figure was a topic of conversation in fandom rather than being a straigtforward joke based on the fact that the phrase "Peri's tits" is mildly rude. The authors adopt the stance of male teenagers fascinated by the female figure, revelling in any opportunity for innuendo while simultaneously repelled by the concept that the Doctor might have sex. 10 years ago I read this as a stance adopted for its comic potential, in this book it seemed uncomfortably like the actual attitude of the authors.
Of course the problem is that I'm 10 years older than I was then and have become more aware of the ways groups of men (in my experience entirely unintentionally) exclude women. This is not the book I would choose to entice an interested woman into further engagement with fandom.
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I can't check either (I think it's in a box somewhere) but an appreciation of Peri's figure is still a requirement. My recollection of ten years ago was that the joke was much more about the extent to which Peri's figure was a topic of conversation in fandom rather than being a straigtforward joke based on the fact that the phrase "Peri's tits" is mildly rude. The authors adopt the stance of male teenagers fascinated by the female figure, revelling in any opportunity for innuendo while simultaneously repelled by the concept that the Doctor might have sex. 10 years ago I read this as a stance adopted for its comic potential, in this book it seemed uncomfortably like the actual attitude of the authors.
Of course the problem is that I'm 10 years older than I was then and have become more aware of the ways groups of men (in my experience entirely unintentionally) exclude women. This is not the book I would choose to entice an interested woman into further engagement with fandom.