Snuff was my first Terry Pratchett book, and thus my introduction to the Discworld series which I had heard a lot about before. At first, I enjoyed Pratchett's eloquent writing and was happy that I didn't seem to need any prior knowledge about the characters in the book.After a while though, the sto...
A fine-to-good Vimes book is pretty much guaranteed to be better than a better book about lesser character. So it is here as Pratchett gives us pure fan service as Sam Vimes, the force of nature, is inflicted upon ne'er-do-wells in the countryside.
Another great book from Sir Terry Pratchett. I've really enjoyed watching Sam Vimes grow as a character throughout this series. Some of the metaphors are a bit heavy-handed, but on the whole a really good read. And I totally squeed when I realized one of the chapters was going to be a Jane Austen se...
Disappointing, as much as I love Vimes. Hit the moral points too hard, prose sometimes hard to parse, goblin religion went nowhere, and, ohdear, the white-liberal-well-meaningness of the race analogies! Species as race is inherently problematic, but it gets even more so when your downtrodden goblin...
Sam Vimes on vacation.In the countryside.No cobbled stones beneath his feet. Out of his world, out of his depth? Time for contemplation and recuperation?But no, there's crime everywhere, even in the most idyllic places.I loved this novel. Commander Vimes might have been more introspective than usual...
There are so many levels upon which to enjoy a Pratchett book. There is the everyday functioning of a marriage; the rearing of a child, and the uneasy balance between encouragement and disgust that sometimes entails, as when young Sam becomes engrossed in the study of poo of many animals. Here we al...
Brilliant!The visit to the Discworld countryside was outstanding. I loved the sense of strange-familiarity as I encountered the country with Sam Vimes. I love Golden Age mysteries ... the countryside depiction was like a homage and a modern update.The social critique was sharp, tempered by humour an...
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