by Terry Pratchett
Before Discworld there were The Carpet People...This was Terry's first novel and, well, you can sort of tell. It is still wonderfully written and there is the trademark humour he has so wonderfully carved out as his own, but it was definitely not his best. There were ideas and characters and the ima...
The comment below says "very generous!" regarding my three stars.OK, I have to admit that's true. Honestly, this is more like a 2.5 - and that mostly because certain things about this book really appealed to me. I'm sure that many kids have, in play, fantasized that their living room carpet was actu...
This delightful story has just recently been rewritten by the author, almost forty years after he first produced parts of it for a column in his local newspaper. After reading this, no one will be able to look down at the floor again, or at the carpet or rug covering it, without wondering what world...
This delightful story has just recently been rewritten by the author, almost forty years after he first produced parts of it for a column in his local newspaper. After reading this, no one will be able to look down at the floor again, or at the carpet or rug covering it, without wondering what world...
I received an advanced reading copy of this title through the Goodreads First Reads program.I received an advanced reader copy of the second edition of Terry Pratchett's children's book The Carpet People and fell in love with the story very quickly. While it is clearly aimed at young readers, I woul...
I enjoyed this book far more during my second read than my first. I wonder why. Honestly, what is not to love about a book that channels LOTR and takes swipes at politics? It’s not as deep as the later Disc books, but it is still worth a read.
I loved it so much I immediately started a different Pratchett book. Now, without having read the original 1971 version, I can't tell you what changes he made when he reworked it for the 90s edition. I can say that it has the charm of Discworld novels, that it explores the importance of stories to h...
Not as good as the Discworld ones, but still fun
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