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Pyramids

Terry Pratchett

3.81 AVERAGE

samjonester's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

gray_ghost's review against another edition

4.0

A refreshing change of scenery and characters from the previous books in the discworld series.

jadedbee1227's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

izzadorah's review against another edition

4.0

Had a good time :)

lory_enterenchanted's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted

Some of the usual great Discworld elements, though by the end the conceit began to falter. I laughed out loud at the bit where Teppic picks apart the logic of the Sphinx's riddle - classic Pratchett. The satire of modern business practices in the form of ancient pyramid building is also hilarious.

Having just read the recent biography, it struck me that the hazardous pyramids probably owe a lot to his experience as a publicity official for a power company, who had to do a lot of convincing people that nuclear energy was safe.

As a drawback, I'm never convinced by the circular argument that the gods are a human invention, but then they become real, because we invented them. It's like wanting to have your cake and eat it too.