Sam goes on holiday and found a dead body.And it is not holiday anymore. I like the different issues that come up in the story. So real, so complex, and so funny. It is about family, discrimination, slavery, judicial justice and abuse of power. A real fun read. I hope Terry gets better as he is one ...
I went back and forth on my rating for this book so many times. It isn't the greatest Discworld book, even the greatest Watch book. And yet there's still something of greatness in here.First, the less-than-great. I like Vimes, immensely. But I still feel like he's getting to be a bit too much of a B...
Sam Vimes is not only one of the best characters ever, he is one of the best real* persons imaginable.(*like, is not superhuman** or unflawed.**WHATEVER, Koom Valley.)Young Sam Vimes is a naturalist after my own heart bowel.
Splendid but with all the usual Pratchett problems so if you've got issues, you'll still have them. If you don't, if you love Sam and Sybil et al, you will enjoy this. Young Sam is six now and his characterisation is great, he feels like a real little kid and is mostly a sensible part of the goings ...
Discworld...it's been such a big part of my reading for the past six or seven years that it's hard to believe that here was a book I had to wait for. Granted, I'm a masochist and waited months after 'Snuff's release to read it, but that wait, that anticipation, still counts.Vimes is one of the most ...
I'm not sure why, but this book just didn't grab me. Normally, I love the adventures of Vimes and his followers, but this one never really gelled for me. It was nice to get more Sybil and Willikins and Young Sam, but the lack of the rest of the Watch was keenly felt, and most of the newcomers just d...
a solid read, as always with Pratchett. yet, the theme's are so much more mature than when the Discworld was first created. a sign of time, passing... still - definitely worth reading :)
I always love visiting Discworld and Sam Vimes may well be my favorite of all the many wonderful characters Sir Terry has created over the years. I laughed quite a lot during this book, as all Discworld books encourage, but I also found myself happily enthralled at the quite-potent civil rights iss...
4.5 stars. A good kick-ass Vimes story. A little too much of the semi-henpecked husband routine, but a nice portrayal of the love between Vimes and Sybil. And Young Sam's keen interest in poo certainly meshes with my experience of six-year old boys. Pratchett's social commentary is obvious, but extr...
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