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The Fifth Elephant (Discworld, #24) - Community Reviews back

by Terry Pratchett
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Tannat
Tannat rated it 7 years ago
Series: Discworld #24 Vimes is being sent off to act as a diplomat in Uberwald for some do about the Low King of the dwarves. Sybil claims it’ll be a holiday, but as Vimes puts it, he’s a policeman and policemen find crime, so he’s going to find a crime even if he tries not to. Meanwhile, Angua le...
YouKneeK
YouKneeK rated it 8 years ago
The Fifth Elephant is the fifth book in the Watch subseries of Discworld. As I’ve mentioned in previous reviews, my enjoyment of the Watch books has grown as the series has progressed. With this book however, I wasn’t as entertained by it as I had been by the last couple. I’m not sure if it was t...
Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd
There was a time that I loved the adventures of Constable Carrot, Captain Vimes, and Nobby Nobbs, but is seems as of late the stories are starting to become really, really dry. Okay, maybe there are other factors, but I really don't seem to be able to get into the Pratchet books any more, to the poi...
mattries37315
mattries37315 rated it 8 years ago
With Ankh-Morpork’s trade with Uberwald in possible danger Lord Ventari sends his most reliable diplomat and expert in political intrigue, Sam Vimes. The Commander of Ankh-Morpork’s Watch finds himself in a potential international incident with interspecies disputes and conspiracies mixed in with t...
Book Hoarders Anonymous
Book Hoarders Anonymous rated it 9 years ago
Deja vu. I spent a lot of time feeling like I've read this book before, but then I'd get to a part that had no familiarity whatsoever. Confusing. Of course, this is one of those infamous "chapter breaks? Whatever for?" installments in the Discworld series. You run into those about half the time....
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 9 years ago
Vimes has to do diplomacy in Ubervald and deal with prejudice. Meanwhile Carrot has to deal with a choice between Anghua and the city. The Dwarves are selecting a king, the Scone of Stone has gone missing.Great fun as usual.
Olga Godim
Olga Godim rated it 10 years ago
This time, Sam Vimes plays a diplomat. Lord Vetinari, the ruler of Ankh-Morpork, sends Vimes to Uberwald to represent the city during the coronation of the dwarfs’ new king. Unfortunately, Uberwald is a backward country. Industry is undeveloped, except in the dwarfs’ mines. The werewolves rampage an...
Anfenwick
Anfenwick rated it 10 years ago
I read The Fifth Elephant again because I needed to relax.I wonder if it's even worth saying anything about a book that already has 30,000+ reviews? Just this perhaps. What makes Terry Pratchett at his best a fantastic author? Lot's of things, but have you notice his gift for rhetoric? He spends hal...
By Singing Light
By Singing Light rated it 11 years ago
Loved this one, loved the way we get more of a sense of who Sybil is. My only complaint is that this means I’m getting close to the end of the Watch books. Nooooo.
Catchy Blog Title Forthcoming
Catchy Blog Title Forthcoming rated it 11 years ago
Not bad. Pratchett is always a smart choice for some good clean fun between larger books.
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