Reviews of book: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Discworld, #28) (New Windmill)

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by Terry Pratchett

dearmfield rated it

14 years ago

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A relative recommended this book. Got up to the 100 pages...Im liking certain parts in book, but its just not my cup of tea...

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Miss Clark rated it

14 years ago

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2.5/ 3 starsI enjoy Pratchett's style immensely and I liked the story, the feel and the characters (Maurice particularly), but I felt like the story dragged in places and could have been sped up and I also felt a bit lost as to the overall plot. Pratchett fans will likely enjoy and others , but not ...

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A Man With An Agenda rated it

14 years ago

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I always do this with Pratchett books, I want them to last me a couple bus rides, but as soon as I get started I can never put them down when I get home.This was one of the earlier books of Pratchett's I'd read, but I'd forgotten how dark it was. This book is certainly meant for a younger audience b...

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Dantastic Book Reviews rated it

14 years ago

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Maurice, a talking cat, leads a group of talking mice and a stupid-looking kid into a town called Bad Blintz looking for one last score with their pied piper scam. Only Bad Blintz has troubles of its own...Terry Pratchett really knows how to write a kids book. I would have devoured this thing when...

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Books etc. rated it

15 years ago

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Creepy with tons of rats.. not only those adorable cute ones but also giant evil world conquering ones. and of course there's Maurice the thinking cat. I bet he would've hated me. I'm a chronic cat-petting person and he's definitely a cat that walks alone.Not so funny as usual but still a decent one...

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Kaethe rated it

21 years ago

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2006 Apr 092009 Jul 192011 June 27Magically smart cat and rats and a reasonably clever boy. Delightful.***Point to keep in mind for anyone else choosing to read this aloud: the way Pratchett writes, it's not a case of "climax and done." There is a lot going on and it takes a long while to resolve al...

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