by Terry Pratchett

 

Terry Pratchett is undeniably one of the best humorous fantasy writers ever born. I'll admit this wasn't a favorite for me, but it had its merits.

 

A con man is given a choice: get hanged or sort out the post office at Ankh-Morpork. There are times when he wonders which was the better option. His staff include the usual Pratchett array of interesting characters, including a gollum. The place is in disarray to say the least and needs, well, sorting!

 

I loved his alternative to the modern Internet, the clacks. I'm told it shows up in other novels but this was my first experience of them. Typical Discworld technology forms a backdrop that will look familiar to Pratchett readers and adventures ensue.

 

There's a dark side to this one. First of all the title has other connotations as a term used for mass shootings in post offices, which was a thing around the 1980s. The role Vetinari plays in this reflects backroom deals in politics with a heavy dose of corruption.

 

On the surface it's a typical Pratchett comical romp, but watch for those underlying meanings!

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Another excellent and hilarious book by Terry Pratchett, every book I read is better than the last one. This one takes place at Borogravia an insane nation ruled by an insane God called Nuggan, who keeps dictating what he calls Abominations.
The abominations are ridiculous like: the colour blue, garlic, chocolate, that women know how to write and read.
In middle of this insanity Polly will try to join the army dressing like a man (an abomination against Nuggan) to find her brother Paul. In order to do it she will have to learn to walk like a man, swear, fart and a lot of manly things.

This book was really entertaining, the other characters from the regiment are extremely funny, there's a vampire addicted to coffee that is trying to stop drinking blood, for example. Behind all jokes lays a great message: that women many times are better than men doing certain tasks that are considered "for men",that's one of the things that I enjoy the most of Pratchett books: he parodies the reality in a very clever and fun way using awesome characters.
Recommended for every fan of fantasy and comedy, you should read [b:The Fifth Elephant|63720|The Fifth Elephant (Discworld, #24; City Watch #5)|Terry Pratchett|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327961702s/63720.jpg|819126] first though or you will miss some of the jokes.

Well-paced story with nice twists and the usual strong Pratchett voice and theme-trumpeting. Would make a fine film--many roles for women!

Przez całą książkę śmiałam się pod nosem, a czasami głośniej. A wszystko to dzięki geniuszowi Terry'ego Pratcheta. Cała książka pełna była ironii i podstępnego śmiania się ze współczesnego świata. Zdecydowanie pasuje mi ten typ fantastyki.

 

Podstawowa zaleta: najlepszą postacią, na pojawienie się której wyczekiwałam podczas czytania „Koloru Magii”, była Śmierć. Był on zdecydowanie inteligentnym i oryginalnym bohaterem.

 

Podstawowa wada: Akcja jest z zamysłem przeplatana innymi wątkami, ale czasami naprawdę nie mogłam się odnaleźć.

 

Podsumowując, chętnie będę kontynuować przygodę w Świecie Dysku, ze względu na osobliwy sposób pisania i aby znowu spotkać Śmierć na kartach powieści.

 

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