Unseen Academicals - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs • BookLikes (ISBN:0061161705)

Unseen Academicals

by: Stephen Briggs (author) Terry Pratchett (author)

3.92 420

Format: hardcover

ISBN: 9780061161704 (0061161705)

Publish date: October 6th 2009

Publisher: HarperCollins

Pages no: 400

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Humor

Series: Discworld (#37)

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mattries37315 rated it

7 years ago

http://mattries37315.booklikes.com mattries37315 3.0 Unseen Academicals (Discworld #37, Rincewind #8)

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The wizards of the Unseen University love their food, alcohol, and tradition which Lord Vetinari exploits to ensure that the chaotic football matches taking place get under control. Unseen Academicals is Terry Pratchett’s 37th Discworld book and the last focusing on Rincewind and the wizards of the...

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YouKneeK rated it

8 years ago

http://YouKneeK.booklikes.com YouKneeK 3.0 Review: Unseen Academicals (Discworld Book 43 of 49ish)

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This book was semi-entertaining, but it definitely won’t be one of my favorites from Discworld. I also think I was a little misled by the Discworld chart I’ve been referencing. The chart lists this as part of the Rincewind series, but he hardly appears in the book at all and has very little to do ...

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Mike Finn rated it

10 years ago

http://mikefinn.booklikes.com Mike Finn 3.5 "Unseen Academicals" by Terry Pratchett - football as the magic of the masses

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In “Unseen Academicals”, Terry Pratchett lifts the working-class football subculture that I grew up with (when players were as local as the teams, and being Red or Blue depended on your religion and was religion in its own right) and holds it like a diamond to the light. As always he weaves wisdom...

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even with nougat, you can have a perfect moment rated it

10 years ago

http://nefariasbredd.booklikes.com even with nougat, you can have a perfect moment 2.0 Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37)

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I was not a huge fan of this book. On the face of it, it should have been a great fit for me - I love watching football, I love Ankh-Morpork, and I love a good love story. But I was went into this book with trepidation as I'd heard "less-than-good" things about the story from sources that I trust....

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