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...
'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 ...
¡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 ...
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...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
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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