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by Terry Pratchett, Nigel Planer
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Dispatches from Terabithia
Dispatches from Terabithia rated it 9 years ago
Ah gods.Terry Pratchett fills me with unending guilt because he is my husband's absolute favorite author. I mean, he worships at the altar of Terry. And I give him plenty of book recommendations that he dutifully reads, and I try to read his recommendations.And I just don't like Sir Pratchett's book...
Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd
Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd rated it 10 years ago
'This is probably the first democratically killed dragon, one man, one stab.' If I were to pull out one theme from this book I would have to say that it is about the fickleness of the mob. Basically the mob, or as in this book, the population of Ankh-Morpork, simply switch and change throughout ...
A Constant Reader
A Constant Reader rated it 10 years ago
¡Guardias!¡Guardias! reseña en español ----> Click aquíI can't rate any Pratchett novel with less than five stars, sorry. I had a great time reading this book, it was wonderful to get to know the situation of the city guard before the arrival of Carrot, the human raised by dwarfs.Another marvellous ...
Book Ramblings
Book Ramblings rated it 10 years ago
At the time of writing Terry Pratchett passed away about a week ago. Beside making me sad the news also triggered a sudden urge to read a Discworld book which needed to be satisfied immediately. I haven't read any Terry Pratchett books for years. I have always liked them but there are just so many b...
mattries37315
mattries37315 rated it 10 years ago
"Guards! Guards!" is a entertaining page turner with it's mesh of twisted tropes, hilarious characters, and engaging plot. Terry Pratchett's first Guards book seems to be where he begins hitting is stride as a fantasy humorist. Pratchett introduces the hero-versus-dragon plot as well as the numero...
deborahmarkus7
deborahmarkus7 rated it 10 years ago
How To Read Terry Pratchett's Discworld Novels1. Skip the first two books in the series. This is crucial. If you read these first, you will be rightly annoyed by their just-barely-okayness, and spend the rest of your life muttering about how overrated he is. Terry Pratchett wrote these two books. Th...
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 11 years ago
In his first Watch book Pratchett introduces the old school noir police officer. Sam Vimes most notable characteristic at the outset is how much he drinks, and how the opened bottles are always present in his desk drawer, but he never remembers buying them. there is a dame, of course, but she's nota...
LaytonReads
LaytonReads rated it 11 years ago
In late 2007, Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. I was very young at the time but I still remember it happening because one of my cousins is a huge fan of Sir Terry. It was devastating to her. Now, almost 7 years later, it is devastating to me too. Alzheimer's is a serious issue...
Ronel's Random Rants
Ronel's Random Rants rated it 11 years ago
I love Discworld novels that focus on the Night Watch. Their adventures are legend-'wait for it'-dary.
The English Student
The English Student rated it 11 years ago
I've no idea how I'm going to go about reviewing this. I love Discworld (well, up until Snuff) ever so much, and especially the Watch novels, so this is probably going to be a splurge rather than a balanced, reasoned review.Sorry about that.Guards! Guards! is the first of the Watch novels of Terry P...
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